Albah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Albah

What is the meaning of the name Albah ?

The baby name Albah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-bah (IPA: /ˈæl.bə/ or /ˈæl.bɑː/).

Albah is in Origin.

Albah is a rare modern spelling of Alba, a name rooted in Latin albus “white, bright,” and in the Romance word alba “dawn.” Used across Spain, Italy, and Catalonia since medieval times as a byname and later revived as a given name in the 20th century, Alba evokes daybreak and purity; in Scottish Gaelic, Alba names Scotland, adding a subtle geographic resonance. As Albah, the -h is ornamental, paralleling spellings like Sarah/Sara, and appears in contemporary registers but remains uncommon.

Meanings cluster around “dawn,” “white,” and “bright.” Variants and related forms include Alba, Alva, Alvah (Biblical, sometimes “exalted”), Alban/Albanus, Albina/Albine, and Albin. Nicknames may be Alby or Alba. While the spelling may visually echo Arabic-influenced orthography or the Saudi toponym Al Bahah, the given name’s mainstream etymology traces to Latin and the Romance languages.

⚙ Albah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Albah appears only 21 times in total — found in 11 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.