Alta as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alta

What is the meaning of the name Alta ?

The baby name Alta is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæl.tə/ (AL-tuh); Spanish: /ˈalta/ (AL-ta).

Alta is Latin in Origin.

Alta is a concise feminine name rooted in Latin altus, "high, tall, exalted," preserved as the feminine adjective alta in Spanish and Italian. As an English given name it emerged in the 19th century, likely blending classical appeal with the Romance-language word meaning; it also echoes various place names from the American West and Scandinavia. Pronounced AL-tuh or AHL-tah, it carries an airy, elevated sense.

In the United States, Alta ranked steadily in the late 1800s and early 1900s before fading midcentury, and it occasionally appears in Hispanic and Latter-day Saint communities. A separate Ashkenazi-Yiddish line exists: Alte/Alta (from German/Yiddish alt, "old"), traditionally bestowed to honor longevity or a departed relative, making the name a cross-cultural homograph. Variants and relatives include Alte (Yiddish) and Altie/Alty (diminutives); it sometimes shortens Altagracia, and nicknames range from Allie to Attie.