Given name & surname · also Spanish
Alava
Alava is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Finnish.
Original SpanishÁlava
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Alava comes from Spanish, and ultimately from Basque.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Alava’s family of names
In English usage, Alava as a surname was borrowed from the Spanish form Álava.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Alava, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Eslava
Eslava is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.
—
Aldaba
Aldaba is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.
—
Alzaga
Alzaga is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in Spanish, Tagalog, and Central Bikol.
—
Aldama
Aldama is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English and Spanish.
—
Albala
Albala is a surname from Spanish.
—
Araña
Araña is a surname from Basque. It is used in Spanish.
—
Arzaga
Arzaga is a surname from Spanish, ultimately from Basque. It is used in English, Spanish, and Tagalog.
—
Altura
Altura is a surname from Spanish. It is used in Tagalog.
86% boys · 14% girls