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Alaba - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Alaba

[ syll. a-la-ba, al-aba ] The girl name Alaba is pronounced AELAABah KEY. Alaba is of African-Yoruban origin and it is used largely in the Yoruban language. The name means 'second child born after twins'.

Alaba is unusual as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Alaba include the German, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and English Alba, the Irish Alby, the English Alivia, the English and Greek Alpha, the Czech and Scandinavian Alva, the English and Hebrew Alvah, the English Alvie, the English and French Olive, and the Hawaiian Oliwia.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Alaba: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Alaba