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 [ 2 syll. al-(p)ha, alp-ha ] The girl name Alpha is pronounced AELFah KEY. Alpha's language of origin is Greek. It is predominantly used in English and Greek. The name Alpha means 'beginning'. Alpha is a rare baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1904, 0.033% of baby girls were named Alpha. It had a ranking of #333 then. The baby name has steeply slipped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use now. Out of all girl names in its family, Alpha was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. The name Alpha has been mainly given to girls, although it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 5 times more girls than boys who were named Alpha in 1913. Baby names that sound like Alpha include the German, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and English Alba, the Irish Alby, the Czech and Scandinavian Alva, the English and Hebrew Alvah, the English Alvie, the English and French Olive, the Yoruban Alaba, the English Alivia, and the Hawaiian Oliwia. KEY: Pronunciation for Alpha: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
