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 [ 2 syll. al-ta, alt-a ] The girl name Alta is pronounced AALTah KEY. Alta is of Latin origin, and it is used mainly in the English and Spanish languages. The name is of the meaning 'high'. A variant form of Alta is Altha (English). See also the related form, Altagracia (Spanish). Alta is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1904, 0.112% of baby girls were given the name Alta. Its ranking then was #164. The baby name has since experienced a marked decline in popularity, and is of only infrequent use today. Within all girl names in its group, Alta was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alta include Alda (German, Italian, and Portuguese), Aleid (Dutch), Aleit (German), Alette (French and Frisian), Alide (German and Italian), Altha (English), Ayelet, Eilat (Hebrew), Eilidh (Scottish), Elide (Italian), Alauda, Aleda (English), Aleida (German, Dutch, and English), Aleta (English and Spanish), Aletha (English), Aletta (French, Frisian, Italian, and Spanish), Alida (Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, English, and Greek), Alita (Spanish and English), Altea (Polish), and Althaea (English and Italian). KEY: Pronunciation for Alta: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
