Comments for ALVA (1):

Alva Reimer Myrdal received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. Myrdal was a Swedish diplomat, politician and writer.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2005

ALVA originates from "elf" or "fairy" in the original Nordic form (elf = alv, fairy = älva).

-- LIN  12/20/2005

This was the birth name of American film actress Alice White. She was popular in Hollywood during the 20s and early 30s.

-- Anonymous User  8/27/2008

Alva means "fairy" in Swedish.

-- kelly1994_2013  6/15/2009

It's pronounced AIL-vuh.

-- Anonymous User  6/15/2009

Comments for ALVA (2):

This was my grandfather's middle name. Without looking it up, I'm going to say he was born in about 1880 (seriously -- 1880).

-- gigibee  7/12/2006

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