Alva

American  

[al-vuh, ahl-vah] / ˈæl və, ˈɑl vɑ /

noun

1. Duke of. Duke of Alba.

2. a first name.

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Alva British  

/ ˈalβa, ˈælvə /

noun

1. Duke of, title of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo. 1508–82, Spanish general and statesman who suppressed the Protestant revolt in the Netherlands (1567–72) and conquered Portugal (1580)

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Example Sentences

Alva director Bernard Donoghue OBE said: "Visitor attractions are the places that people prize most and provide the experiences that people, even in a cost-of-living crisis, are most loathe to give up."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Pupils at Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire have recently undergone the training.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Alva is one of the favorites to win the vote.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Krellenstein said Alva will target those reactors, where the hurdles have been costs and the downtime challenge of retrofitting decades-old, bespoke steam-turbine generator plants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

‘Let’s see. I know a lot of girls and boys there. Alva Richards—I know his father. And Maggie Henry. And a kid named Mick Kelly—’ He felt as though his ears had caught afire.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers