Alva

American

[al-vuh, ahl-vah] / ˈæl və, ˈɑl vɑ /

noun

Duke of. Duke of Alba.
a first name.

Alva British

/ ˈalβa, ˈælvə /

noun

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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When 68-year-old skateboarding legend Tony Alva carved through the concrete bowl at the Surf Skate Expo in Cornwall, a point was made for all people of a similar age.

From BBC

Alva featured in Dogtown and Z-Boys, a documentary about the original California skaters who pioneered vertical skating in empty swimming pools during the 1970s.

From BBC

So will Mr Bishop and Dr O'Connor still be skating at 68, like Tony Alva?

From BBC

Alva instigated a society earthquake of her own by initiating a divorce from William once she’d gotten fed up with his flagrant infidelity.

From Salon

What happened to Mary also happened to Alva: her decision to end her marriage gained her a fortune but eradicated her public standing.

From Salon

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