Message: "Alberta" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Alberta

by Ozma (MelvinSpelvin)

1/21/2011, 5:03 PM

What do you think of Alberta? My grandfather's name is Albert, so I've always had warm feelings about this name, even if it isn't exactly pretty.

#Alberta

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- Arcadia

1/21/2011, 11:40 PM

It reminds me of the place, Alberta, Canada. It doesn't call to me.

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

1/21/2011, 8:47 PM

Well, I don't dislike it as a middle name at all. But if I were to honor Albert with a fn for a girl it would be Albertine or Albertina.

- Eilis (Suibhne)

1/21/2011, 8:26 PM

Love it. It's one of my very favorites. It's not one that I'd call pretty either, but I still think it's cool and bluesy and smart.

My stock combo is Alberta Elizabeth. I like the L's.

- RowenaRavenclaw

1/21/2011, 8:23 PM

Alberta is beautiful. I'm really feeling it today.

- Dracotorix

1/21/2011, 7:20 PM

I sort of like it. I do think of Canada though :P

- Maggie (writersblock242) +5

1/21/2011, 7:02 PM

Canada

I've got a friend in that province and all I can think of is that.

- ADT (guest) +4

1/21/2011, 8:31 PM

I agree, it's like calling a child Ontario or Halifax.

- Ozma (MelvinSpelvin) +3

1/21/2011, 9:22 PM

Well...

...to be fair, Alberta was a name before it was a province, so I disagree that it would be just like naming a child Ontario or Halifax. I'm an American, though, so my impression is probably very different from yours.

- Dracotorix

1/22/2011, 11:32 AM

Totally OT, but Halifax is now going on my GP list....

- Caitlin žita (earthnut) +1

1/21/2011, 11:53 PM

I agree, it'd be more like naming your kid Georgia or Carolina rather than Ontario. Doable, recognized as a name, but still with a strong association with a place.

- beethoven (blaaarg)

1/22/2011, 1:40 AM

I know a girl named Ontario!

- Zeppelin

1/21/2011, 6:29 PM

I love Alberta. It has a nice warmth and roundness to it.

- Wordsmith

1/21/2011, 5:58 PM

I love Alberta (and Albert even more)!

- Lilac Wine (georden)

1/21/2011, 5:10 PM

It's a great place to live, I love it here. :)

It's a nice name, strong and solid. I like it. I wouldn't use it though (since it's where I live, it might be weird)

- Edina (bathos)

1/21/2011, 5:08 PM

I usually don't like a lot of feminine forms that are just the original male name with an A attached, but I love Alberta. It sounds like it would belong to a very pretty and intelligent girl. I'd seriously use it.

- Entropy (ninjato)

1/21/2011, 5:06 PM

Just wait for me to say, "Oh, Canada". Oh, that is all the name Alberta makes me think off.

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