Meaning and Origin
What does the name Alpha mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Kenya says the name Alpha is of African origin and means "Love".
- A submission from Philippines says the name Alpha means "Beginning, First" and is of Greek origin.
Note: Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the alpha of the wits.
Note: ☞ In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (α); as, α Lyræ.
Etymology: L. alpha, Gr. 'a`lfa, from Heb. āleph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox
- The 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
- The beginning of a series or sequence ("the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end")
- Early testing stage of a software or hardware product ("alpha version")
- First in order of importance ("the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees" and "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star")
- A placename.
- A ghost town in California, United States (USA).
- A village in Illinois, United States.
- A village in Michigan, United States.
- A city and village in Minnesota, United States
- A borough of New Jersey, United States.
- A town in Queensland, Australia.
- Former name of the International Space Station.
Alpha was also found in the following language(s): Translingual and German