Alosa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Derived from the Latin word for shad, a herring-family fish
Origin
Latin
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
uh-LOH-suh

Alosa is a Latin girl's name meaning “Derived from the Latin word for shad, a herring-family fish”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Alosa

Meaning: Derived from the Latin word for shad, a herring-family fish.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Alosa

uh-LOH-suhIPA /əˈloʊsə/

Popularity of Alosa

Alosa doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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