Dellalba

Dellalba is a proper noun that may refer to a surname of Italian origin or, less commonly, toponymic elements formed from the Italian phrase della alba, meaning "of the dawn." The combination of della and alba is common in Italian toponymy and family names, often signaling geographic or ancestral associations with a landscape characteristic of dawn light.

As a surname, Dellalba (and its variant spellings such as Della Alba or Dell’Alba) is relatively rare but attested in Italian-language records and among descendants of Italian emigrants. The forms without a space or with an apostrophe reflect different orthographic conventions in Italian and in diaspora communities. In genealogical sources, dellalba may appear as a record-keeping variant, but it does not rank among the most common Italian surnames.

Geographically, there is no widely recognized modern municipality officially named Dellalba. The term more often appears as a component of longer place names or in historical documents describing locations associated with dawn imagery.

In scholarly and genealogical contexts, dellalba is of interest to researchers studying Italian onomastics, surname etymology, and toponymy. The name is primarily documented in linguistic and archival materials rather than in prominent public institutions or widely known individuals.

See also: Della Alba, Dell’Alba, Alba (surname), Italian surnames.