[al-vuh; Sp. ahl-vah] 
| 1. | Also, Alba. Fer⋅nan⋅do Al⋅va⋅rez de To⋅le⋅do [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-thaw] , Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567. |
| 2. | a male or female given name. |