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Alta.

A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.

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  1. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.

  2. A male given name from Latin.

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  3. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.

  4. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

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