August 1
Why this day? Al is a short form of Alma, and shares its name day.
Al is celebrated in France, the United States and Germany on December 10; Spain on August 1; Brazil on October 20; Argentina on December 12.
Al is a short form of Alma. It keeps its origin (Latin, Spanish, Portuguese or Hebrew) and meaning — nourishing, giving life or soul or youth, and shares its name day, August 1.
On birth records, Al is rarely written as such: the Als are Almas (21,802 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Alma page. Al is also a short form of Alonso, Alan, Alain.
Al is a short form of Alma, which means nourishing, giving life or soul or youth.
August 1, together with Alma: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Alma.
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