Alpha

[ˈæl.fə]

Meaning

the first letter of the Greek alphabet

Background Story

Alpha is the name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet, written Α in uppercase and α in lowercase. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of one. It is derived from the Phoenician letter aleph, whose name comes from the West Semitic word for 'ox', and the Latin letter A and the Cyrillic letter А arose from it.

Temperament

Cool

Gender

Unisex

Language

Greek

Name Start With

A

Letter Count

5 Letters