Alabama

Alabama Meaning & Origin

About Alabama
The name "Alabama" is derived from the Choctaw word "albaamo," meaning "vegetation gatherers" or "thicket-clearers." It refers to the Native American tribe that inhabited the region and their skill in clearing land for agriculture. Today, Alabama is the name of a state in the southeastern United States.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Alabama are female.

Alabama Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has increased by 83.33% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALPM
🗽 NYSIIS
ANA
🔊 Soundex
A401050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE2 L AH0 B AE1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌæləˈbæmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALPM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alabama in Braille

Here's how to represent Alabama in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Alabama in braille

How to Spell the Name Alabama in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Alabama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alabama in sign language

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