Altona
loc · Latin script
Meaning: A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany (kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations))
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 3 countries · latest register: INSEE, 1991
Altona is a name written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
- AUAustralia
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.
Cited for this meaning 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Altona is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Portuguese, feminine singular of altão
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Latvian, 18. gs. beigās iekārtota muižiņa Pārdaugavā pie Māras ezera, vēlākā Altonava.
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Antlavas muiža, kas atradās Tukuma apriņķa Milzkalnes pagasta teritorijā
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, Altenes muiža, kas atradās Jēkabpils apriņķa Seces pagasta teritorijā
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
In Latvian, apdzīvota vieta Kanādā (Altona), Manitobas provinces dienvidos
as a wordTēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Martha Schmeidlerb. 1877not in their usual nameHolocaust victim (born 1877)
- Elise Altonab. 1880DEholocaust victim, b. 1880-01-11
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence
(measured from records)5 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 3 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Altona mean, and where does it come from?
- A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- In which country does Altona have the most bearers?
- Altona is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Altona”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.