Elba

E1L1B3A1
/ˈɛlbə/

proper noun

An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.

OriginItalian Elba ← Latin Ilva →
Less commonScrabble 6
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
  2. A number of places in the United States, including:
    1. A city, the county seat of Coffee County, Alabama.
    2. A town and village therein, in Genesee County, New York.
    3. A few townships in the United States, listed under Elba Township.

Origin

  1. LatinIlva
  2. ItalianElba
  3. EnglishElba

Borrowed from Italian Elba, from Latin Ilva.

More words from Italian, Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Αἰθαλία
  • Αἰθαλία (Aithalía)Italian island
Chinese Mandarin 厄爾巴 /厄尔巴
  • 厄爾巴 /厄尔巴 (È'ěrbā)Italian island
French Elbe
  • ElbeItalian island
German Elba
  • ElbaItalian island
Greek Έλβα
  • Έλβα (Élva)Italian island
Italian Elba
  • ElbaItalian island
Latin Ilva
  • IlvaItalian island
Spanish Elba
  • ElbaItalian island

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ableAbelbaleBelabealalbebleabaelEbla
Cite this entry
APA

Elba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elba

MLA

“Elba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elba.

Source: Elba on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.