Alva is the heroine and one of the protagonists (alongside Trolle) in the Norwegian-language children's book 'Trolle og den magiske fela' by the Belarusian - Norwegian singer Alexander Rybak.
Alva Belmont (1853-1933) born Alva Erskine Smith and known as Alva Vanderbilt from 1875 to 1896 during her marriage to William Vanderbilt. Alva played a major role in the fight for women's legal right to vote in the US.