Editing Alberta (section)

==Etymology==
Alberta was named after [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll|Princess Louise Caroline Alberta]] (1848–1939),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://alberta.ca/history.cfm |title=History |publisher=[[Government of Alberta]] |access-date=August 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726192134/http://alberta.ca/history.cfm |archive-date=July 26, 2012 }}</ref> the fourth daughter of [[Queen Victoria]]. Princess Louise was the wife of [[John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll|John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne]], [[Governor General of Canada]] (1878–83). [[Lake Louise (Alberta)|Lake Louise]] and [[Mount Alberta]] were also named in her honour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.albertacentennial.ca/history/viewpost.aspx~id=249.html |title=A land of freedom and beauty, named for love |publisher=Government of Alberta |year=2002 |access-date=January 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311014923/http://www.albertacentennial.ca/history/viewpost.aspx~id%3D249.html |archive-date=March 11, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=PlaceNames>{{cite book |author1=Larry Donovan |author2=Tom Monto |title=Alberta Place Names: The Fascinating People & Stories Behind the Naming of Alberta |publisher=Dragon Hill Publishing Ltd. |year=2006 |page=121 |isbn=1-896124-11-9 }}</ref>

The name "Alberta" is a feminine [[Latinisation of names|Latinized]] form of [[Albert (given name)|Albert]], the name of Princess Louise's father, the [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Consort]] ([[Cf.|{{Abbr|cf.|compare}}]] {{langx|la-x-medieval|[[Albertus (given name)|Albertus]]}}, masculine) and its [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] cognates, ultimately derived from the [[Proto-Germanic language]] ''*Aþalaberhtaz'' (compound of "noble" + "bright/famous").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/albert |title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Albert |first=Mike |last=Campbell |website=Behind the Name |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929010737/http://www.behindthename.com/name/albert |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/alberta |title=Alberta &#124; Origin and meaning of the name Alberta by Online Etymology Dictionary |website=etymonline.com |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920183917/https://www.etymonline.com/word/alberta |url-status=live }}</ref>