Igama elithi "Aalto" linezincazelo ezimbalwa ezihlukene, kuye ngomongo:I-Aalto yisibongo sesi-Finnish, esisuselwa egameni elithi "aalto", okusho ukuthi " igagasi". Isibongo sihlotshaniswa kakhulu no-Alvar Aalto, umakhi nomklami owaziwayo wase-Finland.I-Aalto futhi iyigama lenyuvesi yase-Finland, i-Aalto University. Inyuvesi yaqanjwa ngo-Alvar Aalto futhi yasungulwa ngokuhlanganiswa kwezikhungo ezintathu ezihlukene ngaphambilini.NgesiFinnish, elithi "aalto" lingaphinde libhekisele kumagagasi noma amagagasi, njengokuthi amagagasi olwandle noma igagasi lomsindo.