Albin

See also: albin and Albín

English

Etymology

Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin (literally “elf friend”)), of which Alvin is the native English form.

Proper noun

Albin

1. A male given name from Latin.

Translations

male given name

• Basque: Albin
• Breton: Albin m
• Catalan: Albí (ca)
• Danish: Albin
• Dutch: Albin
• Finnish: Alpo (fi)
• Franco-Provençal: Obin
• French: Albin (fr)
• German: Albin (de)
• Irish: Ailbín
• Italian: Albino (it)
• Latin: Albīnus
• Norwegian: Albin (no)
• Occitan: Aubin m, Albin m
• Picard: Aubin
• Portuguese: Albino (pt), Alvino (pt) m
• Russian: Альби́н (ru) m (Alʹbín)
• Spanish: Albino (es)
• Swedish: Albin (sv)

Anagrams

• Blain, Labin, Nabil, binal, blain

Faroese

Proper noun

Albin m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Albin: Albinsson
• daughter of Albin: Albinsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Albin
Accusative	Albin
Dative	Albini
Genitive	Albins

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.

Proper noun

Albin

1. a male given name

Manx

Alternative forms

• Albey, Nalbin

Etymology

From Old Irish Albain, dative form of Albu.

Proper noun

Albin f (genitive na Halbey or na h-Albey or na h'Albey)

1. Scotland

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹albɪn/

Proper noun

Albin c (genitive Albins)

1. a male given name