Pronunciation | ahl-BEE-nah |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Latin |
Origin | |
Meaning | "white", "bright" |
Other names | |
See also | Albinus, Albin, Aubin |
Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Albania, Kosovo, Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden 1 March is Albina’s Name day. Albina is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Albina include:
- Albina Akhatova (born 1976), Russian biathlete
- Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Kazakh-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group VIA-GRA
- Albina Grčić (born 1999), Croatian singer
- Albina Guarnieri (born 1953), Canadian politician
- Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur
- Albina Kamaletdinova (born 1969), Tajik Olympic archer
- Albina Kelmendi (born 1998), Albanian singer
- Albina Osipowich (1911–1964), American-Lithuanian two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner
- Albina Shagimuratova (born 1979), Tatar-Russian operatic soprano
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Albina
- All pages with titles containing Albina
- Albina (disambiguation)
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- "View Name: Albina". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
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