English Explanatory Dictionary

Albin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin.

Word forms

Albin

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.

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