Albina (given name)
| Albina | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | ahl-BEE-nah |
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "white", "bright" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Albinus, Albin, Aubin |
Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine Czech, Circassian, English, Galician, Italian, Irish, Kyrgyz, Polish, Scottish, Slovene, Vainakh, Swedish, and Tatar given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden March 1 is Albina’s Name day. Albina is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Albina include:[1]
- Albina Akhatova (born 1976), Russian biathlete
- Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Chechen-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group Nu Virgos
- 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 Osipowich (1911-1964), American-Lithuanian two time Olympic Gold Medal winner
References
- ↑ "View Name: Albina". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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