Albin

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.
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Translations

Anagrams

Faroese

Proper noun

Albin m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • Albin's son: Albinsson
  • Albin's daughter: 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

Etymology

    From Old Irish Albain, dative form of Albu.

    Proper noun

    Albin f (genitive Albey)

    1. Scotland

    Slovene

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /albíːn/

    Proper noun

    Albȋn m anim

    1. a male given name

    Declension

    The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
    Masculine anim., hard o-stem
    nom. sing. Albin
    gen. sing. Albina
    singular dual plural
    nominative
    (imenovȃlnik)
    Albin Albina Albini
    genitive
    (rodȋlnik)
    Albina Albinov Albinov
    dative
    (dajȃlnik)
    Albinu Albinoma Albinom
    accusative
    (tožȋlnik)
    Albina Albina Albine
    locative
    (mẹ̑stnik)
    Albinu Albinih Albinih
    instrumental
    (orọ̑dnik)
    Albinom Albinoma Albini

    Further reading

    • Albin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

    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