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 given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright".^[1] 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:^[2]

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

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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[Hanks_Hardcastle_Hodges_2006-1] 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.

[2] "View Name: Albina". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.

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