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 [ 2 syll. al-bin, alb-in ] The boy name Albin is pronounced as AELBIHN KEY. Albin is used predominantly in the Czech, English, German, Polish, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Russian languages, and its origin is Latin and Old English. From Latin and Old English roots, its meaning is white; blond, fair one - in this context, Albin is usually used in the Czech, English, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages. The name is derived form the Roman nickname Albinus (Latin), itself from the Roman family name 'Albius' and the Latin 'albus' (white). Saint Albinus of Angers (470-550) was a reputable French abbot and bishop in Brittany. The name Albina (English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic) is the female version of Albin. Al (English), Albek (Polish), Alben (English), Albinek (Czech and Polish), Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Albins (Latvian), Alby (Irish and English), Aubin (French and Czech), and Binek (Czech and Polish) are variants of Albin. In addition, Albin is a variant (Polish and Russian) of the name Alvin (English). See also the related forms, Alban (English and German) and Alpin (English). Albin is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1904, 0.016% of baby boys were given the name Albin. Its ranking then was #453. The baby name has since steeply fallen in popularity, and is currently of sporadic use. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Albin, Alvin (English) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Albin include Alban (English and German), Alben (English), Alpin (English), Alpine (English), Alvan (English), Alven (English), Alvin (English), Alvyn (English), Albain (English and French), Albano (Italian and Spanish), Albany (English), Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Albion (Albanian and English), Alvino (Italian), and Albioni (Albanian). KEY: Pronunciation for Albin: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
