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[ 2 syll. al-bin, alb-in ] The boy name Albin is pronounced as AELBIHN †. 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 roots, its meaning is white; blond, fair one - in this context, Albin can be 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. In addition, Albin is a variant (Polish and Russian) of the name Alvin (English). The name Albina (English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic) is the female version of Albin. Albin has 11 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants used in English include Al, Alben, Albie, and Alby (used in Irish as well). Foreign variants of Albin include Albek (Polish), Albinek (Czech and Polish), Albinn, Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Albins (Latvian), Aubin (French and Czech), and Binek (Czech and Polish). 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 2009, within the group of boy names directly linked to Albin, Alvin 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), Albinn, Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Albion (Albanian and English), Alvino (Italian), Albioni (Albanian), and Olufemi (Yoruban).
† 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)"   |
