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 [ 3 syll. al-bi-na, alb-ina ] The girl name Albina is pronounced aaLBIYNah KEY. Albina's language of origin is Latin. It is predominantly used in English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic. The meaning of Albina is 'white; blond, fair one'. Derived from the word albus which is of the meaning 'white'. An original form of the name is Albinus (Latin). Saint Albina was a young woman martyred in Caesarea in 250. Albina is the feminine equivalent of the Czech, English, German, Polish, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Russian Albin. Albina has 13 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Albina include Alba (used in German, Italian, Spanish, and Czech as well), Albinia, Alvina (used in Russian as well), Alvinia, and Bela (used in Czech and Russian as well). Forms of the name used in foreign languages include the Polish Ala, the German Albine, the Albanian Albinë, the Czech and Slavic Albína, the Czech and Scandinavian Alva, and the German Alwine. The short form Bina (Czech and Italian), and the pet form Albinka (Polish) are other foreign variants. See also the related form, the Irish Ailbhe. Albina is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1917 with 0.020% of baby girls being named Albina. It was #424 in rank then. The baby name has steeply slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Albina was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Albina include the Czech and Slavic Albína, the Albanian Albana, the English Alvena, the English and Russian Alvina, the English Alvinia, the English Alabama, the German Albine, the Albanian Albinë, the English Albinia, the Albanian Albulena, and the English Alvine. KEY: Pronunciation for Albina: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
