Albion - Meaning of Albion

What does Albion mean?

[ 3 syll. al-bion, alb-i-on ] The baby boy name Albion is pronounced AELBiy-aaN †. Albion is of Celtic origin, and it is used mainly in the Albanian and English languages. The name is of the meaning 'white rock'. It is derived from the element alp which means 'rock'. Albion is an ancient poetic name for Britain, and it is the basis for Alba, the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland.

Variation transcriptions of Albion include Albeon, Albioni (Albanian), Albon, and Albyon.

See also the related form, Alban (English and German).

See also the related categories, albanian, english, rock (sand), white, ancient, celtic, and irish.

Albion is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Albion include Albanee, Albaney, Albani, Albano, Albany, Albino, Albuino, Alvino, Albioni, Alebana, Alepana, Alevina, Olafemee, Olafemey, Olafemi, Olafemie, Olafemy, Ulpiano, Alpiniano, and Albain.

† Pronunciation for Albion: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"