Albin (given name)
Encyclopedia
Albin is a masculine
Polish
, Scandinavian, and Slovenian given name
, from the Roman
cognate
Albinus, derived from the Latin
albus, meaning "white" or "bright". In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden March 1 is Albin's Name day
. There are variant spellings, including Aubin
, a French masculine given name; and Albina
, an Ancient Roman, Czech, Galician, Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Slovenian feminine given name. Albin is uncommon as a surname
. People with the given name Albin include:
Masculine
Masculine or masculinity, normally refer to qualities positively associated with men.Masculine may also refer to:*Masculine , a grammatical gender*Masculine cadence, a final chord occurring on a strong beat in music...
Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Scandinavian, and Slovenian given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, from the Roman
Ancient Rome
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cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...
Albinus, derived from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
albus, meaning "white" or "bright". In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden March 1 is Albin's Name day
Name day
A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....
. There are variant spellings, including Aubin
Aubin (name)
Aubin is a masculine French given name variant of Albin, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". It is also common as a surname...
, a French masculine given name; and Albina
Albina (given name)
Albina is a feminine Tatar, Italian, Polish, Galician, Kyrgyz , and Slovene given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France...
, an Ancient Roman, Czech, Galician, Italian, Polish, Slovak, and Slovenian feminine given name. Albin is uncommon as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the given name Albin include:
- Albin of BrechinAlbin of BrechinAlbin was a 13th-century prelate of the Kingdom of Scotland. A university graduate, Albin is known for his ecclesiastical career in the diocese of Brechin, centred on Angus in east-central Scotland....
(d. 1269), a Scottish bishop - Albín BrunovskýAlbín BrunovskýAlbín Brunovský was a Slovak painter, graphic artist, lithographer, illustrator and pedagogue, considered one of the greatest Slovak painters of the 20th century....
(1935-1997), a Slovak painter, graphic artist, lithographer, illustrator and pedagogue - Albin Dunajewski (1817 - 1894), a Polish political activist and Bishop of Kraków
- Albin EbondoAlbin EbondoAlbin Ebondo , is a Congolese-French football defender. He currently plays for Saint-Étienne in the French Ligue 1.On 18 June 2007, Ebondo signed a new contract until 2010; his original one lasted until 2008....
(b. 1984), a French footballer - Albin Egger-LienzAlbin Egger-LienzAlbin Egger-Lienz was an Austrian painter.He was born in Dölsach-Stribach near Lienz, in what was the county of Tyrol...
(1868 - 1926), an Austrian painter - Albin EkdalAlbin EkdalAlbin Ekdal is a Swedish footballer who plays as an midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.-Brommapojkarna:Albin Ekdal started his professional playing career with Brommapojkarna at the beginning of the 2007 Allsvenskan season...
(b. 1989), Swedish attacking midfielder - Albin EserAlbin EserProf. Dr. Albin Eser is a German jurist and a former ad litem judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia....
(b. 1935), German jurist and an ad litem judge - Albin GrauAlbin GrauAlbin Grau was an artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu...
(d. 1942), artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu" - Albin GutmanAlbin GutmanAlbin Gutman is a Slovene general, who was Chief of the General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces . He's the only person in history of Slovenian Armed Forces who was twice on this position .He is also a veteran of the Slovenian War.- References :...
(b. 1947), Slovenian general, who is currently Chief of the Generalstaff of the Slovenian Armed Forces - Albin HallerAlbin HallerAlbin Haller was a French chemist.Haller founded the École Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques in Nancy and later won the Davy Medal. Appointed to the French Academy of Sciences in 1900, he served as its president beginning in 1923....
(1849 - 1925), French chemist - Albin JuliusAlbin JuliusAlbin Julius is an Austrian martial music and industrial artist; his primary musical project is called Der Blutharsch.Julius founded the history-themed, folk-based ensemble, The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath a Cloud...
(b. 1967), Austrian martial music and industrial artist - Albin KillatAlbin KillatAlbin Killat is a retired diver from Germany, who is best known for twice winning the gold medal in the men's 3m springboard event at the European Championships ....
(b. 1961), German diver - Albin KitzingerAlbin KitzingerAlbin Kitzinger was a German football player.Kitzinger played his whole career for FC Schweinfurt 05 ....
(1912 - 1970), German footballer - Albin KöbisAlbin KöbisAlbin Köbis was a German sailor executed in 1917 for Marxist agitation in the Imperial German Navy. He enlisted as a volunteer in 1912 and served on the battleship Prinzregent Luitpold...
(1892 - 1917), German sailor - Albin KurtiAlbin KurtiAlbin Kurti is the leading activist and party leader of VETËVENDOSJE!. He came to prominence in 1997 as the vice-president of UPSUP, the University of Prishtina Student Union, and the main organiser of the nonviolent demonstrations in autumn 1997 and spring 1998...
(b. 1965), Kosovo activist - Albin LermusiauxAlbin LermusiauxAlbin Lermusiaux was a French athlete and shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Lermusiaux won his preliminary heat of the 800 metres with a time of 2:16.6. This qualified him to compete in the final, but Lermusiaux chose not to do so.In the 1,500 metres, which was run in a...
(1874 - 1940), French, Olympic shooter - Albin PolasekAlbin PolasekAlbin Polasek was a Czech-American sculptor and educator. He created more than four hundred works during his career, two hundred of which are now displayed in the Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida.-Career:Born as Albín Polášek in Frenštát, Moravia , Polasek...
(b. 1965), Czech-American sculptor and educator - Albin W. NorbladAlbin W. NorbladAlbin Walter Norblad III is an attorney in the U.S. state of Oregon, and a sitting judge of the Oregon Circuit Court for the 3rd judicial district, in Marion County at Salem. His current term expires January 1, 2013....
(b. 1939), American judge - Albin NyamoyaAlbin NyamoyaAlbin Nyamoya was Prime Minister of Burundi from 6 April 1964 to 7 January 1965 and again from 15 July 1972 to 5 June 1973....
(1924 – 2001), Prime Minister of Burundi - Albin PelakAlbin PelakAlbin Pelak is a Bosnian football player.Albin Pelak is a current FK Olimpik Sarajevo and former FK Željezničar football player...
(b. 1981), Bosnian footballer - Albin RoussinAlbin RoussinAlbin Reine Roussin was a French admiral and statesman.-Republic and Empire:His father was a lawyer who was arrested during the French Revolution when Roussin was aged twelve. He left home in Dijon and travelled to Dunkerque where he enlisted as a cadet in the French Navy in December of 1793. He...
(1781 – 1854), French admiral and statesman - Albin F. Schoepf (1822 – 1886), Polish-born military officer who became a Union brigadier general during the American Civil War
- Albin SchramAlbin SchramAlbin Schram was one of the greatest collectors of autograph letters by shapers of world history. He was born in Prague to Austrian parents. He studied law at Vienna University and worked in Vienna, Germany and Switzerland...
(1926 - 2005) Czech, one of the greatest collectors of autograph letters by shapers of world history - Albin Starc (b. 1916), Croatian World War II pilot
- Albin StenroosAlbin StenroosOskar Albinus Stenroos was a Finnish athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1924 Summer Olympics....
(1889 – 1971), Finnish, Olympic winner of the marathon race - Albin StrömAlbin StrömAlbin Ström was a Swedish socialist politician from Gothenburg. As a young Social Democrat, Ström joined Zeth Höglund in 1917 when the party was split in two, as Höglund's radical left-wing was expelled...
(1892 - 1962), Swedish socialist politician - Albin VidovićAlbin VidovicAlbin Vidović is a Croatian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal. He played one match.-External links:* ...
(b. 1943), Croatian, Olympic handballer - Albin ZollingerAlbin ZollingerAlbin Zollinger was a Swiss writer.- Life :Albin Zollinger was the son of a precision mechanic and grew up in Rüti, Zürich and Argentina, where his parents unsuccessfully tried to establish a secure existence for the family...
(1895 - 1941), Swiss writer - The name Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116, pronounced Albin, given by Swedish parents to their child as protest to Sweden's infant naming laws