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- Germanic · derived from
- Latin · derived fromalbus“white”
- English todayAlbin
Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin (literally “elf friend”)), of which Alvin is the native English form.
Words from the same roots
Latinalbus all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.