Albertville

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UK/ˈælb.ətˌvɪl/US/ˈæl.bɚtˌvɪl/

proper noun

A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, named after Charles Albert of Sardinia.
  2. A municipality in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Andrė-Albert Blais.
  3. A village in the Rural Municipality of Garden River No. 490, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. A city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, named after settler Thomas A. Albert.
  5. A city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States, named after Albert Zachman.
  6. An unincorporated community in the town of Howard, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States, named after Albert Halvorsen.
  7. Former name of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo, previously the Belgian Congo.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*aþalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*aþal
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerHǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
  5. Proto-Germanic*berhtaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*berht
  7. Proto-West Germanic*Aþalaberht
  8. Old EnglishÆþelbeorht
  9. LatinAlbertus
  10. Old FrenchAlbert
  11. EnglishAlbert
  12. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  13. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  14. Latinvīlla
  15. Old Frenchville
  16. Middle Frenchville
  17. Frenchville
  18. EnglishAlbertville

From Albert + -ville.

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Translations

Portuguese Albertville
  • Albertvilletown in the département of Savoie
Cite this entry
APA

Albertville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albertville

MLA

“Albertville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albertville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Albertville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Albertville.

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