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Albina
Say it: al-BEE-nuh
Meaning
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, from albus 'white'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Roman cognomen and martyr's name used in Poland, Russia and Italy into the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1900s
In the United States
- 4,969 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1903, about 1 in 5,200 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Albina |
|---|---|
| Polish | Albina |
| Russian | Albina |
| Spanish | Albina |
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Where this comes from
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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