Alban

See also alban, and albán

English

Etymology

Latin Albanus " resident of Alba ( a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium )".

Proper noun

Alban

1. A male given name.
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, King Henry VI, Part 2: Act II, Scene I

     Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrine

     Within this half hour hath receiv'd his sight

Usage notes

• Though borne by the first British martyr, the given name has always been rare in English.

Translations

male given name

Albanian: Alban (sq) m., Albana (sq) f. Catalan: Albà Danish: Alban (da) Dutch: Alban (nl) French: Alban (fr) German: Alban (de) Italian: Albano (it)

Latin: Albanus (la) Norwegian: Alban (no) Portuguese: Albano (pt) Spanish: Albano (es) Swedish: Alban (sv)

Anagrams

• banal
• Laban
• nabla

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Albanian

Proper noun

Alban

1. A male given name, cognate to English Alban.

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French

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Alban

1. A male given name, cognate to English Alban.

Related terms

• feminine form: Albane

Anagrams

• banal

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Irish

Proper noun

Na hAlban f.

1. genitive form of Albain

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h prefix	with t- prefix
Alban	nAlban	hAlban	tAlban
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Proper noun

Alban f.

1. genitive singular form of Albu

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Swedish

Proper noun

Alban

1. Alban, A male given name

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Welsh

Proper noun

Yr Alban f. 

1. Scotland