Alban

  • Boy
  • 5 letters
Latin From Albanus meaning 'of Alba', the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white. St Alban was Britain's first martyr.

Alban is a boy’s name of Latin origin. Meaning in Latin: From Albanus meaning ‘of Alba’, the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white. St Alban was Britain’s first martyr. The name has 5 letters.

Related names

Alair

Unisex

French Latin

Cheerful, glad. Variant of Hilary. Happy.

Alba

Unisex

Italian Spanish Latin

A place name. White.

English Latin Literary Scottish

From Albany (the city). From Albanus meaning 'of Alba', the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white. St Alban was Britain's first martyr. A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to duke of Albany. Derived from a former name for northern Scotland.

Latin

From the Latin Albinus, meaning white.Variant of Alban: From Albanus meaning 'of Alba', the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white.

English Latin Polish

Old English for brilliant; bright; white. Alban and Albin are English surnames probably based on Spanish/Italian place name Alba. From the Latin Albinus, meaning white.Variant of Alban: From Albanus meaning 'of Alba', the ancient Latin city Alba Longa, whose name derives from albus meaning white. St Alban was Britain's first martyr. White.