Albany
- Boy
- 6 letters
Albany is a boy’s name of English, Latin, Literary and Scottish origin. Meaning in English: From Albany (the city). 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. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to duke of Albany. Meaning in Scottish: Derived from a former name for northern Scotland. Albany is a variant of Alban. The name has 6 letters.
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