Albany

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English

Etymology 1

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Albion

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Alba

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Etymology of Scotland

Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania (“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba (“Scotland”), from Old Irish Albu (“Britain, Scotland”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“world”, literally “white (place)”) (compare Old Welsh elbid (“world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰos (“white”), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. Doublet of Albania.

Alternative forms

Albyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːl.bə.ni/, /ˈɒl.bə.ni/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɔːlb.ni/, /ˈɒlb.ni/

Proper noun

Albany

(archaic) Scotland north of the River Forth.

Synonyms

(north of Forth): Scotland, Albania, Alba, Albion

Etymology 2

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Duke of Albany

From Middle English Albany ("Scotland"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the King of Scots which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union.

Proper noun

Albany (countable and uncountable, plural Albanys)

(historical) A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
A surname, from the title of the Duke of Albany.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Albany is the 38265^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Albany is most common among White (54.23%) and Black/African American (33.68%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albany”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.

Etymology 3

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Albany, New York

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Albany River

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Fort Albany, Ontario

Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York

Proper noun

Albany

The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County.
A major river in Ontario, Canada.
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.

Synonyms

(capital of New York state): Fort Nassau, Fort Orange, Beverwijck, Willemstadt - historic

Derived terms

Albany slip

Translations

capital of New York

American Sign Language: A@Center-PalmForward SevenVert
Catalan: Albany
Chinese:
Mandarin: 奧爾巴尼／奥尔巴尼 (zh) (Ào'ěrbāní)
Czech: Albany
Danish: Albany
Dutch: Albany
French: Albany (fr)
German: Albany (de)
Hebrew: אולבני ('Olvani)
Italian: Albany (it)
Japanese: オールバニ (Ōrubani)
Latin: Albania (la) f
Lithuanian: Olbanis
Marathi: ऑल्बनी (ŏlbanī)
Mohawk: Skahnéhtati
Portuguese: Albany (pt) f
Russian: О́лбани (ru) (Ólbani)
Scottish Gaelic: Alba (gd) f
Spanish: Albany (es)
Ukrainian: Олбані (Olbani)
Yiddish: אָלבאַני (olbani)

Etymology 4

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Albany, Georgia

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Albany, South Africa

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Albany (disambiguation)

Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state

Proper noun

Albany

A sizable city, the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
(historical) A former district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
1. A home rule city, the county seat of Clinton County, Kentucky.
2. A city, the county seat of Gentry County, Missouri.
3. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
4. A city, the county seat of Linn County, Oregon.
5. A city, the county seat of Shackelford County, Texas, United States. Named after Albany, Georgia.
6. A city in Alameda County, California, United States.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Albany Township.

Etymology 5

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Albany, Western Australia

Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə.ni/

Proper noun

Albany

A city in Western Australia.

Etymology 6

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Albany, New Zealand

Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain

Proper noun

Albany

A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.

Derived terms

See also

Stoke Albany (from de Albinni)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.baˈni/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /al.bɐˈni/

Proper noun

Albany f

Albany (a city, the state capital of New York, United States)

Spanish

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Albany

Proper noun

Albany ?

Albany (the capital of New York)

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