Albina (given name)

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| name = Albina

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| pronunciation = ahl-BEE-nah

| gender = Female

| meaning = "white", "bright"

| language = Latin

| seealso = Albinus, Albin, Aubin

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Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright".{{cite book |last=Hanks |first=Patrick |authorlink=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=46 |access-date=20 November 2024}} There are masculine variants including Albin in Albania, Kosovo, Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; and Aubin in France. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden 1 March is Albina's Name day. Albina is uncommon as a surname. People with the given name Albina include:{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/albina |title=View Name: Albina |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdate=19 December 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211141606/http://www.behindthename.com/name/albina |archivedate=11 December 2007 |url-status=live}}

• Albina Akhatova (born 1976), Russian biathlete
• Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Kazakh-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group VIA-GRA
• Albina Grčić (born 1999), Croatian singer
• Albina Guarnieri (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur
• Albina Kamaletdinova (born 1969), Tajik Olympic archer
• Albina Kelmendi (born 1998), Albanian singer
• Albina Osipowich (1911–1964), American-Lithuanian two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Albina Shagimuratova (born 1979), Tatar-Russian operatic soprano