Alban

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). === Proper noun === Alban A male given name from Latin. : Act II, Scene I Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrine Within this half hour hath receiv'd his sight Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century. ==== Usage notes ==== Though borne by the first British martyr, the given name has always been rare in English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Alban (not comparable) (historical) Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa. (historical) Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland. === Anagrams === Balan, Blaan, Laban, Nabal, banal, laban, labna, nabal, nabla == Albanian == === Etymology === A variant of Arban, with regular r-l change. === Proper noun === Alban m a male given name, equivalent to English Alban ==== Declension ==== === References === Marina Dražić, Ivana Antić, editors (2019), Каталог најчешћих албанских имена и презимена [Catalogue of the most common Albanian names and surnames]‎[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), page 8 == Cornish == === Etymology === From Scottish Gaelic Alba or Irish Albain, both from Proto-Celtic *albiyū. Doublet of Alpys (“the Alps”). Compare Welsh Alban. === Pronunciation === (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈalban] (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈælbɐn] === Proper noun === Alban m Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === Alban m (plural Albanyon) Scot, Scotsman == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.bɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Alban m a male given name, equivalent to English Alban ==== Related terms ==== feminine form: Albane === Anagrams === banal == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaləbˠənˠ/ IPA(key): /nə ˈhaləbˠənˠ/ (full form na hAlban) === Proper noun === Na hAlban f sg genitive of Albain === Mutation === == Old Irish == === Proper noun === Alban f genitive singular of Albu === Mutation === == Romanian == === Etymology === From Alba +‎ -an. === Proper noun === Alban m (genitive/dative lui Alban) a surname === References === Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[2], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică == Swedish == === Proper noun === Alban c (genitive Albans) a male given name, equivalent to English Alban == Welsh == === Etymology === From Scottish Gaelic Alba. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalban/ (with definite article) IPA(key): /əˈralban/ Rhymes: -alban === Proper noun === yr Alban f Scotland (a constituent country of the United Kingdom) Synonym: Sgotland ==== Usage notes ==== This country name is always preceded by the definite article yr. ==== Derived terms ==== Albanaidd (“Scottish”) Albanwr (“Scot”) briallu'r Alban (“Scottish primroses”) pinwydd yr Alban (“Scots pines”) pumbys yr Alban (“creeping Sibbaldia”) === Proper noun === Alban m a male given name from Old Irish Albu (“Scotland”) === Mutation === === References === Heini Gruffudd (2010), Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children‎[3], Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 13