Alban
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Latin Albanus 'of Alba', from Old Irish Albu 'Scotland, Britain', or in reference to Alba Longa, an ancient city in Latium.
The name of the first British martyr, whose date of death is disputed, and of a 5th C Albanian saint.
- England
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- English
- ● 1530 Albane LIWill-III p. 72
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1180 Albanus (nom) RotScaNor p. 29
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1151 Alban (nom) mairhofer XL
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alban". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Alban.