Albany
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From 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
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[edit]Albany
- (archaic) Scotland north of the River Forth.
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Albany is the 38265th 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
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albany”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.
Etymology 3
[edit]Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York
Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- (capital of New York state): Fort Nassau, Fort Orange, Beverwijck, Willemstadt - historic
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Etymology 4
[edit]Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state
Proper noun
[edit]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:
- A home rule city, the county seat of Clinton County, Kentucky.
- A city, the county seat of Gentry County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Linn County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Shackelford County, Texas, United States. Named after Albany, Georgia.
- A city in Alameda County, California, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Albany Township.
Etymology 5
[edit]Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain
Pronunciation
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[edit]Albany
- A port city in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
- 1952 November, “The Western Australian Government Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 760:
- Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.
Etymology 6
[edit]Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain
Proper noun
[edit]Albany
- A northern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
Etymology 7
[edit]Unknown
Proper noun
[edit]Albany
- A suburb of Washington, City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2957).
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Stoke Albany (from de Albinni)
References
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Proper noun
[edit]Albany f
- Albany (a city, the state capital of New York, United States)
Spanish
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