Alban.
A male given name from Latin.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Latin.
Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium).
Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.
Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium).
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