Albina

Origin: Croatia

Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". 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:Albina Akhatova, Russian biathlete Albina du Boisrouvray, French former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur Albina Dzhanabaeva, Kazakh-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group VIA-GRA Albina Grčić, Croatian singer Albina Guarnieri, Canadian politician Albina Kamaletdinova, Tajik Olympic archer Albina Kelmendi, Albanian singer Albina Mali (1925–2001), Slovenian Yugoslav Partisans member Albina Osipowich (1911–1964), American-Lithuanian two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner Albina Shagimuratova, Tatar-Russian operatic soprano