At a Glance: Name: Alban – Meaning: person from Alba (a Latin place name related to the word for 'white') – Origin: Latin (place name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AL-bun
Alban is a Latin (place name) boy's name meaning “person from Alba (a Latin place name related to the word for 'white')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Alban
Meaning: Person from Alba (a Latin place name related to the word for 'white').
Origin: Latin (place name).
A common claim: Alban is often said to simply mean 'white'. Actually: It doesn't mean 'white' directly -- it's a demonym meaning 'person from Alba', a Latin place name that is itself related to the word for 'white'.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Alban
Phonetic: AL-bun IPA: /ˈælbən/
Popularity of Alban
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1912–2024.
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