Albina (first name)

Albina and Albína (Russian: Альбина, Ukrainian: Альбіна) are female first names .

Origin and meaning

The name is mostly used in Russian , Ukrainian , Italian , Portuguese , Spanish , Slovenian , Polish , German , Lithuanian, and was used in Ancient Rome . He is a feminine form of Albinus .

A diminutive is Alya (Russian).

Other feminine forms are Albine (French).

Well-known namesake

• Albina Africano (* 1945), Angolan chemist and politician
• Albina du Boisrouvray (* 1941), French journalist, film producer and philanthropist
• Albina Chamitowna Achatowa (* 1976), Russian biathlete
• Albina Viktorovna Chomitsch (* 1976), Russian weightlifter
• Albína Dratvová (1892–1969), Czech philosopher
• Albina Marçal Freitas (1958–2019), East Timorese politician
• Albina Gennadjewna Majorowa (* 1977), Russian long-distance runner
• Albina Guarnieri (* 1953), Canadian politician
• Albina Jelkina (1932–2009), Soviet-Ukrainian discus thrower
• Albina Kamaletdinova (* 1969), Tajik Olympic archer
• Albina Xabibulina (* 1992), Uzbek tennis player
• Albina Osipowich (1911–1964), American swimmer
• Albina Alexejewna Serowa , Russian astronomer
• Edvige Antonia Albina Maino (* 1946), Indian politician of Italian origin, see Sonia Gandhi

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Albina. Retrieved April 20, 2019 .