Albany

English Etymology 1 en Scotland :inh enm:Albany<ety:bor<la-med:Albania<id:Albu>>> 1 Albion Alba Etymology of Scotland From en enm - from en la-med Albania Scotland, from en gd Alba Scotland, from en sga Albu Britain, Scotland, from en cel-pro *albiyū world white (place) (compare owl elbid world), from en ine-pro *albʰós *h₂elbʰos white, possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. en Albania. Alternative forms en Albyn Pronunciation en /ˈɔːl.bə.ni/ /ˈɒl.bə.ni/ colloquial en /ˈɔːlb.ni/ /ˈɒlb.ni/ en Albany.ogg GA Proper noun en archaic Scotland north of the River Forth. Synonyms north of Forth en Scotland, en Albania, en Alba, en Albion Etymology 2 en duchy Albany<id:Scotland> Duke of + From en enm - 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 ~ s en historic 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. en, from the title of the Duke of Albany. Statistics 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 Etymology 3 en York Albany<id:duchy> +, New York + River Fort +, Ontario Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York Proper noun en Q24861en The <<capital city>> of the <<s:pref/New York>> in the <<c/USA>> ;, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Albany County>>, <<s/New York>>. TopoZone: Albany, New York en Q1241991en major river p/Ontario c/Canada. A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site. Synonyms capital of New York state en Fort Nassau, en Fort Orange, en Beverwijck, en Willemstadt - historic Derived terms en Albanian Albany beef Albany slip Translations capital of New York American Sign Language: ase A@Center-PalmForward SevenVert Bulgarian: bg О́лбани Catalan: ca Albany Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 奧爾巴尼 Czech: cs Albany Danish: da Albany Dutch: nl Albany French: fr Albany German: de Albany Hebrew: he אולבני 'Olvani Italian: it Albany Japanese: ja オールバニ Ōrubani Korean: ko 올버니 olbeoni Latin: la Albania f Lithuanian: lt Olbanis Marathi: mr ऑल्बनी Mohawk: moh Skahnéhtati Portuguese: pt Albany f Russian: ru О́лбани Scottish Gaelic: gd Alba f Spanish: es Albany Ukrainian: uk Олбані Yiddish: yi אָלבאַני Etymology 4 +, Georgia +, South Africa <dab!> Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state Proper noun en Q285599en sizable city/county seat co/Dougherty County s/Georgia c/USA (76,939 during the 2000 census). TopoZone: Albany, Georgia en historic en former district in the p/Eastern Cape c/South Africa. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns: en Q1003658en home rule city/county seat co/Clinton County s/Kentucky. en Q945046en city/county seat co/Gentry County s/Missouri. en unincorporated community co/Ray County s/Missouri. en Q516817en city/county seat co/Linn County s/Oregon. en Q976217en city/county seat co/Shackelford County s/Texas c/USA. Named after Albany, Georgia. en Q671480en city co/Alameda County s/California c/USA. TopoZone: Albany, California en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Albany Township. Etymology 5 +, Western Australia Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain Pronunciation en /ˈæl.bə.ni/ Proper noun en Q704257en port city r:suf/Great Southern s/Western Australia. en 1952 November The Western Australian Government Railways Railway Magazine 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. en Q1527935en lgarea in s/Western Australia the City of Albany. Etymology 6 +, New Zealand Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain Proper noun en Q1501615en northern suburb city/Auckland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map Etymology 7 +, Tyne and Wear en Proper noun en suburb x/Washington city:Pref/Sunderland co/Tyne and Wear cc/England OS grid ref NZ2957. Derived terms en Albany County en Albany Park en New Albany See also en Stoke Albany from de Albinni References Anagrams en aablny Anlaby en heteronyms Portuguese pt: Etymology pt :ubor en:Albany<id:York> + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun f pt Albany Q24861 Proper noun m pt Albany Q1241991 Spanish es: Etymology es :bor en:Albany<id:York> + 1 Proper noun es capital s/New York Albany