Alban

alban albán English Etymology From en la Albānus resident of Alba (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). Proper noun en male Latin. : Act II, Scene I Forsooth, a blind man at Saint Alban's shrine Within this half hour hath receiv'd his sight Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century. en 1905 w:Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall w:Our Island Story 26 https://archive.org/details/islandstorychild00mars/page/26/ The first Christian martyr in Britain was called Alban. Usage notes Though borne by the first British martyr, the given name has always been rare in English. Derived terms en Albanic Saint-Alban St Albans St. Albans,St. Alban's Translations male given name Albanian: sq Alban m, sq Albana f Breton: br Alvan m Catalan: ca Albà Danish: da Alban Dutch: nl Alban French: fr Alban German: de Alban Italian: it Albano Latin: la Albanus Norwegian: no Alban Occitan: oc Aubanh m, oc Alban m Portuguese: pt Albano Spanish: es Albano Swedish: sv Alban Adjective - en historical Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa. en 1847 Leonhard Schmitz A History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Commodus, A.D. 192 Harper & brothers 14 But beside this, there existed at Lavinium another tradition, which inverts the order of things by stating that Lavinium was an Alban colony, founded by six hundred Alban families. en 1922 Sir James George Frazer AThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion Forgotten Books 152 Now the Alban dynasti bore the name of Silvii or Wood, and it can hardly be without significance that in the vision of the historic glories of Rome revealed to Aeneas in the underworld, Virgil, an antiquary as well as a poet, should represent all the line of Silvii as crowned with oak. en 1998 Robert Alan Gurval Actium and Augustus: The Politics and Emotions of Civil War 223 University of Michigan Press Reminded of the Alban king’s descent from Silvius, the son of Aeneas, Vergil’s reader must judge the crime of Mettus and his gruesome punishment with greater horror and revulsion. en historical Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland. en 2011 w:Norman Davies Vanished Kingdoms 66 Penguin 2012 At some point during the Picto-Gaelic fusion, St Andrew was adopted as patron of the Alban kingdom. Anagrams en aabln Balan Blaan Laban Nabal banal laban labna nabal nabla Albanian Etymology A variant of sq Arban, with regular r-l change. Proper noun m sq male Alban Declension References 8 Cornish kw: vertical Flag of Scotland.svg Baner Alban (Krows Sen Androw). Scotland in the UK and Europe.svg Alban yn an Ruvaneth Unys. Etymology kw :der gd:Alba ga:Albain From kw gd Alba or kw ga Albain, both from kw cel-pro *albiyū. kw Alpys<t:the Alps>. Compare cy Alban. Pronunciation kw [ˈalban] RMC kw [ˈælbɐn] RLC Proper noun kw propn m kw Scotland Q22 Derived terms kw dowr tomm Alban<t:Scotch whisky> pinbren Alban<t:Scots pine> Albanek<t:Scottish Gaelic language> albanek<t:Scottish><pos:a> Albanes<t:Scot, Scotswoman><g:f> Noun m Albanyon en Scot, en Scotsman French Pronunciation fr Fr-Paris--Alban.ogg Paris fr Fr-Alban.ogg fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Alban.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Alban.wav France Proper noun m fr male Alban Related terms feminine form: fr Albane Anagrams fr banal Irish Pronunciation ga /ˈaləbˠənˠ/ ga /nə ˈhaləbˠənˠ/ full form na hAlban Proper noun ga proper noun form f-s Na hAlban ga Albain gen Mutation Old Irish Proper noun sga proper noun form f sga Albu gen s Mutation Romanian Etymology ro :af Alba -an + 1 Proper noun m ro References Swedish Proper noun c sv male Alban Welsh cy:yr + Etymology cy :bor gd:Alba From cy gd Alba. Pronunciation cy /ˈalban/ with definite article cy /əˈralban/ cy alban 2 Proper noun f yr Alban cy Scotland Q22 cy Sgotland Usage notes This country name is always preceded by the definite article cy yr. Derived terms cy Albanaidd Scottish cy Albanwr Scot cy briallu'r Alban Scottish primroses cy pinwydd yr Alban Scots pines cy pumbys yr Alban creeping Sibbaldia Proper noun m cy male sga:Albu<t:Scotland> Mutation References Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 13 9781847712196