Albina (''ahl-BEE-nah'') is a
feminine
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given name
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from the
Roman cognate
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''Albinus'', derived from the
Latin ''albus'', meaning "white" or "bright". There are
masculine
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variants including ''Albin'' in
Kosovo,
Poland,
Scandinavia, and
Slovenia; and ''
Aubin'' in
France. In Estonia, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden. March 1 is Albina’s
Name day. Albina is uncommon as a
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. People with the given name Albina include:
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Albina Akhatova
Albina Khamitovna Akhatova (russian: Альби́на Хами́товна Аха́това, tt-Cyrl, Альбина Хәмит кызы Әхәтова; born 13 November 1976) is a Russian (of Tatar origin) former biathlon, biathlete. She was ba ...
(born 1976), Russian biathlete
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Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Kazakh-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group
VIA-GRA
*
Albina Grčić (born 1999), Croatian singer
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Albina Guarnieri (born 1953), Canadian politician
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Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur
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Albina Kamaletdinova
Albina Kamaletdinova (born January 24, 1969) is an athlete from Tajikistan who competes in archery.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Kamaletdinova finished her ranking round with a total of 547 points. This gave her the ...
(born 1969),
Tajik
Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Tajikistan
* Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
* Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan
* Tajik (surname)
* Tajik cu ...
Olympic archer
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Albina Kelmendi
Albina Kelmendi (; born 27 January 1998) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after placing as the runner-up on the fourth series of ''The Voice of Albania'' in 2014. Kelmendi and her family represented Albania in the ...
(born 1998), Albanian singer
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Albina Osipowich
Albina Lucy Charlotte Osipowich (February 26, 1911 – June 6, 1964), later known by her married name Albina Van Aken, was an American competition swimmer who won gold medals in the women's 100-meter freestyle and 4×100-meter freestyle relay at ...
(1911-1964), American-Lithuanian two time Olympic Gold Medal winner
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Albina Shagimuratova
Albina Anvarovna Shagimuratova (russian: Альбина Анваровна Шагимуратова, link=no; born 17 October 1979) is a Russian coloratura soprano. In 2019 her recording of the title role in ''Semiramide'' for Opera Rara won the ...
(born 1979), Tatar-Russian operatic soprano
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