Albina (given name)

Albina (ahl-BEE-nah) is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including Albin in Albania, 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. People with the given name Albina include:


 * Albina Akhatova (born 1976), Russian biathlete
 * Albina Dzhanabaeva (born 1979), Kazakh-Russian singer, soloist of popular Ukrainian/Russian group VIA-GRA
 * Albina Grčić (born 1999), Croatian singer
 * Albina Guarnieri (born 1953), Canadian politician
 * Albina du Boisrouvray (born 1941), French former journalist and film producer who has become a global philanthropist and social entrepreneur
 * Albina Kamaletdinova (born 1969), Tajik Olympic archer
 * Albina Kelmendi (born 1998), Albanian singer
 * Albina Osipowich (1911–1964), American-Lithuanian two time Olympic Gold Medal winner
 * Albina Shagimuratova (born 1979), Tatar-Russian operatic soprano