MEANING & HISTORY
What does Albino mean?
Albino is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Albinus. Albinus was a Roman cognomen derived from Albus, whose Latin meaning includes white or bright.
This establishes a historical personal-name chain. The given name does not diagnose albinism or describe a bearer’s appearance, and it should not be treated as a medical or ancestry label.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish
People with the name Albino
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Albino SyCip
Filipino banker
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Names in this collection
- Albin♂Form of Latin Albinus; white
- Alain♂French form of Alan
- Aldin♂Bosnian form of Ala ad-Din
- Alina♀Short form of Adelina, Albina, or other -alina names
- Alvin♂Elf friend
- Gabino♂Spanish form of Gabinus; possibly connected with Gabii
- Lino♂Italian form of Linus; flax in the Greek root
- Sabino♂A Sabine, from the ancient people of central Italy
Explore Albino further
Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 5 elected-candidate records ·
ALBINO
· CSV row 1,196 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 2 person records with this given name · Q3608768 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q3608768 — Albino (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Albino SyCip (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Albino Dimayuga (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Albino (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Albinus (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Albus (opens in a new tab)