Albany
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Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania(“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba(“Scotland”), from Old Irish Albu(“Britain, Scotland”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyū(“world”, literally “white (place)”) (compare Old Welsh elbid(“world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰos(“white”), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. Doublet of Albania.
From Middle EnglishAlbany (" 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
Named in honor of the crown princeJames, Duke of Albany and York
Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state
Named in honor of PrinceFrederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of KingGeorge III of Britain
Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of QueenVictoria of Britain
