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 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 References Ancient Roman names Circassian feminine given names Czech feminine given names English feminine given names Feminine given names Irish feminine given names Italian feminine given names Latin feminine given names Polish feminine given names Scottish feminine given names Slovene feminine given names Swedish feminine given names