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Alby¹

Where it comes from

From place names in England. Variant: Albee.

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Alby²

Where it comes from

Anglicized from Irish Ailbhe, name of an Irish saint also anglicized as Albert, and name of heroines in Irish legend.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Irish.
  2. A female given name from Irish mainly used in Ireland.

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"Alby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alby. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Alby. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alby

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"Alby." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alby.

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@misc{alby_2026,
  title = {Alby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}