Alby
[ˈælbi]Meaning
anglicized masculine form of Ailbhe, an Irish name
Background Story
Alby is the anglicized masculine form of Ailbhe, a name used in Irish mythology and Old Irish. It is also an English surname derived from place names in England, with the variant Albee. The Irish Ailbhe was the name of a saint, also anglicized as Albert, and of heroines in Irish legend.
Variations
Albie, Albin
Related Names
Albie
Diminutive of Albert
Adel
Persian form of Adil, and an alternate transcription of the Arabic name
Albi
Italian diminutive of Alberto, meaning 'noble and bright'
Alfi
Recorded as a given name in English, Danish and Slovene
Alli
Finnish diminutive of names beginning with al; also the finnish word for a type of duck
Arla
A variant of 'Harla', meaning 'the one who is noble'.
Aubie
A clipping of Auburn with the -ie suffix
Elke
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid; also a Yiddish feminine form of Elkanah
Aana
Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish
Abbe
Abbot in French, a term for the head of a monastery.