Meaning: Its source is Albinus, a Latin name meaning "White."

Languages: This boy's name was used in Latin.

Narrative: Some authorities believe Albanus might have been the Latin rendering of an ethnic name of some forgotten people of the Roman Empire. Others believe this name ultimately derives from a Gaelic expression meaning ''rocky crag.''

It might also have designated a citizen of Alba, the residence of the ancient Roman kings. That city's name also means ''white''; it is presumed to derive from the same Latin root word as Albinus.