Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A male given name from Latin.
Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (“white”). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin (literally “elf friend”)), of which Alvin is the native English form.
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- Derivation mentionalbusla
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