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I started thinking about Albany as a boy's name. I kinda knew it wasn't a "real name" but decided to try the database anyway and came across Alban. I like both, and the two come from the same place, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba). Apparently though they're both more like titles, like Duke of Albany, or places, like Albany, NY (which is admittedly what I think of first) and Alban being another word for Scotland in some languages, rather than names. The reason I even started thinking about it is because of King Lear; there's a Duke of Albany character who's referred to as just Albany throughout and lately I've been finding it so charming on its own. I think I'm preferring Albany at this point and at the same time think of it as "less usable", just because of the place.

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So, wdyt of Albany and Alban? Do you find them as handsome as I do, and if so, usable? Thanks. :-)