Albion

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Type Island

Usage Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, English (Archaic)

Scripts Ἀλβίων(Ancient Greek)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈælbi.ən/(English) /ˈælbɪən/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Great Britain, as well as an alternative, but now a poetic name for the island, from Proto-Celtic albiū "luminous/upper world", making it a cognate of Alba (and its Anglicised form Albany).

Added 2/22/2025 by BlakeIsHereStudios