Albus
Latin · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Albus
The name 'Albus' means "white" or "bright," derived from the Latin adjective *albus* (white, bright, clear).
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Etymology
The name 'Albus' means "white" or "bright," derived from the Latin adjective *albus* (white, bright, clear). It is primarily used in Roman and modern Western contexts, notably as a surname in ancient Rome (e.g., the Albus family) and famously as the given name of the fictional character Albus Dumbledore in J.K. Rowling's *Harry Potter* series, though it has no traditional religious or cultural usage as a given name.
Albus currently ranks #8,943 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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