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Ailbhe (male)

Variants:Albert (M)
Diminutive(s):Alby (M)
Feminine form:Ailbhe (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic of uncertain origin, possibly from the Latin albus meaning "white", hence "pure". Anglicized as Albert and the diminutive Alby.
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