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==English==

===Etymology 1===
{{wikipedia|Albion}}
{{wikipedia|Alba}}
{{wikipedia|Etymology of Scotland}}
From {{der|en|enm|-}} from {{der|en|ML.|Albania||Scotland}}, from {{der|en|gd|Alba||Scotland}}, from {{der|en|sga|Albu||Britain, Scotland}}, from {{der|en|cel-pro|*albiyū||world|lit=white (place)}} (compare {{cog|owl|elbid||world}}), from  {{der|en|ine-pro|*albʰós|*h₂elbʰos|white}}, possibly in reference to the [[w:White Cliffs of Dover|White Cliffs of Dover]]. {{doublet|en|Albania}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|Albyn}}

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɔːl.bə.ni/|/ˈɒl.bə.ni/}}
* {{q|colloquial}} {{IPA|en|/ˈɔːlb.ni/|/ˈɒlb.ni/}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|archaic}} [[Scotland]] [[north]] of the [[River Forth]].

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|north of Forth}} {{l|en|Scotland}}, {{l|en|Albania}}, {{l|en|Alba}}, {{l|en|Albion}}

===Etymology 2===
{{wikipedia|Duke of Albany}}
From {{der|en|enm|-}} ''Albany'' ("[[Scotland]]"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the [[King of Scots]] which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union.

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun|~|s}}

# {{lb|en|historic}} A [[prominent]] [[duchy]] [[bestow]]ed upon [[younger]] [[sons]] of the [[royal]] [[family]], belonging first to the [[Scottish]] [[peerage]] and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the [[British]]. It is [[currently]] [[suspended]].
# {{surname|en}}, from the title of the {{w|Duke of Albany}}.

=====Statistics=====
* According to the 2010 United States Census, ''Albany'' is the 38265<sup>th</sup> most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. ''Albany'' is most common among White (54.23%) and Black/African American (33.68%) individuals.

====Further reading====
* {{R:en:DAFN}}

===Etymology 3===
{{wikipedia|Albany, New York}}
{{wikipedia|Albany River}}
{{wikipedia|Fort Albany, Ontario}}
Named in honor of the [[crown prince]] [[w:James II of England|James]], [[duke|Duke]] of Albany and [[York]]

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{place|en|The <<capital city>> of the <<s:pref/New York>> in the <<c/USA>>, and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Albany County>>}}.
# {{place|en|major river|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}.
# A [[Hudson's Bay Company]] [[trading post]] in [[Ontario]] and the [[community]] that remains at [[its]] [[site]].

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|capital of New York state}} {{l|en|Fort Nassau}}, {{l|en|Fort Orange}}, {{l|en|Beverwijck}}, {{l|en|Willemstadt}}&nbsp;- historic

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|Albany slip}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|capital of New York}}
* American Sign Language: {{t|ase|A@Center-PalmForward SevenVert}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|О́лбани}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|Albany}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|奧爾巴尼}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|Albany}}
* Danish: {{t|da|Albany}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|Albany}}
* French: {{t+|fr|Albany}}
* German: {{t+|de|Albany}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|אולבני|tr='Olvani}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|Albany}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|オールバニ|tr=Ōrubani}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|Albania|f}}
* Lithuanian: {{t|lt|Olbanis}}
* Marathi: {{t|mr|ऑल्बनी}}
* Mohawk: {{t|moh|Skahnéhtati}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|Albany|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|О́лбани}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t+|gd|Alba|f}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|Albany}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|Олбані}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|אָלבאַני}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 4===
{{wikipedia|Albany, Georgia}}
{{wikipedia|Albany, South Africa}}
{{wikipedia|Albany (disambiguation)}}
Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{place|en|sizable city/county seat|co/Dougherty County|s/Georgia|c/USA}} (76,939 during the 2000 census).
# {{lb|en|historic}} {{place|en|former district|in the|p/Eastern Cape|c/South Africa}}.
# Any of numerous minor [[American]] communities and towns:
## {{place|en|home rule city/county seat|co/Clinton County|s/Kentucky}}.
## {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Gentry County|s/Missouri}}.
## {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Ray County|s/Missouri}}.
## {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Linn County|s/Oregon}}.
## {{place|en|city/county seat|co/Shackelford County|s/Texas|c/USA}}. Named after Albany, Georgia.
## {{place|en|city|co/Alameda County|s/California|c/USA}}.
# {{place|en|A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under {{w|Albany Township}}}}.

===Etymology 5===
{{wikipedia|Albany, Western Australia}}
Named in honor of [[prince|Prince]] [[w:Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Frederick]], duke of Albany and York, the second son of [[king|King]] [[w:George III of England|George III]] of [[Britain]]

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|en|/ˈæl.bə.ni/}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{place|en|port city|r:suf/Great Southern|s/Western Australia}}.
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1952|month=November|title=The Western Australian Government Railways|journal=Railway Magazine|page=760|text=Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at '''Albany''', on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.}}

===Etymology 6===
{{wikipedia|Albany, New Zealand}}
Named in honour of Prince [[w:Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany|Leopold]], Duke of Albany and son of [[queen|Queen]] [[w:Queen Victoria|Victoria]] of [[Britain]]

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{place|en|northern suburb|city/Auckland|c/New Zealand}}. <ref>[https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz6196/Albany/ NZ Topo Map]</ref>

===Etymology 7===
{{wp|Albany, Tyne and Wear}}
{{unk|en}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-prop}}

# {{place|en|suburb|x/Washington|city:Pref/Sunderland|co/Tyne and Wear|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref NZ2957}}.

===Derived terms===
* {{l|en|Albany County}}
* {{l|en|New Albany}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|Stoke Albany}} {{q|from de Albinni}}

===References===
<references/>

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aablny|Anlaby}}

{{cln|en|heteronyms}}

==Portuguese==

===Pronunciation===
{{pt-IPA}}

===Proper noun===
{{pt-proper noun|f}}

# {{place|pt|city/state capital|s/New York|c/United States|t1=Albany}}

==Spanish==
{{wikipedia|lang=es}}

===Proper noun===
{{es-proper noun}}

# {{place|es|capital|s/New York|t1=Albany}}

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