Albany
From Wikinfo
Albany is an ancient and literary Celtic name for Scotland, north of the Firth of Forth (east) and Firth of Clyde (west). Variants are Alban, Albin, Alba and Albion.
Other uses probably derive from this.
It is unclear whether these toponyms have the same etymon as the Balkan Albania or the ancient Caucasian Albania (see Origin and history of the name Albania).
The Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the younger sons in the Scottish and later the British Royal Family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover.
Today, Albany refers most commonly to Albany, New York, the capital of the U.S. state of New York. It is also the name of many other cities; in addition, there are a number of places named New Albany.
Australia
- Albany, Western Australia and its electoral district, the electoral district of Albany
Canada
New Zealand
United States
- Albany, California
- Albany, Georgia
- Albany, Illinois
- Albany Township, Illinois
- Albany, Indiana
- Albany, Iowa
- Albany, Kentucky
- Albany, Louisiana
- Albany Township, Maine
- Albany, Minnesota
- Albany Township, Minnesota
- Albany, Missouri
- Albany Township, Nebraska
- Albany, New Hampshire
- Albany, New York (the state capital)
- Albany, Ohio
- Albany, Oklahoma
- Albany, Oregon
- Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
- Albany Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Albany, Tennessee
- Albany, Texas
- Albany, Vermont
- Albany (village), Wisconsin
- Albany (town), Green County, Wisconsin
- Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin
- Albany County, New York
- Albany County, Wyoming
South Africa
[[pt:Albany (desambigua��o)]]
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Albany" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
