Albertine

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Albertine

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Albertine is a French feminine for of the name Albert. Albert is the modern English form the Old Germanic names Adalbert (or Adelbert), or the Old English name Aethelbert, (or Aethelberht, or Ethelbert) . Originally it meant “Noble Bright” from “adal” or “aethel” (noble) and “berht” (bright).

History:
Albertine was formed in the 19th century as a French feminine form for the wildly popular Albert, as was the more popular name of Alberta. Neither name ever became common.
Please see Alberta for more information.

Pronunciation: al-bert-een.

Diminutives:
English: Bertie, Bertina, Bertine, Tina.

Alternates: Albertina, Alberteen, Albertyna, Albertyne.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.003 % named Albertine
0.002 % named Albertina

Popularity of Albertine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 722nd most popular.
1910-1920: 929th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 56th most popular.
1910: 60th most popular.
1920: 73rd most popular.
1930: 111th most popular.
1940: 161st most popular.
1943: 185th most popular.
1950-2000: N/A