Albertine (given name)

Albertine

Albertine Necker de Saussure (1766–1841), Swiss writer and educationalist, and an early advocate of education for women

Gender| Female
Origin
Word/name| French via German
Meaning| noble, bright
Other names
Related names| Albert, Alberta, Albertina

Albertine is a feminine given name, a French feminine form of the name Albert. It was among the top 100 names given to girls in France between 1900 and 1926, and remained among the top 500 names for French girls until 1957. It was among the top 1000 names for girls in the United States at various times between 1880 and 1925.[1]

## People

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### Women

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* Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1712–1750), second wife and consort of Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
* Albertine, Baroness Staël von Holstein (1797–1838)
* Albertine Agnes of Nassau (1634–1696), regent of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe during the minority of her son Henry Casimir II
* Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
* Ernestine Albertine of Saxe-Weimar (1722–1769), first wife and consort of Philip II, Count of Lippe-Alverdissen
* Louise Albertine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1748–1769), a member of the Danish royal family and the consort of Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
* Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach (1683–1742), Countess of Erbach-Erbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen. From 1724 to 1728, she was Regent of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
* Albertine Baclet (born 1922), politician from Guadeloupe who served in the French National Assembly from 1967 to 1968
* Albertine Badenberg (1865–1958), German teacher and feminist activist
* Albertine Gnanazan Hépié, Ivorian politician
* Albertine Lapensée (1898 – ?), Canadian female ice hockey player
* Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886–1957), Canadian pianist, soprano, composer, and music educator
* Albertine Necker de Saussure (1766–1841), Swiss writer and educationalist, and an early advocate of education for women
* Albertine N'Guessan (died 2016), Ivorian actress
* Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert (born 1992), Chadian track and field sprint athlete and Olympian
* Albertine Rahéliarisoa (born 1961), Malagasy middle-distance runner and Olympian
* Albertine Randall (1863–1954), American illustrator, cartoonist, and costume designer
* Therese Albertine Luise Robinson (1797–1870), German author, linguist, and translator
* Albertine Sarrazin (1937–1967), French author
* Albertine Thackwell (1863–1944), British archer and Olympian
* Albertine Van Roy-Moens (1915–1987), Belgian gymnast and Olympian
* Albertine Winner (1907–1988), British physician and medical administrator
* Albertine Zullo (born 1967), Swiss illustrator

## Notes

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1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Albertine". www.behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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