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Albertine

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Pronounced AL-ber-teen /ˈæl.bər.tiːn/High

Meaning: Albertine is the French feminine form of Albert, built from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble,' and beraht, 'bright, famous.' It shares its meaning with Alberta and Albertina and belongs to the graceful -ine feminizations (Ernestine, Josephine) popular in the vintage era.Medium

In 30 seconds: Albertine is a French feminine of Albert, 'noble' plus 'bright.' It peaked around 1918 and is a classic vintage -ine name.
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Origin MediumFrench, Germanic
MeaningAlbertine is the French feminine form of Albert, built from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble,' and beraht, 'bright, famous.' It shares its meaning with Alberta and Albertina and belongs to the graceful -ine feminizations (Ernestine, Josephine) popular in the vintage era.
U.S. rank (1981)#9131 ↘ Falling
1981 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1918
Total births (all-time)≈ 2,196

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191818801981

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Albertine is the French feminine of Albert, from the Germanic for 'noble' and 'bright, famous.' Like Ernestine and Josephine, it was among the refined -ine names American families chose in the decades around 1900.

Albertine crested around 1918 at roughly seventy girls a year and gradually faded across the century, lingering in records into the nineteen-eighties. A woman named Albertine at the peak would be past a hundred today. It remains firmly vintage, only lightly touched by the current -ine and Alberta revival.

Did you know? Marcel Proust gave the name literary weight through the character Albertine, but in American use it was simply one of the elegant -ine feminines — a sister to Ernestine and Josephine — favored in the early twentieth century.
Overall data confidence 68%
References — Albertine — French feminine of Albert (Germanic 'noble'+'bright'); 1910s peak

Variations

AlbertaAlbertinaAlbertine

Nicknames

AlbaTinaBertie

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If you like Albertine…

Alberta— the sister feminine of Albert
Ernestine— a like vintage -ine feminine name
Clementine— a same-era elegant -ine girls' name
Josephine— a comparable classic -ine feminization

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Albertine mean?

Albertine is a feminine form of Albert, from the Germanic for 'noble' and 'bright, famous.'

How do you pronounce Albertine?

It's said AL-ber-teen /ˈæl.bər.tiːn/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Albertine a boy or girl name?

Albertine is a girl's name, the feminine of Albert.

How popular is Albertine?

Albertine peaked in the nineteen-tens and has been a vintage rarity for generations, only lightly touched by today's revival of -ine names.

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