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- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278 . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ↑ "View Name: Albina". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
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