Albany

Albany is a common place name. It is derived from Alba (Gaelic for Scotland) and its Latinisation, Albania. In older English it is used to mean Scotland generally, and in particular the part of Scotland north of the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde.

Albany may refer to:

Locations

Australia

• Albany, Western Australia
  • City of Albany, the Western Australian local government area responsible for Albany
  • Electoral district of Albany, the district of the Western Australian Legislative Council covering Albany
• Albany Creek, a suburb of Brisbane
• Albany Island, an island at Cape York Peninsula

Canada

• Albany, Nova Scotia
• Albany, Ontario
• Albany, Prince Edward Island
• Fort Albany, Ontario

New Zealand

• Albany, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland

South Africa

• Albany, South Africa a region in the Eastern Cape named after the capital of New York State

United Kingdom

• Albany, Tyne and Wear, a suburb of Washington, Tyne and Wear
• Albany, an ancient name for North Britain
• Albany, Piccadilly, London - Housing Development in the West End of London, initially designed by Robert Adam, the architect

United States of America (sorted by state)

• Albany, Alabama (1887–1927; merged with Decatur, Alabama), named in honor of Albany, New York in 1916
• Albany, California, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1909
• Albany, Georgia, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1836
• Albany, Illinois
• Albany Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Albany Township, Illinois
• Albany, Indiana
• Albany, Iowa
• Albany, Kentucky, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1837
• Albany, Louisiana
• Albany Township, Maine
• Albany, Minnesota
• Albany Township, Minnesota
• Albany, Missouri
• Albany Township, Nebraska
• Albany, New Hampshire, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1833
• Albany, New York, the capital of New York and the most populous city in this list
• Albany County, New York
• Albany, Ohio
• Albany, Oklahoma, named in honor of Albany, New York
• Albany, Oregon, named in honor of Albany, New York in 1848
• Albany, Pennsylvania
• Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
• Albany Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
• Albany, Tennessee
• Albany, Texas, named in honor of Albany, Georgia in 1873
• Albany, Vermont
• Albany, Wisconsin, a village located within the town of Albany, Green County
• Albany, Green County, Wisconsin, a town
• Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin, a town
• Albany, Wyoming
• Albany County, Wyoming

Buildings

• Albany (Liverpool), formerly a meeting place for cotton brokers, now divided into apartments
• Albany (London), a famous apartment complex in London
• Albany (HM Prison), a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight
• The Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London

Geography

• Albany River, in Canada
• Lake Albany, a prehistoric proglacial lake

Ships

• USS Albany, the name of five ships of the United States Navy, all named for Albany, New York
• MV Empire Albany, later renamed Albany.

People

• Albany Leon Bigard, better known as Barney Bigard, jazz musician
• Duke of Albany, a Scottish, and later, British Peerage title
• "Michael of Albany", self-style of Michel Roger Lafosse; Stewart claimant.

Automobiles

• Albany (1903 Automobile), an early British automobile
• Albany (1907 Automobile), an early American automobile, named for Albany,
• Albany (automobile), an English car of the 1970s with "veteran styling"

Organizations and institutions

• Albany Records, a record label in Albany, New York
• Albany Symphony Orchestra, New York
• University at Albany, SUNY, New York
• Albany Great Danes, the athletic program of the University at Albany
• Albany State University, Albany, Georgia

Airports

• Albany Airport (disambiguation), a list of airports associated with Albany

Amtrak stations

• Albany, Oregon (Amtrak station)
• Albany-Rensselaer (Amtrak station), New York

Songs

• Albany (1981), a well-known German language schlager by the British singer Roger Whittaker