The toponym in English is thought to derive from the Greek word Ἀλβίων, Latinised as Albiōn (genitive Albionis).
The root *albiyo- is also found in Gaulish and Galatian albio- 'world' and Welsh elfydd ( See more

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Judging from Avienius' Ora Maritima, for which it is considered to have served as a source, the Massaliote Periplus (originally written in the 6th century BC, translated by Avienus at the end of the 4th century AD), does not use the name Britannia; instead it speaks of nēsos … See more

A legend exists in various forms that giants were either the original inhabitants, or the founders of the land named Albion.
Geoffrey of Monmouth
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• Jubinal, Achille, ed. (1842), "Des graunz Jaianz ki primes conquistrent Bretaingne (Bibl. Cotton Cleopatra D IX)", Nouveau recueil de contes, … See more