The toponym in English is thought to derive from the Greek word Ἀλβίων, Latinised as Albiōn (genitive Albionis).
The root *albiyo- is … See more

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• Clas Myrddin, an early name for Great Britain given in the Third Series of Welsh Triads.
• New Albion – Historical name of the United States Pacific … See more

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. John Milton told the story in his History of Britain (1670) In Book I he recounts that the land was “subdu’d by Albion a Giant, Son of Neptune; who call’d … See more

• Jubinal, Achille, ed. (1842), "Des graunz Jaianz ki primes conquistrent Bretaingne (Bibl. Cotton Cleopatra D IX)", Nouveau recueil de contes, … See more