Albany is a common place name. It is derived from Alba (Gaelic for Scotland) and its Latinisation, Albania. In older English it's used to mean Scotland generally, and in particular Scotland north of the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde. It is also the archaic name for Albania, the modern sovereign state in south-eastern Europe. The two have nothing in common and are uncorrelated. The term may refer to: Locations Australia Albany, Western Australia City of Albany, the Western Australian local g… (More on Albany)