Albion
(
Ἀλουΐων). Another name of
Britannia (q.v.), and signifying “the white land,”
from its white cliffs opposite the coast of Gaul. Albion or Albany (the Gaelic form) is now
generally believed to have been the early Keltic name of the whole island. The etymology of
the word is the same as that of
Alps. See
Britannia.