Names of Britain

A list of various names of Britain, a large island in western Europe. The entries are sorted by language and linguistic group.

Names

Variants of "Britain"

Celtic

• Brythonic: Prɨdėn
• Welsh: Prydein, Brydein

Germanic

• Anglo-Saxon: Bryten, Breten, Brytenlond
• English: Breteyn
• Norse: Bretland, Breteland

Romance

• Castilian: (Gran) Bretaña, Bretanna
• French: Bretaigne
• Latin: Britannia, Brittania (Major, Magna)
• Norman: Bretaigne, Bretaine
• Occitan: (Grand) Bretanha

Other

• Arabic: Bartaniya, Biritaniya
• Greek: (Megale) Prettanike, Brettanike, Prettania, Brettania

Variants of "Albion"

Celtic

• Old Celtic: Albiyu, Albiu
• Gaelic: Albu, Alba
• Welsh: Albbu

Other

• Greek: Albion, later Alviona
• Latin: Albion
• Germanic languages: Albion

See also

• Names of the British Isles