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Albany in Pop Culture

Elwood P. Dowd main character in the play and movie 'Harvey'
Albany Porcello main character in 1934's Children of the Poor and 1936's The Hunted, by John A. Lee
The Duke of Albany Scottish title of the future King James II of England
Albany capital city of New York, USA
ORIGIN: May be an extension of St Alban's name or an allusion to Scotland (deriving ultimately from Celtic alp = 'rock, mountain'). The surname Albany means 'servant or retainer of the dukes of Albany (a dukedom of the royal house of Stuart)' (from a Gaelic name for Scotland).