Albemarle

English from Latin

"white marl"

Albemarle Origin and Meaning

The name Albemarle is a boy's name meaning "white marl".

A Southern place name — found in North Carolina and Virginia — borne by early enslaved people in the US. It came over from England, where Albemarle was a variation of the French county name Aumale, from the Latin Alba Marla, "white marl." Marl is a type of soil.