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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. ah-leh-FER-nah  [key]
Other Forms FormsHoloferna

Meaning & History

Aleferna was Prioress of the Hohenholte monastery in Northern Germany (attested 1237–1240). The name is only partially explained ALA means "all", but the FERNA part is obscure.

Seibicke derives the modern northern German given name Fenna from Aleferna,
Added 6/25/2014 by elbowin