Submitted Names Matching Pattern alf*

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Álfa m Sami
Sami form of Alf 1.

Alfa f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfonsė.

Alfa f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian
Feminine form of Alf 1, Scandinavian form of Alpha and a short form of Alfrida.

Alfaios m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Alphaeus.

Alfakim m Judeo-Arabic

Alfaldo m Spanish (Mexican, Rare, Archaic)

Alfalfa m English (American)
A type of flowering plant. A notable fictional bearer of this name is Alfalfa Switzer from the series of early short films "The Little Rascals" also known as "Our Gang". There was a movie adaptation in 1994... [more]

Alfania f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Alfano.

Alfano m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Alfunus.

Álfar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Álfarr.

Alfarata f Popular Culture
The name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).

Alfard m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Alfhard.

Alfarinn m Norse Mythology
Has several possible etymologies. Maybe derived from Old Norse alfr ("elf, supernatural being") and ǫrn ("eagle"); alf and arinn ("fire, immolation place"), a word meaning "far, long" and far ("to travel"), or ala ("entire, all") and a word meaning "deserted".... [more]

Álfarr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfarr.

Alfast m Danish (Archaic)
Younger form of Alfastr.

Alfastr m Old Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the name elements alfr "elf" and fastr "firm".

Alfaðir m Norse Mythology
Variant of Aldafaðir.

Alfbjǫrn m Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and bjǫrn "bear".

Álfdís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfdís.

Alfdís f Old Norse
Combination of the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and dís "goddess".

Alfdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Alfdís.

Alfecca f Astronomy
Variant of Alphecca.

Álfeiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Alfheiðr.

Alfej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Alphaeus.

Alfek m Polish
Diminutive form of Alfons.

Alfekka f Astronomy
Variant of Alphecca.

Alfendi m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the main protagonist of a video game, "Layton Brothers: Mystery Room".

Alfeos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alphaios.

Alferd m English (American)
Variant of Alfred.

Alfert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Alfard.

Alfesibea f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of Alphesiboea.

Alfesiboja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Alphesiboea.

Alfeu m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Alphaeus.

Alfeus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant form of Alphaeus.

Alfeusz m Biblical Polish
Polish form of Alphaeus.

Alfey m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of the biblical name Alphaeus, as well as of the Greek name Alpheus.

Alffinna f Old Norse
Feminine form of Alffinnr.

Alffinnr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse alfr "elf" and finnr "finn, lapp".

Alfgar m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfgeirr, or a medieval form of Ælfgar.

Alfgeat m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfgeat found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Alfgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse geirr "spear".

Álfgerðr f Old Norse
An Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of alfr "elf" and garðr "enclosure, protection".

Alfgerðr f Old Norse
Variant of Álfgerðr.

Álfgerður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Álfgerðr.

Alfgrim m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name, derived from the Old Norse elements alfr meaning "elf" and gríma meaning "mask, helmet".

Alfheah m Medieval English
Variant of Ælfheah.

Alfheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless; honour".

Álfheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfheiðr.

Alfhelm m Medieval English
Variant of Ælfhelm.

Alfhere m Medieval English
Variant of Ælfhere.

Alfhilda f Old Norse, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Alfhildr.

Álfhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfhildr.

Alfi m English
Diminutive of Alfred, Alfonso, and other names that begin with alf.

Alfi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Alfa 2.

Alfi m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Alfonz and Alfons.

Alfia f Italian, Russian
Feminine form of Alfio.

Alfian m Indonesian
Possibly a form of the name Alvin or perhaps derived from Arabic ألف (alf) meaning "thousand".

Alfidia f Ancient Roman (Rare)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the mother of the first Roman empress Livia.

Alfieru m Sicilian

Alfífa f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain meaning, the first element possibly from *alu "protection, fortune" or alfr "elf"; the second element, fífa means "cotton grass" and occurs in Old Icelandic poetry as a metaphor for "arrow" (a similar word, fífla, was used in 'Grettis saga' to mean "a girl")... [more]

Alfiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Alfina.

Alfík m Czech
Diminutive form of Alfons or Alfréd.

Alfild f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Alfhild.

Alfin m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Alf 1.

Alfine f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alfina.

Alfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Alvfinn.

Alfira f Tatar
Variant of Alfiya.

Alfirk m Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Beta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. The name is derived from the Arabic الفرقة al-firqah "the flock" (of sheep).

Alfiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alfio.

Alfiva f Old Norwegian
Norwegianized form of Ælfgifu. Ælfgifu (Alfiva) of Northampton was the regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035.

Alfkæll m Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Alfketill.

Alfketill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" combined with Old Norse kettil "kettle, cauldron" (see also Kettil).

Alfkil m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Anglo-Scandinavian form of Alfkæll.

Alflaug f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Alfled f Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfflæd.

Álfmóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of ALF "elf" and MOD "excitement, concern, wrath; courage."

Alfnoth m Medieval English
Variant of Alnothus.

Alfný f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements alf "elf" and ny "new".

Alfo m Spanish, Lithuanian
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Alfon m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Alfónks m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Alfons.

Alfoñs m Breton
Breton form of Alfons.

Alfonsa f Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Sicilian, Romansh, Polish
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Alfonso and Polish and Romansh feminine form of Alfons.

Alfonse m English
Variant of Alphonse.

Alfonsė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian feminine form of Alfonso.

Alfonsia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Alphonsine.

Alfonsine f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Alfons.

Alfonss m Latvian
Latvian from of Alfonso.

Alfonsu m Maltese, Corsican (Archaic), Sardinian, Sicilian
Maltese, Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Alfons.

Alfonsyna f Polish
Feminine form of Alfons.

Alfontsa f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Alfonsa.

Alfontsina f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of French Alphonsine.

Alfontso m Basque
Basque form of Alfonso.

Alfonza f Slovene
Feminine form of Alfonz.

Alfonzina f Hungarian
Feminine form of Alfonz.

Alfonzo m English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Alfonso.

Alford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Alford.

Alfǫðr m Norse Mythology
Variant of Aldafaðir.

Alfounse m Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Alphonse.

Alfra f American (South, Archaic)

Alfrada f English (Archaic)

Alfre f English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Alfre Woodard (1952-) her godmother claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters.

Alfrèd m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Alfred.

Alfréda f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alfreda.

Alfrède f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.

Alfrede f Danish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.

Alfreder f & m English (Rare)

Alfrederick m English (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick.

Alfredia f American
variant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family

Alfrédie f Norman (Gallicized, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Alfred.

Alfredina f Portuguese
FEMININE VERSION OF Alfredo.

Alfrédine f French (Archaic)
French feminine form of Alfred.

Alfredos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Alfred.

Alfredrick m African American (Rare)
Combination of Alfred and Frederick. Its usage was inspired in 1985 by American former basketball player Alfredrick Hughes (1962-), who took part in the NBA draft of the same year.

Alfredu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Alfred.

Alfreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Alfredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Alfreeti m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Alfred.

Alfresina f Medieval Catalan

Alfreð m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Alfred.

Alfretta f English (American, Rare)
Blend of Alfreda and Etta.

Alfrid m Silesian
Silesian form of Alfred.

Alfrida f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Younger form of Alfridh.

Alfride f Obscure
Variant of Alfrida.

Alfridh f Old Swedish
Old Norse friðr "beautiful" combined with either alfr "elf", allr "all, entire, whole", or aðal "noble".

Alfried m Dutch, German
Short form of Adalfried and variant of Alfred.

Alfrieda f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alfrida.

Alfriede f Obscure
Variant of Alfride.

Alfrigg m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Variant of Alfríkr or combination of alf "elf" and freginn "experienced". This is the name of one of the four dwarfs who made Freyja's necklace Brísingamen in Norse mythology.

Alfrik m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Alfríkr.

Alfrith m Medieval English
Variant of Aldfrith.

Álfrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and rós "rose".

Álfrún f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Alfrún.

Alfrún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements alfr "elf" and rún "secret".

Alfryd m Silesian
Silesian form of Alfred.

Alfs m Latvian

Alfsi m Medieval English
Younger form of Ælfsige.

Álfsól f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic elements alfr "elf" and sól "sun".

Alfsol f Swedish
Swedish form of Álfsól.

Alfstan m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ælfstan.

Álfþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Alfþórr.