Alfons

Gender Masculine
Usage German, Dutch, Catalan, Ancient Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. AL-fawns(German)
 AHL-fawns(Dutch)
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Meaning & History

German, Dutch and Catalan form of Alfonso.

Related Names

VariantsAdalfuns, Hadufuns, Hildefons(Ancient Germanic)
DiminutiveFons(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesAlphonso, Alphonzo, Lon, Lonnie, Lonny(English) Alonzo(English (American)) Alphonse(French) Afonso(Galician) Alphonsus(History) Alfonso(Italian) Funs, Funske(Limburgish) Afonso(Portuguese) Alfonz(Slovene) Alfonso, Ildefonso, Alonso(Spanish)
Surname DescendantAlfons(Dutch)
User SubmissionAlfoñs

Popularity

Name Days

Croatia: October 31
Germany: August 1
Latvia: November 22
Poland: June 1
Poland: July 27
Poland: August 2
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Poland: September 19
Poland: October 30
Poland: October 31
Sweden: August 6

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Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 166.

Entry updated April 25, 2021