Group info: About Alfons/Alfonsa, the group of names with the same origin as Alphonse | Language of origin: | Gothic |
Info about origin, male: | originally a Visigothic name that came to Germany from Spain |
| the name changed under the influence of another name, Hildefonso, and the influence of the popular Germanic name element adal |
Words: | hadu = the fight, the battle Old High German |
| funs = ready Old High German |
| adal = the noble, honorable Old High German |
Topics: | Two-element name |
Variants' top ranks: | 2:Afonso Portugal 2022, 3:Alfonso Portugal 2007, 7:Alonso Chile 2015, 18:Alfonsina Uruguay 2022, 98:Alfons Sweden 2007, 181:Lonnie USA 1960-1969, 466:Alonzo USA 2019 |
Old/original forms: | Adalfuns Old High German, Hadufuns Old High German, Hildefonso Spanish |
Name variants: | Alfonsa, Alfonsina, Afonso, Alfons, Alfonso, Alonso, Alonzo, Alphons, Alphonse, Lonnie Sortable list Details |
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