Alfonso

English

Etymology

From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse.

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ælˈfɑnzoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɒnsəʊ

Proper noun

Alfonso

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname.

Related terms

• variants: Alfonzo, Alonso, Alonzo, Alphonse, Alphonso
• pet forms: Al, Alf, Alfie, Alfy, Fonz, Fonzie
• Alfonso Tabora

Translations

male given name

• Aragonese: Alifonso m
• Asturian: Alfonsu (ast) m
• Catalan: Alfons (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 阿方素 (aa³ fong¹ sou³)

• Danish: Alfons (da) c
• Dutch: Alfons (nl) m
• French: Alphonse (fr) m
• Galician: Afonso (gl) m
• Georgian: ალფონსი (alponsi), ალფონსო (alponso)
• German: Alfons (de)
• Greek: Αλφόνσος (el) m (Alfónsos)
• Hungarian: Alfonz (hu)
• Italian: Alfonso (it) m
• Latin: Alphonsus m
• Latvian: Alfons m
• Maltese: Alfonsu m
• Occitan: Anfós m
• Polish: Alfons (pl) m
• Portuguese: Alfonso (pt) m, Afonso (pt) m
• Romanian: Alfons m
• Russian: Альфонс (ru) m anim (Alʹfons)
• Sardinian: Alfonsu m
• Sicilian: Alfonzu m
• Spanish: Alfonso (es) m
• Swedish: Alfons (sv) c
• Vietnamese: Anphongsô (Roman Catholic), Anphonsô (Roman Catholic), An Phong (vi) (Roman Catholic)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alfonso is the 2927^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12,246 individuals. Alfonso is most common among Hispanic/Latino (67.39%), White (19.70%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.44%) individuals.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Al‧fon‧so
• IPA^(key): /ʔalˈponso/ [ʔɐl̪ˈpon̪.s̪o]

Proper noun

Alfonso

1. a male given name from Spanish

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfɔn.so/, /alˈfon.so/
• Rhymes: -ɔnso, -onso
• Hyphenation: Al‧fòn‧so, Al‧fón‧so

Proper noun

Alfonso m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso

Anagrams

• solfano, solfona

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso (which see).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfõ.su/ [aʊ̯ˈfõ.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfõ.su/ [aʊ̯ˈfõ.su]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfõ.so/ [aʊ̯ˈfõ.so]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfõ.su/ [aɫˈfõ.su]

Proper noun

Alfonso m

1. a male given name from Gothic, equivalent to English Alfonso, Alternative form of Afonso

Derived terms

• alfonsi
• Alfonsinho

 

Related terms

• alfonsim
• alfonsino

 

See also

• Afonso

 

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfonso/ [alˈfõn.so]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -onso
• Syllabification: Al‧fon‧so

Proper noun

Alfonso m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso

Proper noun

Alfonso m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Derived terms

• Alfónsez
• alfonsino