Meaning  The name Alfonso has the following meaning: One who is noble and readily prepared to do battle. From the element "adal" (noble) and "funs" (ready).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Alfonso is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 520 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Alfonso fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 60 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 647 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Alfonso in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Alfonso is pronounced as ell-fawn-soh Origins Related names Variants Popular Variants for the name Alfonso: Affonso (Portuguese), Afonso (Portuguese), Alfons (German), Alfonse, Alfonsin, Alfonsino, Alfonz, Alfonzo (Spanish), Alfonzus, Alonso (Spanish), Alonzo (Spanish), Alphons, Alphonse (French), Alphonso (Spanish), Alphonsus (Irish), Alphonz, Fonz, Fonzi (Spanish), Fonzie, Fonzo (Spanish), Lonzo (Spanish), Zo (Nickname) Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Alfonso are: Lon, Al, Zo
Style We think the name Alfonso should fall under the following style category: Italian. See other Italian boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Alfonso to be: Well-tanned, good looking and tough chapIn one word, you might describe Alfonso as a(n) " good-looking" person. See other "good-looking" names for boys. |
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Meaning of name Alfonso
