Afonso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • Affonso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfõ.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfõ.so/

  • Hyphenation: A‧fon‧so

Proper noun

Afonso m (plural Afonsos)

  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Afonsa, equivalent to English Alfonso or Alphonse

Derived terms

  • afonsino

Proper noun

Afonso m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

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