Alfonso
English
Etymology
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse.
Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ælˈfɑnzoʊ/
- Rhymes: -ɒnsəʊ
Proper noun
Alfonso
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname.
Derived terms
Related terms
- variants: Alfonzo, Alonso, Alonzo, Alphonse, Alphonso
- pet forms: Al, Alf, Alfie, Alfy, Fonz, Fonzie
- Alfonso Tabora
Translations
male given name
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Alfonso is the 2927th 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
- a male given name from Spanish
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈfɔn.so/, /alˈfon.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔnso, -onso
- Hyphenation: Al‧fòn‧so, Al‧fón‧so
Proper noun
Alfonso m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso
References
- ^ Alfonso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso (which see).
Pronunciation
- (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
- a male given name from Gothic, equivalent to English Alfonso, alternative form of Afonso
Derived terms
- alfonsi
- Alfonsinho
Related terms
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈfonso/ [alˈfõn.so]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -onso
- Syllabification: Al‧fon‧so
Proper noun
Alfonso m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso
Proper noun
Alfonso m or f by sense
- a surname originating as a patronymic