Alfons
[ælˈfɒns]Meaning
German, Dutch and Catalan form of Alfonso, from Gothic aþal "noble" and funs "eager, brave, ready".
Background Story
Alfons is the German, Dutch and Catalan form of Alfonso. The name goes back to a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names, from *Aþalfuns, composed of the elements aþal "noble" and funs "eager, brave, ready". It is recorded in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula from the 8th century, and in the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families.
Variations
Alfonso, Alfie
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