Alfonso
[ælˈfɒn.soʊ]Meaning
Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, from Gothic *Aalafuns, "noble and ready"
Background Story
Alfonso is the Spanish and Italian form of Alphonsus, the Latin form of the Visigothic name *Aalafuns, from the Gothic elements aals "noble" and funs "ready". It was borne by several kings of Spain and Portugal, beginning with Alfonso I of Asturias in the 8th century, whose name was sometimes written in the Latin spelling Adefonsus. On that basis it has been theorised that the first element might come from another source, perhaps haus "battle", and that two or more names may have merged into a single form.
Variations
Alfons, Alfonso, Alfonsus
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