Alfons
/ˈæl.fɒnz/noun
A masculine given name, especially common in German-, Dutch-, Scandinavian-, and Central European languages.
Did you know?The name traces back to Visigothic royal naming traditions and became especially prominent through medieval Iberian kings named Alfonso.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*aþalą + *funsaz
“Noble lineage + ready, eager, or willing”
Late Antiquity
Gothic/Visigothic
Adalfuns
“A personal name combining “noble” with “ready””
Old High German
OHG
Adalfuns
“Noble and prepared or eager”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Alphonsus
“Latinized form of the Germanic personal name”
Medieval Iberia
Old Spanish
Alfonso
“The established royal and aristocratic form of the name”
Modern English
English
Alfons
“A masculine given name and variant of Alfonso or Alphonse”