The story behind Afonso
From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /aˈfõ.su/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ɐˈfõ.su/
Popularity
No verified popularity ranking has been imported yet.
Names Similar to Afonso
Alfonso
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso. From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fernando
From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gonçalvo
From Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþisalbō, a compound of *gunþiz (“war, battle”) + *salbō (“settler, assuager”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ramiro
From Spanish Ramiro, itself from Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (*ranamēreis). From Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 (*ranamērs) / *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rodrigo
From Spanish Rodrigo, ultimately from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþirīks. From Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*hrōþireiks), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Afonso
Alarico
From Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”). Learned borrowing from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alaricus
From Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Amalarico
From Gothic *𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*amalareiks). Doublet of Amaury and Amalrico.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Afonso
Euric
From Latin Eurichus or Spanish Eurico, both ultimately from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks). Possible doublet of Eric and Erik.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Froila
From Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô ("lord", from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per-, "to go forward") and the male diminutive suffix *-ilô…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ricosind
From Gothic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length