The story behind Alfonz
a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Alphonse
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Slovak entry
Derived from French Alphonse.
Pronunciation
Hungarian: [ˈɒlfonz]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Slovak: /ˈaɫfɔns/
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Names Similar to Alfonz
Aliz
a female given name from French, equivalent to English Alice
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alíz
a female given name from French, equivalent to English Alice
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aecjusz
Learned borrowing from Latin Aetius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alojz
Derived from German Alois.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Alfonz
Abelard
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adalbertas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adalbertus, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz. Compare German Adalbert and Latvian Adalberts.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Alfonz
Baldwin
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barret
Spelling variant of Barrett
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Belle
From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella. Diminutive of Isabelle and Annabelle.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length