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What does Alfonso mean?
Alfonso 
as a boys' name is pronounced al-FON-so. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alfonso is "ready for battle". Italian and Spanish variant of Alphonse. Alfonso has been favored by Spanish royalty, but is seldom used in America.
STARTS WITH Al-
Variations
VARIANTS Affonso, Alfons, Alfonse, Alfonsin, Alfonsino, Alfonz, Alfonzo, Alonso▲, Alonzo▼, Alphons, Alphonse▼, Alphonso▼, Alphonsus, Alphonz, Foncho, Fonz, Fonzie, Fonzo
SEE ALSO Fonso
RELATIONS VIA ALPHONSE Alfo, Alfonsus, Alfonzus, Alford▼, Alphonzo
FEMININE FORM Alfonsine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Alfonso?
Alfonso is a very prominent first name for men (#331 out of 1220, Top 27%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#3404 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alfonso reached its apex rank of #312 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #913 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Alfonso (#913 LAST YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 are Alfons, Alfonse, Alfonzo, Alford, Alonso (#775), Alonzo (#472), Alphons, Alphonse, Alphonso, Alphonsus and Alphonzo. Other variants, like Alfonsus, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Alfonso was at its most widespread 118 years ago (USAGE OF 0.1%) and has become significantly diminished since (USAGE 0.1%, DOWN 56.7%), with forms such as Alonzo becoming less in vogue. Alonso is the most contemporarily stylish baby name among these.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alano, Alanso, Alanson, Alanzo, Albano, Albinson, Aldon, Aldous, Alfeo, Alfeos (see Alpheus), Alfeus, Alfio, Alfredo, Allohnso, Allohnzo (see Alonzo), Allon, Allonso, Allonzo (see Alonzo), Almando, Almanzo, Aloess, Alohnso (see Alonzo), Alohnzo (see Alonzo), Alois▼, Aloisio, Alon, Aloys, Alton▼, Aluino, Alvarso (see Alvar), Anso, Antonio, Antons and Armondo. These names tend to be less frequently used than Alfonso.
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