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What does Alphonse mean?
Alphonse 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Alphonse is "ready for battle". French name from Hildefuns. French writer Alphonse Daudet.
STARTS WITH Al-
ASSOCIATED WITH battle (war)
Variations
VARIANTS Affonso, Al▼, Alfie, Alfo, Alfons, Alfonso, Alfonsus, Alfonzo, Alfonzus, Alford▼, Alfy, Alonso▲, Alonzo▼, Alphonso▼, Alphonsus, Alphonzo, Alphonzus, Fons, Fonz, Fonzie, Phauns, Phons, Phonz
FEMININE FORM Alphonsine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alphonse Westley (A.W.), ..
How popular is Alphonse?
Alphonse is a somewhat popular first name for males (#824 out of 1220, Top 68%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#24969 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alphonse reached its top position of #296 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Al, Alfie, Alfons, Alfonso (#913 IN 2018), Alfonzo, Alford, Alonso (#775), Alonzo (#472), Alphonso, Alphonsus and Alphonzo are the prominent varying forms of Alphonse. Adoption of these relations of Alphonse reached its most widespread 118 years ago (AVERAGE #1088) and has become significantly lower since (#1680, 63% LESS USAGE), with versions like Al becoming less trendy. Alonso is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns in this compilation.
Similar Names
Alphonse▼ is alike in pronunciation to Alfonse. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aimone, Alanso, Albion, Aldon, Aldous, Aldwinne, Aldwynne, Aleron, Alfeos (see Alpheus), Alfonsin, Alfonz, Alison, Allayne, Alleyne, Allohnso, Allon, Allonso, Allonzo (see Alonzo), Allson, Allton, Aloess, Alohnso (see Alonzo), Alohnzo (see Alonzo), Alois▼, Alon, Aloys, Alpha, Alpheaus, Alpheus, Alphoeus, Alphons, Alphonz, Alpin, Alpine, Alsdon (see Alston), Alston, Alton▼, Alvise, Alwine, Ambroise, Ambrose▼, Anse, Anthone (see Anthony), Anthoney, Anthony▼, Antione, Antone▼, Antons, Antwone, Armonde, Aronne, Athens, Athos and Chanse. These names tend to be less commonly used than Alphonse.
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