THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Alfie
Alfie is recorded as a gender-inclusive or unspecified given name in Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through English, specifically the form Alfie.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Alfie.
a male given name from English; a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
Diminutives + -ie.
A diminutive of the male given names Alfred and Alfonso, from the Germanic languages, also used as a formal given name.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Alfie in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Alfie
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Alnie·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alain·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Albin·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Aldin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alfeo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Alfred♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ali♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Alice♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Alfie?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Alfie further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Alfie (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Alfie (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.