MEANING & HISTORY
What does Alfons mean?
Alfons is an established German, Dutch, and Catalan form of Alfonso; the Cebuano entry also explicitly derives it from Alfonso. The older Visigothic account combines noble and ready.
Historical Adefonsus spellings have prompted a competing first-element analysis, so the root summary should remain traditional rather than unquestioned.
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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
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
Alfons in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Alfons
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
- Alfonso♂Noble and ready, in the usual Gothic analysis
- Aldong♂Reynaldo with the familiar ending ng
- Alon·Sea wave
- Alona♀Feminine of Hebrew Alon, associated with oak
- Alton·Settlement at a river source
- Alain·French form of Alan
- Alamon♂Cebuano knowledge-root surname used as a given name
- Alan♂The medieval Breton name Alan
What rhymes with Alfons?
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.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Alfons (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — Alfons (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Alfonso (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.