Alfonso
Pronunciation: al-FAHN-soh, ahl-FOHN-soh (key)
Names related to Alfonso: Alphonse, Foncho, Poncho
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Origin of the name Alfonso:
Cognate of the French Alphonse (noble and ready), a name derived from the Old German Adulfuns, a compounding of the elements adal (noble) and funs (ready, prompt, apt). The name was borne by the patron saint of Mallorca and Palma.
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