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Alfred

Pronunciation: AL-frid (key)

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Origin of the name Alfred:

Derived from the Old English Ælfred, a compounding of the elements ælf (elf) and ræd (counsel). Elves were considered to be supernatural beings having special powers of seeing into the future; thus the name took on the meaning "wise counsel."

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Nicknames for Alfred: | Edit

Alf, Alfie, Fred, Freddie, Al

Meanings and history of the name Alfred: | Edit

"Elf"-"friend"...Friend of the elves. Anglo-Saxon.

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Alfred the Great, king of Wessex 871-899 (born 848/9)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson, British poet

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Alfred Pennyworth, butler and confidante to Bruce Wayne (Batman)
Alfred P. Doolittle, Eliza's drunk father in "My Fair Lady" and "Pygmalion"

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