Meaning and Origin of: Alfonso

Alfonso derives from the Visigothic personal name Adelfonsus, composed of the elements hathu "war" + funs "ready."

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old German : Noble and ready

Boy name variations

Alfons
Alonso
Alonzo
Alphonse
Alphonsus
Affonso
Alfonse
Alfonsus
Alfonza
Alfonzo

Family name origins & meanings

  • Spanish and southern Italian : from the personal name Alfonso, the name of a number of Spanish and Portuguese kings. It derives from the Visigothic personal name Adelfonsus, composed of the elements hathu ‘war’ + funs ‘ready’.