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Alfonso

/alˈfonso/

proper noun/alˈfonso/

Alfonso is masculine in Spanish.

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). See Ildefonso.

proper noun/alˈfonso/

Alfonso is masculine or feminine depending on context in Spanish.

a surname originating as a patronymic

Related: Alfónsez, alfonsino

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). See Ildefonso.