Alfonso

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Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (German or Catalan), Afonso (Portuguese), Affonso (Ancient Portuguese), Alphonse (French), Alphons (Dutch), Alphonso (English and Filipino), or Alphonzo (English) is a masculine name, originally from the Gothic language.

The original meaning of the name is uncertain. It could be derived from adal "noble" and funs "ready" or from the name Hildefuns, which is preserved in the Spanish and Portuguese Ildefonso (Latinised as Ildephonsus) and means "battle ready" (hild "battle" combined with funs "ready").

It is the name of many historical personages and others:

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[edit] Kings of Portugal

[edit] Kings of Castile, León, Galicia or Asturias

[edit] Kings of Aragón

[edit] Kings of Spain

[edit] Kings of Naples

[edit] Manikongo (Kings of the Congo)

  • Afonso I of Kongo - (1505-1543)
  • Afonso II of Kongo - (1561)
  • Afonso III of Kongo - (1666-1667)

[edit] Other Peolple

[edit] Affonso

[edit] Afonso

[edit] Alfonso

[edit] Alphonso

[edit] Alphonzo

  • Alphonzo Bell, American oil millionaire, real estate developer, and champion tennis player.
  • Alphonzo Mizell, American musician, songwriter, and record producer.

[edit] Alphonsus

[edit] Alphonse

[edit] Alfons

[edit] Alphons

[edit] Ildefonso/Ildephonsus

[edit] Other variants

[edit] Fictional Characters

[edit] Places

[edit] Airports

[edit] Stadiums

[edit] Other

[edit] Treaty of San Ildefonso

[edit] See also