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Alfonso (M)>

Alfonso (male)

Variants:Afonso (M) Alphonsus (M)
Pet Name(s):Fonsie (M) Fonso (M) Fonz (M) Fonzie (M)
Derivative(s):Alfonso (S) Alonso (M) Alonzo (M) Alphonse (M) Alphonsine (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes: Spanish, of Visigothic origin, perhaps meaning "ready noble" although other meanings have been suggested.