Alfred

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery. The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈælfɹəd/ (Appalachians, dated) IPA(key): /ˈælfɚd/ === Proper noun === Alfred (individuals) Alfred the Great, early king of England. Alternative form: Ælfred A male given name from Old English. (rare) A surname originating as a patronymic. A town, the county seat of York County, Maine, United States. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Alfreda f Alfredo, alfredo, fettuccine Alfredo Avery ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Alfred (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alfred the Great on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alfred, Maine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alfred, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Falder, fardel, fardle, farled, flared, larfed == Albanian == === Proper noun === Alfred m a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Azerbaijani == === Proper noun === Alfred (definite accusative Alfredi, plural Alfredlər) a transliteration of the English male given name Alfred == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. === Proper noun === Alfred a male given name === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 21 194 males with the given name Alfred have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑl.frɛt/ Hyphenation: Al‧fred === Proper noun === Alfred m a male given name == Faroese == === Etymology === Ultimately, from Old English Ælfræd. === Proper noun === Alfred m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics son of Alfred: Alfredsson daughter of Alfred: Alfredsdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd, possibly through Swedish Alfred. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlfred/, [ˈɑ̝l.fre̞d] Rhymes: -ɑlfred Syllabification(key): Alf‧red Hyphenation(key): Alf‧red === Proper noun === Alfred a male given name Alfred Nussi ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Alfred is the 488th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 464 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,611 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == French == === Etymology === From English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.fʁɛd/ === Proper noun === Alfred m a male given name == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈalfʁeːt/ Hyphenation: Al‧f‧red === Proper noun === Alfred m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alfreds, plural Alfrede or Alfreds or (with an article) Alfred) a male given name, popular in the 19th century ==== Declension ==== == Norman == === Etymology === Ultimately, from Old English Ælfræd. === Proper noun === Alfred m a male given name, equivalent to English Alfred == Norwegian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. === Proper noun === Alfred a male given name == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈal.frɛt/ Rhymes: -alfrɛt Syllabification: Al‧fred === Proper noun === Alfred m pers a male given name, equivalent to English Alfred ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Alfred in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Alfred, from Old English Ælfræd. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1751. === Proper noun === Alfred c (genitive Alfreds) a male given name, fashionable in the 19th century === Anagrams === farled