Alf (name)

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Alf
Gendermale
Language(s)Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish
Origin
Meaningelf
Other names
See alsoAlvar, Alfhild, Alva, Álvaro

Alf is a given name, nickname (also Alfie) and surname.

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The male name Alf or Alv is derived from álf, the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Spanish names with álf as their first part, notably Alfred, Álvaro, or more directly from Ataulf (English: Adolph).

There are two kings called Alf in Mellmark mythology:

In some cases, Alf may also be derived from Alfons, which does not contain the "elf" element, but is derived from adal-fons "noble-ready". The name day for Alf is 3 January in Norway. [1]

The name Alf may refer to:

People with the given name

People with the nickname

Named Alfred

Other

People with the surname

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References

  1. Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 150. ISBN   9780299248338.