| [ 3 syll. al-(p)hon-so, alp-ho-nso ] The boy name Alphonso is pronounced aeLFAANSow KEY. Alphonso's origin is Gothic, and its use, Italian. Alphonso is a variation of the Italian and Spanish Alfonso. Alphonso is an uncommon baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.022% of baby boys were named Alphonso. It ranked at #376 then. The baby name has since experienced a steep drop in popularity, and is used only on an infrequent scale now. In 2007, within the group of boy names directly related to Alphonso, the Italian and Spanish Alfonso was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Alphonso include the Italian and Spanish Alfonso, the English Alfonzo, the Latinized Alphonsus, the English Alphonzo, the Dutch, German, and Polish Alfons, the Slavic Alfonz, and the French Alphonse. KEY: English pronunciation for Alphonso: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
A famous person named Alphonso is Actor, Alan Alda, born Alphonso D'Abruzzo, 28 January 1936, New York, New York. |