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Fonz - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Fonz

[ syll. fon(z), fo-nz ] The boy name Fonz is pronounced as FAANZ KEY. Fonz is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Gothic. Fonz is a pet form of the name Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish).

Fonz is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Fonz, Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish) was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Fonz include Fons (English), Feng (Chinese), Fomka (Russian), Fonso (Spanish), Fonzi (Spanish), Fonzie (English), Fonzo (Spanish), and Phoenix (English).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Fonz: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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