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Ildefonso - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ildefonso

[ syll. il-de-fon-so, ild-efo-nso ] The boy name Ildefonso is pronounced IHLDahFAANSow KEY. Ildefonso's language of origin is Gothic and it is predominantly used in Spanish. Ildefonso is of the meaning 'battle ready'. Two-element name derived from hild which means 'battle, fight' ; funs which means 'ready'. Hildefons (Gothic) and Hildefonso (Old Spanish) are old forms of the name. The name was borne by a 7th-century archbishop of Toledo and saint. See also the related form, Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish).

Ildefonso is a seldom used baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Ildefonso, Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish) was the most popular.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ildefonso: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; 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)"


 
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