Alonzo - Meaning of Alonzo

What does Alonzo mean?

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[ 3 syll. a-lon-zo, al-o-nzo ] The baby boy name Alonzo is pronounced ahLAANZow- †. Alonzo has its origins in the Gothic language, and it is used largely in Italian, Spanish, and English.

In addition, Alonzo is a variation (Italian and Spanish) of Alfonso (English, Italian, and Spanish).

Variations of Alonzo include Alanso, Alanzo, Allohnso, Allohnzo, Allonso, Allonzo, Alohnso, Alohnzo, and Alonso (English, Italian, and Spanish).

The origin and meaning of Alonzo is inherited by all variant forms.

The contracted forms Alon and Lon (English), and the diminutive forms Lonnie (English), Lonny (English), and Lonso are other variants of the name.

See also the related categories, english, italian, gothic, and spanish.

Alonzo is an all-time favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was before. In 1900, 0.071% of baby boys were named Alonzo. It ranked at #182 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and in recent times it is of occasional use. In 2018, it ranked at #472 with a usage of 0.032%, but it was nevertheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. Alonzo was twice as popular as the next ranked name, Alonso, in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Alonzo include Alanso, Alanzo, Allmanzo, Allmenzo, Allohnso, Allohnzo, Allona, Allonzo, Almanzo, Almenzo, Almonzo, Alonso, Alonza, Olaneg, Alamisi, Almaquio, and Alma.

† Pronunciation for Alonzo: AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

Details of famous persons named Alonzo:
Basketball Player Alonzo Mourning, born February 8, 1970, Chesapeake, Virginia.
Jazz Musician Lonnie Johnson, born Alonzo Johnson, February 8, 1899 - June 16, 1970, New Orleans, Louisiana.