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Alphonza
How to Pronounce Alphonza
Pronounced al-FON-zuh /ælˈfɒnzə/Medium
Meaning: Alphonza is a variant of Alphonso (Spanish Alfonso), from the old Germanic and Visigothic Adalfuns, joining adal, 'noble', with funs, 'ready' or 'eager' — 'noble and ready'. Borne by many medieval Iberian kings, it reached American records in several spellings; this -za form appears especially in Southern and African-American use. The meaning follows Alphonso.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Alphonza is a variant of Alphonso, from the Germanic and Visigothic Adalfuns, 'noble and ready'. A royal name across medieval Spain and Portugal, it entered American use in several forms, with this -za spelling recorded especially in the South across the twentieth century.
It was always rare, reaching only a couple dozen boys a year around 1916 before easing away. An Alphonza from that time belongs to a great-grandfather's generation now, and the name keeps a stately, old-country ring.
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What does the name Alphonza mean?
It's a variant of Alphonso, from the Germanic Adalfuns, 'noble and ready'.
How do you pronounce Alphonza?
It's said al-FON-zuh /ælˈfɒnzə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Alphonza a boy or girl name?
Alphonza is used as a boy's name.
Is Alphonza a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a variant of Alphonso seen only faintly in the twentieth century.