Alf
See also: alf, ALF, älf, and 'alf
English
Proper noun
Alf
- A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso.
Anagrams
- AFL, FAL, FLA, Fal, Fla, Fla., LFA
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Alfr, alfr (“elf”), with an identical meaning in modern Danish. Also a medieval contraction of Adolf, and later used as a pet form of Alfred.
Proper noun
Alf
- A male given name.
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Alfr. Also a contraction of Adolf.
Proper noun
Alf
- A male given name.
Related terms
- female names: Alfhild, Vilde
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 8 803 males with the given name Alf living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Alfr. Also a contraction of Adolf.
Proper noun
Alf c (genitive Alfs)
- A male given name
Related terms
- female names: Alfhild, Alva