Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese Alfonso.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ so˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʂow˧˧] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fɔŋ˧˧ sow˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ ʂow˧˧] ~ [ʔaːŋ˧˧ fawŋ͡m˧˧ sow˧˧]
  • Phonetic: an phong sô

Proper noun edit

Anphongsô

  1. (Roman Catholicism) Alphonsus Liguori (Italian bishop and founder of the Redemptorists)
  2. (Roman Catholicism) Alfonso

Usage notes edit

In the sense Alfonso, this name is used only as a Christian name, not as a general translation of the given name.

Synonyms edit