Afonso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Affonso (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfõ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfõ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈfõ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfõ.su/

• Hyphenation: A‧fon‧so

Proper noun

Afonso m (plural Afonsos)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso or Alphonse

Derived terms

• afonsino

 

Proper noun

Afonso m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

• Afonses

 

See also

• Alfonso