Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese Alfonso.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Anphongsô

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

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