Alf

See also: alf, ALF, älf, and 'alf

English

Proper noun

Alf

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Alfred and Alfonso.

Anagrams

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

  1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Alfr. Also a contraction of Adolf.

Proper noun

Alf

  1. A male given name.

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)

  1. A male given name
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