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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈfõ.su/

Hyphenation: A‧fon‧so

Proper noun

Afonso m (plural Afonsos)

a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso or Alphonse

Derived terms

afonsino

Proper noun

Afonso m or f by sense

a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms

Afonses

See also

Alfonso

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