Alfred

Meaning

1. Alfred the Great, early king of England.
2. A town, the county seat of York County, Maine.
3. An unincorporated community in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
4. A male given name from Old English.
5. A place in the United States:
6. A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
7. A census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas.
8. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery. Equivalent to elf + rede. The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).

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