Alfred.
Alfred the Great, early king of England.
Meaning & usage
Alfred the Great, early king of England.
A male given name from Old English.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A place in the United States: A town, the county seat of York County, Maine.
A place in the United States: A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas.
A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
Where this word comes from
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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