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Fons.

a diminutive of the male given name Alfons

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/fɔns/
  1. a diminutive of the male given name Alfons

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Clipping of Alfons.

name/fɔns/
  1. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as foeldinze in 1386. Borrowed from West Frisian Fûns, derived in turn from Old Frisian Foldo (a personal name) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

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