Given name · also Middle English
Alfredus
“elf”·“counsel”
Alfredus is a masculine given name from Middle English, ultimately from Old English. It is used in Latin.
Original Old EnglishÆlfræd
Meaning & origin
What it means
Alfredus is built from elements meaning “elf” and “counsel”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Alfredus comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old English.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Latin usage, Alfredus developed from Ælfræd.
Alfredus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Alfredus developed from the Old English form Ælfræd. In Latin usage, Alfredus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Alfredo. In Latin usage, Alfredus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alfred.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Alfredus has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old English roots to each of them.
Old Englishwhere Alfredus comes from · 1 name
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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