Given name & surname
Alphonsine
“one who is ready for battle”
In French use, Alphonsine carries the interpretation “one who is ready for battle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Alphonsine carries the interpretation “one who is ready for battle.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
In French use, Alphonsine is used as a feminine counterpart of Alphonse.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Alphonsine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86
- 0 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 1889
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1889.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Alphonsine’s family of names
Alphonsine is a diminutive of Alphonse. Alphonsine has a related form in Alphonseana. Alphonsine is a feminine form of Alphonse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Alphonsefull form
- Alphonseinavariant
- Alphonseinevariant
- Alphonsienavariant
- Alphonsienevariant
- Alphonseanavariant
- Alphonseanevariant
- Alphonseenavariant
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People named Alphonsine
- Marie Duplessis19th-century French courtesan1824–1847
- Alphonsine AgahozoRwandan swimmerborn 1996
- AlphonsineFrench actress (1825-1883)
- Alphonsine CheusiCongolese judgeborn 1955
- Uranie Alphonsine Colin-LibourFrench painter (1831–1916)
- Max du VeuzitFrench writer (1876–1952)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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