Boy name Portuguese origin Christian Catholic tradition

Afonso

ah-FOHN-soo · 6 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
noble and ready
Language
Portuguese
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian Catholic
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Portuguese
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Popularity over time

2019 rank#12188
2019 births5
Peak year2006
First appeared2006
Total US births10
2006 peak20062009201320162019
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Afonsinho
Alternate spellings
Afonso
In other languages
Alfonso (Spanish)Alphons (German)

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Notable people named Afonso

King Afonso I of Portugal
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