Afonso
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Affonso (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfõ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈfõ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈfõ.su/
- Hyphenation: A‧fon‧so
Proper noun
Afonso m (plural Afonsos)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Afonsa, equivalent to English Alfonso or Alphonse
Derived terms
- afonsino
Related terms
Descendants
- → Gujarati: આફૂસ (āphūs), હાફૂસ (hāphūs)
- → Marathi: अपूस (apūs), अपोस (apos)
Proper noun
Afonso m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name