Alphons

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Name
Alphons
Gender
Boy name
Syllables
2

an older form of the name Alfons, whose meaning is 'the ready for battle'.

What does the name Alphons mean?

an older version of Alfons meaning 'the ready for battle'.

Where does the name Alphons come from?

The name Alphons has its roots in Gothic as well as Visigothic and belongs to the group of male first names. German Gothic Visigothic

Popularity

In Germany, Alphons is a rather rare first name. In 2017, it ranked 3,867th on the list of the most common male first names. Its best placement was in 2012, reaching 3,479th place. In the last ten years, Alphons has been chosen as a first name less than 10 times, placing it 8,008th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 7,742nd.

Similar first names

Famous people

  • Alphons Albertin (church musician)
  • Alphons Barb (Austrian archaeologist)
  • Alphons Bellesheim (provost at Aachen Cathedral)
  • Alphons Biermann (German sculptor)
  • Alphons Boosten (Dutch architect)
  • Alphons Czibulka (Hungarian military bandmaster)
  • Alphons de Cuyper (Belgian sculptor)
  • Alphons Diepenbrock (Dutch classical philologist)
  • Alphons Egli (Swiss politician)
  • Alphons Elric (actor (Full Metal Alchemist))
  • Alphons Fryland (Austrian actor)
  • Alphons Huber (historian from Austria)
  • Alphons Johannes Maria Diepenbrock (composer from the Netherlands)
  • Alphons Joseph (singer)
  • Alphons Martini (German doctor)
  • Alphons Maximilian Pfyffer von Altishofe (Swiss hotelier)
  • Alphons Silbermann (sociologist and publicist)
  • Alphons Victor Müller (historian)
  • Alphons Zak (Austrian historian)
  • Emil Alphons Rheinhardt (Austrian writer)

Frequently asked questions about the name Alphons

What does the name Alphons mean?

Alphons is an older form of Alfons and means 'the ready for battle'.

Where does the name Alphons come from?

The name has its roots in Gothic and Visigothic and belongs to the group of male first names.

How popular is the name Alphons?

Alphons is a traditional name that is less common today but still has a special historical significance.

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