Alphonse

See also: alphonse

English

Etymology

From French Alphonse, from Spanish Alfonso, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz, from *aþalaz +‎ *funsaz. Doublet of Alfonso.

Proper noun

Alphonse

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Derived terms

• after you, Alphonse
• Alphonse and Gaston

Anagrams

• Hanslope, panholes, salophen

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.fɔ̃s/

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Proper noun

Alphonse m

1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Alphonsine
   • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 4; republished as Isabel F. Hapgood, transl., 1887:

     Il n’est pas rare aujourd’hui que le garçon bouvier se nomme Arthur, Alfred ou Alphonse, et que le vicomte — s’il y a encore des vicomtes — se nomme Thomas, Pierre ou Jacques. Ce déplacement qui met le nom « élégant » sur le plébéien et le nom campagnard sur l’aristocrate n’est autre chose qu’un remous d’égalité. L’irrésistible pénétration du souffle nouveau est là comme en tout.

     It is not rare for the neatherd's boy nowadays to bear the name of Arthur, Alfred, or Alphonse, and for the vicomte--if there are still any vicomtes--to be called Thomas, Pierre, or Jacques. This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality. The irresistible penetration of the new inspiration is there as everywhere else.

Latin

Proper noun

Alphōnse

1. vocative singular of Alphōnsus