Alfred

Meanings

1. Alfred the Great, early king of England.
2. A male given name from Old English.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A town, the county seat of York County, Maine.
6. A town and village therein, in Allegany County, New York.
7. An unincorporated community in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
8. A census-designated place in Jim Wells County, Texas.
9. A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.

Etymology

From Middle English Alfred, from Old English Ælfrǣd, from ælf (“elf”) + rǣd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfredo and Avery. The modern pronunciation with /f/ is a spelling pronunciation; the name in Old English was pronounced with [v], as shown in its Middle English descendant Alured (in which u stands for modern v).