Noble and ready
Derived from the Germanic name Adalfuns, it combines the elements 'adal' meaning noble and 'funs' meaning ready or brave. It was a royal name in Spain for centuries before being adopted into French and English usage.
Less common today
Alphonse isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,310 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Infamous American gangster known as Al Capone
19th-century French novelist and short story writer
Main character and younger brother of Edward Elric · Fullmetal Alchemist
French writer, poet and statesman
Czech painter and decorative artist of the Art Nouveau period
The father of Victor Frankenstein · Frankenstein
