Ready for battle
A Spanish and Portuguese name derived from the Visigothic name Hildifons. It is composed of the Germanic elements 'hild', meaning battle, and 'funs', meaning ready or eager.
Less common today
Ildefonso isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,946 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Spanish lawyer and historical novelist
7th-century scholar and Archbishop of Toledo
Mexican economist and politician
