Alf (name)
| Alf | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Old Norse |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | elf |
| Other names | |
| See also | Alvar, Alfhild, Alva |
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The male name Alf or Alv is derived from álf, the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Germanic names with álf as their first part, notably Alfred, Alfonso, or more directly from Ataulf (English: Adolph).
There are two kings called Alf in Norse mythology:
- Alf son of Sigar, a king in Norse mythology
- Alf son of Alaric, a Swedish king of the House of Yngling
In some cases, Alf may also be derived from Alfons, which doesn't contain the "elf" element, but is derived from adal-fons "noble-ready".
Alf
- Alf Aanning (1896-1948), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games
- Alf Andersen (1906-1975), Norwegian ski jumper
- Alf Bamford, English hard trance musician who performs as "Technikal"
- Alf Brown (1914-2002), Australian footballer
- Alf Clausen (born 1941), American composer, best known for his work on The Simpsons
- Alf Engen (1909-1997), Norwegian-American skier
- Alf Eriksson (born 1948), Swedish politician
- Alf Evers (1905-2004), American historian
- Alf Hansen (born 1948), Norwegian world and Olympic champion rower
- Alf Hjort (1877-1944), Norwegian-born American electrical engineer
- Alf Jacobsen (1885-1948), Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games
- Alf Lie (1887-1969), Norwegian gymnast
- Alf Palmer (c. 1891–1981), last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrungu
- Alf Poier (born 1967), Austrian comedian
- Alf Prøysen (1914-1970), Norwegian writer and musician
- Alf Ridyard (1908–1981), English footballer
- Alf Ross (1899-1979), Danish philosopher of law
- Alf Ivar Samuelsen (1942-2014), Norwegian politician
- Alf Sjöberg (1903-1980), Swedish film director
- Alf Sommerfelt (1892-1965), Norwegian linguist
- Alf Svensson (born 1938), Swedish politician
- Alf Svensson (guitarist) (born 1967), Swedish heavy metal guitarist
- Alf Watts (1862-1928), British communist
As a nickname
Alfred
- Alf Baker (1898-1955), English footballer
- Alf Blair (1896-1944), Australian rugby player
- Alf Bussell (1816-1882), early Australian settler
- Alf Cleverley (1907-1992), New Zealand boxer
- Alf Common (1880-1946), English footballer
- Alf Dubs, Baron Dubs (born 1932), British Labour Party politician and former MP
- Alf Engers (born 1940), English racing cyclist
- Alf Farman (1869-?), English footballer
- Alf Gover (1908-2001), English cricketer
- Alf Kumalo (1930-2012), South African photographer
- Alf Kirchen (1930-1999), English footballer and trainer for Norwich
- Alf Landon (1887-1987), American politician, governor of Kansas and 1936 presidential candidate
- Alf Lythgoe (1907-1967), English footballer and former manager of Altrincham
- Alfred Lennon (1912-1976), John Lennon's father
- Alf Meakin (born 1938), British sprinter
- Alf Milward (1870-1941), English footballer
- Alf Morgans (1850-1933), Premier of Western Australia for 32 days
- Alf Morris (1928-2012), Baron Morris of Manchester, British politician and disability campaigner
- Alf McMichael (1927-2006), Irish footballer who played for Newcastle
- Alf Padgham (1906-1966), British golfer
- Alf Perry (1904-1974), English golfer
- Alf Richards (1867-1904), South African rugby player
- Alf Ringstead (1927-2000), English footballer
- Alf Sherwood (1923-1990), Welsh footballer
- Alfred Shrubb (1879-1964), English middle distance runner
- Alf Skinner (1894-1961), Canadian National Hockey League player
- Alf Smith (ice hockey) (1873-1953), Canadian ice hockey player
- Alf Steward (1896-?), English goalkeeper and cricketer
- Alfred A. Taylor (1848-1931), American politician and Governor of Tennessee
- Alf Valentine (1930-2004), West Indian cricketer
- Alf West (1881-1944), English footballer who played for Liverpool
- Alf Young (1905-1977), English footballer who played for Huddersfield
- Alf Ramsey (1920-1999), manager of the English national football team when they won the 1966 World Cup
Other
- Allan Langer (born 1966), champion Australian rugby league halfback
- Alison Moyet (born 1961), British pop singer
See also
- Alf-Inge Håland, Norwegian footballer
- ALF (disambiguation)
- Alfonso
- Alfred (name)
- Alfredo
- Alfie (disambiguation)
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