Alfred is a masculine given name of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

origin, a modern descendant of the

Anglo-Saxon name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are al ...

Ælfræd (), formed from the Germanic words ''ælf'', meaning "

elf An elf () is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Elves appear especially in North Germanic mythology. They are subsequently mentioned in Snorri Sturluson's Icelandic Prose Edda. He distinguishes "ligh ...

", and ''ræd'', meaning " counsel". Its feminine form originating from

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

languages is Alfreda, and diminutives of Alfred include Al, Alf, Alfie, Fred, and Freddy. After the 11th-Century Norman Conquest, many variants of the name emerged, most of which were not carried to the modern day. Today, Alfred is still in regular usage in a number of different regions, especially

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

, and North America. This name is one of the few Old English names that came into common use in Europe. Its name day is 3 January both in Norway and Sweden.

Given name

Royalty and politicians

* Alfred the Great, 9th-century King of Wessex *

Alfred Aetheling Ælfred Æþeling (English: ''Alfred the Noble'') ( 1012–1036), was one of the eight sons of the English king Æthelred the Unready. He and his brother Edward the Confessor were sons of Æthelred's second wife Emma of Normandy. King Canute ...

(died 1036), son of King Ethelred II of England *

Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 184430 July 1900) was the sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1893 to 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was known as the Duke of Edinburgh from ...

(1844–1900), second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha *

Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Alfred Alexander William Ernest Albert; 15 October 1874 – 6 February 1899), was the son and heir apparent of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died aged 24 under circumstances still ...

, grandson of Queen Victoria and son of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha * Alfred A. Lama (1899–1984), Italian-American architect and politician * Alfred Bansard des Bois (1848–1920), French politician * Alfred Winsor Brown, governor of Guam * Alfred Deakin (1856–1919), 2nd Prime Minister of Australia * Alfred Joseph Richard de Soysa (1869-1939), Sri Lankan Sinhala landowner and member of the

Legislative Council of Ceylon The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of repr ...

* Alfred Dregger (1920–2002), German politician * Alfred Gusenbauer (born 1960), Austrian politician * Alfred Käärmann (1922–2010), Estonian freedom fighter * Alfred John King (1859–1920), British politician *

Alf Landon Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential el ...

, American politician * Alfred Lecerf, Belgian politician * Alfred Mtsi (1950/1951–2020), South African politician * Al Smith, American statesman * Alfred Solstad (1884-1973), American farmer and politician *

Alfred Graf von Schlieffen Graf Alfred von Schlieffen, generally called Count Schlieffen (; 28 February 1833 – 4 January 1913) was a German field marshal and strategist who served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906. His name lived on in the ...

(1833–1913), German field marshal and strategist * Alfred Thambiayah (1903-19??), Sri Lankan Tamil businessman and

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

Writers and philosophers

Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. He is best remembered for his science fiction, incl ...

, American science fiction author * Alfred de Musset (1810–1857), French romantic poet and playwright * Alfred de Vigny (1797–1863), French romantic poet * Alfred Jarry, French writer and founder of

'pataphysics Pataphysics (french: 'pataphysique) is a "philosophy" of science invented by French writer Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) intended to be a parody of science. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imag ...

Alfred Daniel Williams King Alfred Daniel Williams King (July 30, 1930 – July 21, 1969) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. He was the younger brother of Martin Luther King Jr. Early life Alfred Daniel Williams King was born July 30, 1930, i ...

(1930–1969), American minister and civil rights activist *

Alfred Rosenberg Alfred Ernst Rosenberg ( – 16 October 1946) was a Baltic German Nazi theorist and ideologue. Rosenberg was first introduced to Adolf Hitler by Dietrich Eckart and he held several important posts in the Nazi government. He was the head o ...

(1893–1946), German Nazi theorist * Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), British poet * Alfred North Whitehead, English analytic philosopher and mathematician, co-author of ''Principia Mathematica''

Athletes

* Alfred Aboya (born 1985), Cameroonian basketball player *

Alfred Bloch Alfred Bloch, also known as Jean Bloch, (born 1877) was a French Olympic football player. He was affiliated with the Racing Club de France, in Paris. Bloch won a silver medal playing football for France France (), officially t ...

(born 1877), French Olympic footballer * Alfred

Butch Lee Alfred "Butch" Lee Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player. Lee was the first Puerto Rican and first Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing thi ...

(born 1956), retired Puerto Rican basketball player * Alfred Eissler (1896–1954), American football player *

Alfred Guth Alfred Guth (27 July 1908 – 13 November 1996) was an Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and modern pentathlete. At the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, in swimming he won a gold medal and two silver medals. He c ...

(1908–1996), Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete * Alf King (born 1941), Australian former footballer * Alfred Kipketer (born 1996), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 2013 world youth champion * Alfred Kivisaar (1953–2021), Estonian badminton player *

Alfred König Alfred König, also known as Ali Ferit Gören and Alfred Göring (born 2 October 1913-1987), was an Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter. He was Austrian national champion in the 200m juniors in 1932, the 400m in 1936, the 4x100m relay in 1937, and ...

(1913-1987), Austrian-Turkish Olympic sprinter *

Alfred Kuchevsky Alfred Iosifovich Kuchevsky (russian: Альфред Иосифович Кучевский; 17 May 1931 – 15 May 2000) was a Soviet professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the HC Krylya Sovetov Moscow of the Soviet Championship League a ...

(1931–2000), Soviet professional ice hockey player *

Alfred McCullough Alfred McCullough (born July 16, 1989) is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Alabama and attended Athens High School in Athens, Alabama. He was a member of the Ba ...

(born 1989), American football player * Alfred Morris (born 1988), American football player * Alfred Neuland (1895–1966), Estonian weightlifter * Alfred Puusaag (1897–1951), Estonian weightlifter * Alf Ramsey (1920–1999), English football manager * Alfred Schmidt (1898–1972), Estonian weightlifter * Alfred Skrobisch (1913–1991), American fencer * Alfred Stöhrmann (1882–1914), German football player * Alfred Tetteh (born 1975), Ghanaian boxer

Businessmen

* Alfred O. Deshong (1837-1913), American businessman, philanthropist and art collector * Alfred Fielding, inventor of

Bubble Wrap __NOTOC__ Bubble wrap is a pliable transparent plastic material used for packing fragile items. Regularly spaced, protruding air-filled hemispheres (bubbles) provide cushioning for fragile items. In 1957, two inventors named Alfred Fielding a ...

Alfred Ford Alfred Brush Ford (born 1950), also known as Ambarish Jat (), is an American heir to the Ford fortune. He is the great-grandson of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. Background Alfred Ford's father was Walter B. Ford II (1920– ...

(born 1950), heir to the Ford family fortune * Alfred S. Hart (1904–1979), American businessman and banker * Alfred Herrhausen (1930–1989), German banker *

Alfred Lindon Alfred Lindon (born Abner Lindenbaum; – 1948) was a Polish jeweller from a poor Jewish background who became an expert on pearls. He married into the Citroën family and built an important collection of modern art that was looted by the Nazis i ...

(–1948), businessman and art collector * Alfred Lion (1908–1987), American record executive * Alfred Pisani (born 1939), Maltese businessman and hotelier *

Alfred Douglas Price Alfred Douglas Price, Sr. (1860–1921) also known as A. D. Price, was an African American businessman and community leader in the late 19th-century and early 20th-century in Richmond, Virginia. He owned a blacksmith shop, funeral home, and a li ...

(1860–1921), African American businessperson and community leader * Alfred Sung (born 1948), Canadian fashion designer and businessman

Artists and entertainers

* Alfred Biolek (1934–2021), German entertainer and television producer * Alfred Gerald Caplin (1909–1979), American cartoonist and humorist better known as "Al Capp" *

Alfred Eisenstaedt Alfred Eisenstaedt (December 6, 1898 – August 23, 1995) was a German-born American photographer and photojournalist. He began his career in Germany prior to World War II but achieved prominence as a staff photographer for ''Life'' magazine af ...

(1898-1995), German-born American photographer and photojournalist * Alfred Edirimanne (1929-2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema actor and politician *

Alfred Hill Alfred Hill may refer to: * Alfred John Hill (1862–1927), British railway engineer * Alfred Hill (cricketer, born 1865) (1865–1936), English cricketer * Alfred Hill (politician) (1867–1945), British Member of Parliament for Leicester West 192 ...

, English comedian better known as "Benny Hill" * Alfred Hirv (1880–1918), Estonian painter * Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), English film director * Alfred Koerppen (1926–2022), German organist, composer, and teacher * Alfred Leslie (born 1927), American artist and filmmaker *

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

(born 1953), British-American actor * Alfred Rasser (1907–1977), Swiss comedian, radio personality, and actor *

Alfred Ryder Alfred Ryder (born Alfred Jacob Corn; January 5, 1916 – April 16, 1995) was an American television, stage, radio, and film actor and director, who appeared in over one hundred television shows. Career Ryder began to act at age eight and later ...

(1916–1995), American film, radio, and television actor *

Alfred Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (russian: Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке, link=no, Alfred Garriyevich Shnitke; 24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer of Jewish-German descent. Among the most performed and re ...

(1934–1998), German-Soviet composer * Alfred Stieglitz (1864–1946), American photographer and modern art promoter * Alfred Fred Momotenko (born 1970), Russian-Dutch composer * Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), American parody–comedy musician *

Alfred Enoch Alfred Lewis Enoch (born 2 December 1988) is an English actor, best known for playing Dean Thomas in the ''Harry Potter'' film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal thriller television series ''How to Get Away with Murder''. Early life and ...

(born 1988), British actor

Military people

* Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French Jewish artillery officer wrongly accused of treason * Alfred Jodl (1890–1946), German

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

general who was executed at the

Nuremberg trials The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany, for plotting and carrying out invasions of other countries, and other crimes, in World War II. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazi Germany invaded m ...

Alfred Thayer Mahan Alfred Thayer Mahan (; September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His book '' The Influence of Sea Powe ...

(1840–1914), American naval strategist and historian * Alfred C. Markley (1843–1926), American Brigadier General * Alfred K. Newman (1924–2019), United States Marine and Navajo code talker *

Alfred Saalwächter Alfred Saalwächter (10 January 1883 – 6 December 1945) was a high-ranking German U-boat commander during World War I and General Admiral during World War II. Early life Saalwächter was born in Neusalz an der Oder, Prussian Silesia, as the ...

(1883–1945), German naval officer executed for war crimes * Alfred Trzebinski (1902–1946), German SS physician at several Nazi concentration camps executed for war crimes * Alfred Zeidler (born 1909), German SS concentration camp commandant

Scientists

Alfred L. Elwyn Alfred Langdon Elwyn (9 July 1804 – 15 March 1884) was an American physician, author and philanthropist. He was a pioneer in the education and care of people with mental and physical disabilities. He was one of the founding officers of the Penns ...

(1804-1884), American physician and pioneer in the training and care of mentally disabled people *

Alfred Douglas Hardy Alfred Douglas Hardy (1870 – 1958) was an Australian amateur collector of freshwater algae specimens. He worked as a draftsman and botanical officer for the Victorian Forest Commission until his retirement in 1936. He was also an amateur natur ...

(1870–1958), Australian botanist *

Alfred Kinsey Alfred Charles Kinsey (; June 23, 1894 – August 25, 1956) was an American sexologist, biologist, and professor of entomology and zoology who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Insti ...

(1894–1956), American entomologist, zoologist, and human sexuality researcher * Alfred Marshall (1842–1924), English economist *

Alfred Newton Alfred Newton FRS HFRSE (11 June 18297 June 1907) was an English zoologist and ornithologist. Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907. Among his numerous publications were a four-volume ''Dictionar ...

(1829–1907), English zoologist and ornithologist * Alfred Nobel (1833–1896), Swedish chemist and engineer * Alfred Wilhelm Volkmann (1801–1877), German physiologist, anatomist, and philosopher * Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, and biologist *

Alfred Wegener Alfred Lothar Wegener (; ; 1 November 1880 – November 1930) was a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and ...

(1880–1930), German earth and weather scientist

Fictional characters

* Alfred, alchemist and playable character in '' Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon'' * Alfred, Sartan character from the novel '' Dragon Wing'' and other books of ''The Death Gate Cycle'' * Alfred, nickname of the nature spirit Demonreach, a minor character in ''

The Dresden Files ''The Dresden Files'' is a series of contemporary fantasy/ mystery novels written by American author Jim Butcher. The first novel, '' Storm Front''—which was also Butcher's writing debut—was published in 2000 by Roc Books. The books are wr ...

'' * Alfred, character in the video game ''

Fatal Fury (series) ''Fatal Fury'', known as in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system. Games Canon * ''Fatal Fury'' – The first game of the ''Fatal Fury'' series allowed players to select one of three characters, Terry ...

'' * Alfred the Hot Water Bottle, from Australian children's television series ''

Johnson and Friends ''Johnson and Friends'' is an Australian live action/puppet children’s television program that originally aired on ABC from 3 September 1990 to 10 July 1997. It was produced by Film Australia and was created by Ron Saunders, John Patterson ...

'' * Alfred, major character, a penguin, in the Franco-Belgian comic strip ''

Zig et Puce ''Zig et Puce'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Alain Saint-Ogan in 1925 that became popular and influential over a long period. After ending production, it was revived by Greg (comics), Greg for a second successful publication run. ...

'' * Alfred Alembick, character from ''

King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' (french: link=no, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's sup ...

'' * Alfred Doolittle, father of Eliza Doolittle in '' Pygmalion'' and ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

'' * Alfred Hedgehog, main character of the French-Canadian animated TV series ''The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog'' * Alfred F. Jones, personification of the United States of America and leader of the Allied Powers in the anime '' Hetalia'' by Hidekaz Himaruya * Alfred J. Kwak, main character of the eponymous Dutch-Japanese anime television series * Alfred E. Neuman, mascot and iconic cover boy of ''Mad'' magazine *

Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tire ...

, butler to DC Comics superhero Batman

Other

* Alfred of Sareshel (12th–13th century), translator, born in England, moved to Spain * Alfred of Sherborne (10th century), English bishop *

Alfred Francis Alfred "Alf" John Francis (1846 – 1968) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches) and Wales, and at club level for Treherbert R ...

(before 1909-after 1919), Welsh rugby player *Sir Alfred Mehran (born 1946), birth name

Mehran Karimi Nasseri Mehran Karimi Nasseri ( fa, مهران کریمی ناصری pronounced ; 1945 – 12 November 2022), also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, was an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal 1 in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 ...

, Iranian refugee *

Alfred Packer Alfred Griner Packer (January 21, 1842 – April 23, 1907), also known as "The Colorado Cannibal", was an American prospector and self-proclaimed professional wilderness guide who confessed to cannibalism during the winter of 1874. He and fi ...

(1842–1907), American cannibal * Alfred Westou, (11th century), English priest and relic collector * Alfred Worden (1932–2020), American astronaut, business executive, and author

Surname

* Mike Alfred (poet), a South African poet

References

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