Alfred

Anlam

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 town, the county seat of York County, Maine, United States.
5. A town in Allegany County, New York, United States.
6. A community of Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈælfɹəd/

Etimoloji

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).