The baby name Afonso is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-FON-soo.
Afonso is Galician, Germanic, Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Afonso is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-FON-soo.
Afonso is Galician, Germanic, Portuguese in Origin.
Afonso is the Portuguese and Galician form of Alfonso, a Romance adaptation of the medieval Latin name Adefonsus or Adelfonsus. The underlying Germanic compound is usually reconstructed as *Aþalfuns, from *aþalaz, noble, and *funsaz, ready or eager; the first element later appeared in forms such as Old High German adal. In Iberian documents the initial consonant and unstressed vowels shifted through Latinized spellings before Portuguese settled on Afonso.
The name was prominent in medieval Iberia, beginning with Asturian and Leonese kings named Alfonso and entering Portuguese royal usage with Afonso Henriques, proclaimed king of Portugal in 1139. Later bearers include Afonso V of Portugal and Afonso de Albuquerque, whose career tied the name to early Portuguese expansion in the Indian Ocean. Outside Portugal it appears in Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, and other Lusophone settings; Spanish favors Alfonso and Alonso, while French has Alphonse and Germanic languages Alfons.
| Afonso III of Portugal Afonso III of Portugal is best known for being King of Portugal and the first ruler to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, starting in 1249. Born on 5 May 1210, he was called the Boulonnais and ruled until his death on 16 February 1279. | Afonso Pena Afonso Pena was a Brazilian politician best known for serving as the sixth president of Brazil from 1906 until his death in 1909. He was also a lawyer and professor, and he was elected president in 1906 as the chosen successor to Rodrigues Alves. | Afonso I of Kongo Afonso I of Kongo, also known as Dom Alfonso, is most famous for ruling the Kingdom of Kongo in the early 1500s as its sixth king. Born Mvemba a Nzinga, he was a leading ruler of the Lukeni kanda dynasty and reigned during the first half of the 16th century. |
| Afonso Cruz Afonso Cruz is a Portuguese writer and multidisciplinary artist best known for his novels and other books. Born in Figueira da Foz in 1971, he has published more than 30 works across fiction, theatre, poetry, essays, and children’s literature, with books translated into more than 20 languages and honors including the EU Prize for Literature. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 807 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #34 | 509 | 5,568 |
| AO | 0 | #43 | 34 | 2,729 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #44 | 4,558 | 7,951 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #46 | 912 | 8,477 |
| MO | 0 | #51 | 2 | 2,706 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| MU | 0 | #90 | 49 | 3,613 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #117 | 21 | 1,769 |
| PT | 0 | #118 | 184 | 4,161 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2014 | #185 | 2 | 1,448 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #196 | 23 | 4,970 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #214 | 4 | 4,575 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #226 | 9 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #246 | 8 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #261 | 1,119 | 12,213 |
| BR | 0 | #298 | 48 | 5,969 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #327 | 5 | 2,587 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #342 | 10 | 8,539 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #373 | 15 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #410 | 4 | 5,922 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #425 | 27 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #678 | 5 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #887 | 5 | 7,235 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #887 | 44 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #892 | 29 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #926 | 26 | 5,873 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #928 | 14 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #971 | 209 | 25,619 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,115 | 27 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,442 | 30 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Afonso is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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