The baby name Alfonsa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /alˈfonsa/ (al-FON-sa); English: /ælˈfɒnsə/ or /ælˈfɑːnsə/ (al-FON-sa).
Alfonsa is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Alfonsa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /alˈfonsa/ (al-FON-sa); English: /ælˈfɒnsə/ or /ælˈfɑːnsə/ (al-FON-sa).
Alfonsa is Italian in Origin.
Alfonsa is the feminine counterpart of Alfonso, rooted in the Visigothic/Old Germanic Adalfuns (adal “noble” + funs “ready, eager”). The name therefore conveys “noble and ready/prepared,” sometimes glossed as “nobly eager.” Used chiefly in Spanish, Italian, and Catalan contexts, it remains uncommon but familiar wherever Iberian naming traditions took hold.
Its currency reflects the prestige of medieval Iberian rulers named Alfonso and later the influence of Catholic devotion to Saint Alphonsus Liguori; via Spanish and Italian cultures it spread to Latin America and the Philippines. Notable feminine variants include Alfonsina (Spanish/Italian), Alphonsine or Alfonsine (French), and Alphonsa (Indian Christian usage, popularized by Saint Alphonsa of Kerala). Common diminutives include Fonsa and Fonsi.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| Spain | 0 | #442 | 11 | 2,326 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #514 | 5 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #535 | 2 | 6,731 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #578 | 457 | 5,561 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #900 | 44 | 14,861 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #987 | 485 | 9,415 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,030 | 4 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,114 | 70 | 17,781 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 |
Alfonsa is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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