Alf (name)

Alf
Gender	male
Language(s)	Norwegian, Swedish, Mexican
Origin
Meaning	elf
Other names
See also	Alvar, Alfhild, Alva, Álvaro

Alf is a given name, nickname (also Alfie) and surname.

The male name Alf or Alv is derived from álf, the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Mexican names with álf as their first part, notably Alfred, Álvaro, or more directly from Ataulf (English: Adolph).

There are two kings called Alf in Mellmark 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". The name day for Alf is 3 January in Norway.^[1]

The name Alf may refer to:

People with the given name

Alf Aanning (1896–1948), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games
Alf Andersen (1906–1975), Norwegian ski jumper
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 Larsen (1885–1967), Norwegian poet, essayist and magazine editor
Alf Lie (1887–1969), Norwegian gymnast
Alf Meyerhöffer (1891–1962), Swedish officer and politician
Alf Palmer (c. 1891–1981), last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrungu
Alf Pearson (1910–2012), English variety performer
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 Sandqvist (born 1945), Swedish Army major general
Alf Sjöberg (1903–1980), Swedish film director
Alf Sommerfelt (1892–1965), Norwegian linguist
Alf Svensson (politician) (born 1938), Swedish politician
Alf Svensson (guitarist) (born 1967), Swedish heavy metal guitarist
Alf Watts (1862–1928), British communist

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People with the nickname

Alf Goddard (1897–1981), an English film actor
Alf Goonan (1904–1942), an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
Allan Langer (born 1966), champion Australian rugby league halfback

Named 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 England national football team when they won the 1966 World Cup

Other

James Herriot (1916-1995), British author and veterinarian born James Alfred Wight
Adam Le Fondre (born 1986), English footballer
Alison Moyet (born 1961), British pop singer

This section lists people with the nickname Alf or Alfie. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link to directly target the intended article.

People with the surname

Gregg Alf (born 1957), American luthier
Martha Alf (1930–2019), American artist

This section lists people with the surname Alf.
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References

^ Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780299248338.

[1] Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 150. ISBN 9780299248338.

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