ALFRED  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "wise counselor"

Popularity in 2008: #787

If you're looking for a path to Fred, you can go directly to Frederick or take the long way round with this so-out-it's-in-again name.

Variations:
Alfie, Alfryd, Freddy, Freddie, Alf, Fredo, Fred

International Variations:
Alfreck, Alfrid (German) Ailfrid (Irish Gaelic) Alfredo (Spanish)

Alfred is being discussed in our message boards:

• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• Needing some ideas please!
• Need help with boy #2...
• Build a Name Together
• Whimsical Names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Alfred:

• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• DAD NAMES: NOTEWORTHY NAMES OF SOME FAMOUS FATHERS
• READY FOR THEIR COMEBACK?
• BARACK: NAME OF THE FUTURE