Alf (name)
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The male name Alf is derived from álf, the Old Norse for "elf". It is also the shortened form of various Germanic names with álf as their first part, notably Alfred, or more directly from Ataulf
(English: Adolph).
There are two kings called Alf in Norse mythology
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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".
As a nickname
"Alf" is a nickname for:
Ataulf
Ataulf was king of the Visigoths from 410 to 415...
(English: Adolph).
There are two kings called Alf in Norse mythology
Norse mythology
Norse mythology, a subset of Germanic mythology, is the overall term for the myths, legends and beliefs about supernatural beings of Norse pagans. It flourished prior to the Christianization of Scandinavia, during the Early Middle Ages, and passed into Nordic folklore, with some aspects surviving...
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- Alf son of Sigar, a king in Norse mythology
- Alf son of AlaricYngvi and AlfYngvi and Alf were two legendary Swedish kings of the House of Yngling.According to Ynglingatal, Historia Norwegiae and Ynglinga saga, Yngvi and Alf were the sons of Alrik....
, 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".
List of people called Alf
- Alf AanningAlf AanningAlf Lied Aanning was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team that won the silver medal in the men's gymnastics Free Systems and Apparatus event....
, Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games - Alf AndersenAlf AndersenAlf Steen Andersen was a Norwegian ski jumper.He was born in Drammen, but represented the Oslo clubs Sandaker SFK, Skeid and SFK Lyn. He won the gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...
, Norwegian ski jumper - Alf BakerAlf BakerAlfred Baker was an English footballer.Born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Baker was originally a miner and played for various clubs in Derbyshire as an amateur, including Eastwood Rangers. During World War I he guested for Chesterfield, Crystal Palace and Huddersfield Town, although these appearances...
, English footballer - Alf Bamford, English hard trance musician who performs as "Technikal"
- Alf, Bill and FredAlf, Bill And FredAlf, Bill and Fred is the name of a short animation directed by Bob Godfrey and written by Stan Hayward in 1964. Its synopsis in Halliwell's Film Guide simply states "A man, a dog and a duck enjoy bouncing together....
, American animation about a man, a dog, and a duck - Alf BlairAlf BlairAlf "Smacker" Blair was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 20s. An Australian internationaal and New South Wales representative half, he played his club football career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won the 1925, '26, '27 and '29 premierships.-Club career:Blair...
, Australian rugby player - Alf BrownAlf BrownAlf Brown was a leading Australian rules football writer covering the Victorian Football League from 1945 to 1979....
, Australian footballer - Alf Bussell, early Australian settler
- Alf ClausenAlf ClausenAlf Clausen is an American film and television composer. He is best known for his work scoring many episodes of The Simpsons, of which he has been the sole composer since 1990...
, American composer - Alf CleverleyAlf CleverleyAlfred "Alf" John Cleverley was a boxer from New Zealand, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
, New Zealand boxer - Alf CommonAlf CommonAlf Common was an English footballer who played at inside forward or centre forward. He is most famous for being the first player to be transferred for a fee of £1,000 on his transfer to Middlesbrough from Sunderland in 1905.-Club career:Common played for South Hylton and Jarrow in North East...
, English footballer - Alf DubsAlf DubsAlfred Dubs, Baron Dubs is a Czech-born British Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament.- Youth and education :...
, Baron Dubs, British Labour Party politician and former MP - Alf EngenAlf EngenAlf Engen was a Norwegian-American skier and skiing school owner/teacher. Alf Engen set several ski jumping world records during the 1930s.-Background:...
, Norwegian skier - Alf EngersAlf EngersAlfred 'Alf' Robert Engers was an English racing cyclist who set national records and won national individual time trial championships from 1959 to the late 1970s. He established a British record of 49 minutes and 24 seconds in 1978, averaging 30.364 mph...
, English racing cyclist - Alf ErikssonAlf ErikssonAlf Eriksson, born 1948, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 1992.- References :*-External links:*...
, Swedish politician - Alf EversAlf EversAlf Evers , was an American historian who lived in Ulster County, New York for much of his life and wrote lengthy, definitive histories of the Catskills and Woodstock, serving the latter as town historian...
, American historian - Alf FarmanAlf FarmanAlfred H. "Alf" Farman was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, he played for Birmingham Excelsior, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers before joining Newton Heath in early 1889. He played in three friendlies before the end of the 1888–89 season, scoring a...
, English footballer - Alf Freeman, English cricketer
- Alf GarnettAlf GarnettAlf Garnett is a fictional character in the British sitcoms Till Death Us Do Part, Till Death... and In Sickness and in Health, and chat show The Thoughts of Chairman Alf. He was created by Johnny Speight and played by Warren Mitchell....
, character from the BBC's Till Death Us Do Part - Alf GoverAlf GoverAlfred Richard Gover MBE was an English Test cricketer. He was the mainstay of the Surrey bowling attack during the 1930s and played four Tests before and after the Second World War...
, English cricketer - Alf-Inge HaalandAlf-Inge HaalandAlf-Inge Rasdal "Alfie" Håland , anglicised to Haaland, is a retired Norwegian football defender. He grew up at Bryne and played his club football for Bryne FK, and later played for Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Manchester City...
, Norwegian footballer - Alf HansenAlf HansenAlf John Hansen is a World and Olympic champion rower from Norway.In 1976, he won a gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in the Men's Double Scull event with his brother Frank Hansen...
, Norwegian athlete - Alf HjortAlf HjortAlf Hjort was a Norwegian born American electrical engineer.-Background:Alf Hjort was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He was a younger brother of Norwegian oceanographer and marine zoologist Johan Hjort. Their parents were Johan S.A. Hjort, a professor of ophthalmology, and Elisabeth Falsen...
, Norwegian electrical engineer - Alf JacobsenAlf JacobsenAlf Kristian Bruun Jacobsen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Irene, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class ....
, Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Olympic Games - Alf KhumaloAlf KhumaloAlfred Kumalo is a South African photographer.-Overview:Alf Kumalo was born in Alexandra near Johannesburg. He first worked in a garage doing various jobs and then started freelancing for various publications, selling his photographs where he could...
, South African photographer - Alf KirchenAlf KirchenAlfred John "Alf" Kirchen was an English footballer.Born in Shouldham, Norfolk, Kirchen played for local clubs, and for his county at youth level. He was signed by Tom Parker, the manager of Second Division Norwich City in 1934 and he immediately impressed, scoring seven goals in fourteen League...
, English footballer and trainer for Norwich - Alf Mushpie, a character from the comic strip Bloom County
- Alf LandonAlf LandonAlfred Mossman "Alf" Landon was an American Republican politician, who served as the 26th Governor of Kansas from 1933–1937. He was best known for being the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States, defeated in a landslide by Franklin D...
, American Republican politician defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election - Alf LieAlf LieAlf Lie was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, Norwegian gymnast - Alf LythgoeAlf LythgoeAlfred Peter "Alf" Lythgoe was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Stockport County and Huddersfield Town in the 1930s, before becoming manager of Altrincham in 1953.-Career:...
, English footballer and former manager of Altrincham - Alf Lennon, John Lennon's father
- Alf MilwardAlf MilwardAlfred Weatherell Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.-Playing career:...
, English footballer - Alf MorgansAlf MorgansAlfred Edward Morgans was Premier of Western Australia for just 32 days, from 21 November to 23 December 1901.-Early life and career:...
, former premier of Western Australia - Alf MorrisAlf MorrisAlfred Morris, Baron Morris of Manchester, AO, QSO, PC is a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability campaigner.-Political career:Morris served as Member of Parliament for Manchester Wythenshawe from 1964 until 1997...
, Baron Morris of Manchester - Alf McMichaelAlf McMichaelAlfred "Alf" McMichael was a footballer who played as a left-back.Belfast-born "Alf" McMichael began his career at Linfield, before signing for Newcastle United in 1949. He remained at Newcastle until 1962, appearing 431 times and scoring once for the club...
, Irish footballer who played for Newcastle - Alf PadghamAlf PadghamAlfred Harry Padgham was one of the leading British professional golfers of the 1930s and 1940s.Padgham was born in Caterham, Surrey...
, British golfer - Alf PalmerAlf PalmerAlf Palmer , or Jinbilnggay in his native language, was the last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrungu. He lived in Townsville, Queensland, Australia....
, last native speaker of the Australian aboriginal language Warrungu - Alf PerryAlf PerryAlfred Perry was an English professional golfer. His greatest achievement was winning The Open Championship in 1935.Perry was born in Coulsdon, Surrey, England. He worked as a club professional at Leatherhead Golf Club in addition to playing in the few organised tournaments that there were at the...
, English golfer - Alf PoierAlf PoierAlf Poier is an Austrian artist and stand-up comedian.Born in Judenburg in Styria, he started doing cabaret in 1995 in Graz, and has won several prizes for his work, including the Salzburger Stier in 1998, the Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis, Prix Phanteon and RTL Comedy Award in 2000 and the Austrian...
, Austrian comedian - Alf PrøysenAlf PrøysenAlf Prøysen , was a writer and musician from Norway. He was born at Rudshøgda in Ringsaker. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the twentieth century, and he made significant contributions to literature, music, TV and radio.His childhood was...
, Norwegian writer and musician - Alf Richards, South African rugby player
- Alf RidyardAlf RidyardAlf Ridyard was a professional football player from 1930 through 1947.Alf Ridyard was originally from Yorkshire. He started his footballing career for Barnsley as a Centre Half between 1930 and 1931. He then moved to West Bromwich Albion where he stayed until 1936.In 1937 he joined Queen's Park...
, English footballer - Alf RingsteadAlf RingsteadAlfred Ringstead son of jockey Charlie Ringstead was a professional footballer who played in the position of outside right for Sheffield United between 1950 and 1959....
, English footballer - Alf RobertsAlf RobertsAlfred Sidney "Alf" Roberts was a fictional character in the British ITV soap Coronation Street. He ran a grocery shop at No. 15 and was heavily involved in local politics, including two spells as mayor of Weatherfield...
, character from the British television program Coronation Street - Alf RossAlf RossAlf Niels Christian Ross was a Danish legal and moral philosopher and scholar of international law. He is best known as one of the leading exponents of Scandinavian Legal Realism....
, Danish philosopher of law - Alf Ivar SamuelsenAlf Ivar SamuelsenAlf Ivar Samuelsen is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Flakstad as a son of smallholder and fisher Ingleiv Samuelsen and housewife Amy Pedersen...
, Norwegian politician - Alf SherwoodAlf SherwoodAlfred Thomas "Alf" Sherwood was a Welsh international footballer. Between 1947 and 1957, he gained a total of 41 Caps....
, Welsh footballer - Alf Shrubb, English middle distance runner
- Alf Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
- Alf StewardAlf StewardAlfred Steward was an English football goalkeeper and football manager. He also played cricket for Lancashire....
, English goalkeeper and cricketer - Alf Sjöberg, Swedish film director
- Alf SmithAlf SmithAlfred Edward Smith was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Ottawa Senators, and Kenora Thistles. He had two brothers who played senior-level hockey Harry Smith and Tommy Smith...
, Canadian ice hockey player - Alf SommerfeltAlf SommerfeltAlf Sommerfelt , was a Norwegian linguist and the first professor of linguistics in Norway, working at the University of Oslo from 1931 to 1962.-Linguistics work:...
, Norwegian linguist - Alf StewartAlf StewartAlfred Douglas "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Ray Meagher. The character debuted on-screen during the serial's pilot episode on 17 January 1988...
, character from the Australian television program Home and Away - Alf SvenssonAlf SvenssonAlf Robert Olof Svensson is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2009. Alf was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and 3 April 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1991 until his election to the European Parliament...
, Swedish politician - Alf Svensson (guitarist)Alf Svensson (guitarist)Alf Svensson is a Swedish heavy metal guitarist. He initially played in Oral from 1984 to 1989. He temporarily entered Grotesque and Liers in Wait before joining At the Gates in 1990. He was their guitarist until 1993. In 1994, he reformed Oral to record an EP. He then formed Oxiplegatz, and went...
, Swedish heavy metal guitarist - Alf Taylor, former governor of Tennessee
- Alf TupperAlf TupperAlf Tupper was a fictional working class, 'hard as nails' runner, whose adventures appeared in first The Rover and then The Victor, British boys' comics from D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd...
, character from the comic Victor - Alf ValentineAlf ValentineAlfred Louis Valentine, April 28, 1930–11 May 2004 , was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his performance in the West Indies' 1950 tour of England, which was immortalised in the Victory Calypso.-The 1950 tour:...
, West Indian cricketer - Alf WattsAlf WattsAlf Watts, sometimes known as A. A. Watts was a British communist.Watts became a compositor and joined the Social Democratic Federation . In 1904, he became a member of the Board of Guardians in Poplar, a post he held until his death...
, British communist - Alf WestAlf WestAlfred 'Alf' West was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the 1906 Football League Championship.-Life and playing career:...
, English footballer who played for Liverpool - Alf WitAlf WitAlf Wit is a fictional character in a defunct comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, starting in 1947.Concerning the adventures of a caveman of the same name, his name being a play on the word halfwit, it is notable for being the first published work of artist Bill Holroyd, who would go on to...
, character in the comic, The Beano - Alf YoungAlf YoungAlfred "Alf" Young was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town between 1927 and 1945...
, English footballer who played for Huddersfield - Sir Alf, a character from Monty Python and the Holy Grail eaten by the Black Beast of Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh
- Sir Alf Ramsay, manager of the English national football team when they won the 1966 World Cup
- 'Unlucky' Alf, character in the BBC's The Fast Show
As a nicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
"Alf" is a nickname for:
- Allan LangerAllan LangerAllan "Alfie" Langer AM is an Australian former multi-award-winning rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s who works as an assistant coach for the Australian national team and Brisbane Broncos...
, champion Australian rugby league halfback - Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
, British pop singer
See also
- ALF
- AlfonsoAlfonsoAlfonso , Alfons , Afonso , Affonso , Alphonse, Alfonse , Αλφόνσος , Alphonsus , Alphons , Alfonsu in ,...
- Alfred (disambiguation)
- AlfredoAlfredoAlfredo is a cognate of the Germanic name Alfred and a common Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish language personal name that may refer to:People*Alfredo Alonso, Cuban-born media executive with Clear Channel Radio...
- Alfie (disambiguation)Alfie (disambiguation)Alfie is a nickname in English-speaking countries, a variant on or shortened version of Alfred or Alphonse .Alfie may refer to:* Alfie , a 1963 play by Bill Naughton...