Alfredo

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Alfredo

Gender: Masculine
Language: Spanish and Italian
Etymology:
Alfredo is the Spanish and Italian from of Alfred, the modern English masculine form of Aelfraed, an Old English name which meant “Elf Advice,” “With Elf Wisdom,” “Good Counsel,” or “All Peace,” from “aelf” (elf), and “raed” (advice, counsel), or “fried” (peace).

History:
Alfred is one of the few Anglo-Saxon names to be exported to and adapted in Continental Europe.

Please see Alfred for more information.

Pronunciation: al-frayd-oh.

Feminine: Alfreda.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Alfredo Casella (1883-1947)
Italian pianist.

Educators, Scholar, and Social Workers:
Alfredo Niceforo (1876-1960)
Italian sociologist.

Political Figures:
Alfredo Stroessner (1912-)
President of Paraguay.

Singers and Entertainers:
Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (1927-1999)
Spanish opera singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.054 % named Alfredo

Popularity of Alfredo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 475th most popular.
1910-1920: 422nd most popular.
1920-1930: 330th most popular.
1930-1940: 327th most popular.
1940-1950: 317th most popular.
1950-1960: 302nd most popular.
1960-1970: 323rd most popular.
1970-1980: 272nd most popular.
1980-1990: 264th most popular.
1990: 244th most popular.
1991: 248th most popular.
1992: 239th most popular.
1993: 240th most popular.
1994: 253rd most popular.
1995: 250th most popular.
1996: 262nd most popular.
1997: 270th most popular.
1998: 287th most popular.
1999: 281st most popular.
2000: 294th most popular.
2001: 295th most popular.
2002: 300th most popular.
2003: 316th most popular.