Details for the forename Alfred

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Alfred (male)


Variants:	Ailfrid (M) Alfredo (M)
Diminutive(s):	Al (M) Alf (M) Fred (M)
Pet Name(s):	Alfie (M) Freddy (M)
Pet Name for:	Freddie (M)
Derivative(s):	Alfred (S) Avery (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, from Old English "supernatural counsel" (literally "elf" + "cousel"). Rare in Scotland. Alfred was popular with the Normans and, unusually, spread from Britain to a number of European countries in various forms. See also the Portuguese surname Abreu.