Alf

English

"elf counsel"

Alf Origin and Meaning

The name Alf is a boy's name meaning "elf counsel".

Short form of Alfred that had fallen out of favor, but could come back alongside Alfie and other clunky old-style nicknames like Gus and Ike.

Alf Rank in US Top 1000

# 971 in the US

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Famous People Named Alf

• Alfred Mossman "Alf" Landon American politician; 26th Governor of Kansas, defeated by Franklin Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election
• Alfred Alexander "Alf" Taylor American politician; 34th Governor of Tennessee
• Alf Clausen American composer

Alf in Pop Culture

• ALF acronym for the Animal liberation front, terrorist organization
• A.L.F. 80's TV show about an Alien Life Form dubbed ALF
• Alfred James "Alf" Stewart character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Alf son of Sigar king in Norse mythology
• Alf son of Alaric Swedish king of the House of Yngling
• Alf Wit character in British comic "The Beano"
• Sir Alf character in film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
• 'Unlucky' Alf character in British TV series "The Fast Show"
• Brother Alf later Abbot Mordalfus, in Brian Jacques' Redwall books "Redwall" and "Mattimeo"