Alphonsus

Where Alphonsus comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Alphonsus.

Alphonsus through the years
  1. 1870
    Alphonsus de Guimaraens born
    (1870-1921) Brazilian writer
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #892 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1892
    Peak, #748
    9 babies named Alphonsus, its best rank.
  4. 1893
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 1959
    Alphonsus Cullinan born
    Irish Roman Catholic bishop
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Alphonsus de Guimaraens · (1870-1921) Brazilian writer, 1870–1921
  • Alphonsus Cullinan · Irish Roman Catholic bishop, born 1959
  • Alphonsus Mathias · Roman Catholic archbishop of Bangalore, 1928–2024
  • Alphonsus Augustus Sowada · American priest, 1933–2014
  • Alphonsus Liguori Penney · Catholic archbishop, 1924–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.