Alf
noun
a first name, form of Alfred.
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Alf
American
[alf, ahlf]
/ ælf, ɑlf /
noun
ALF
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British
abbreviation
alf
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British
/ ælf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of alf
from shortening of the name Alfred
Example Sentences
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And back in 1970, Mexico was where England, under Sir Alf Ramsey, embarked on an ill-fated campaign to retain the World Cup won at Wembley four years previously.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
But Sir Alf Ramsey stuck with the man who only made his international debut a few months earlier, and the rest is history.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Alf LaMont worked for Swalwell’s team as a digital communications expert until his firm quit on April 10 following news reports about the allegations against the East Bay Democratic congressman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Gola was founded in 1905 and rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s with its football boots and other products worn by Liverpool stars and World Cup-winning England manager Alf Ramsey.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Alf found himself thinking, Fella that close-mouthed must have something to hide.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
The study was financed by grants from the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Region Stockholm, the ALF scheme and the Swedish Research Council.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
TV is in the early stages of developing an ALF reboot, TV Line reports.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2018
Rather than continue to making excuses, we hope more nursing home and ALF operators show they’re making preparations.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2018
Other films have, somewhat annoyingly, portrayed the ALF as entirely saintly and awesome.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2017
ALF, a spirit; the same as Demon amongst the Greeks.
From The Death of Balder by George Henry Borrow
Ooray! ray! ray!—We're alf our ship's company short.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
Alfheri, alf, elf, and heri, warrior, the sense contained in the former word being perhaps that of occult wisdom.
From Surnames as a Science by Robert Ferguson
"Where we'll all be afore we're much older—in ell this alf our."
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
The name elf, which is frequently used by Shakespeare, is the same as the Anglo-Saxon alf, the Old High-German and the Middle High-German ulf.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Yes, that was Nelson all through: one alf woman, t'other alf hero.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
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