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
If there is a nod to history, this was the exact mission statement from Sir Alf Ramsey before England won the 1966 World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 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
“Some sort of horse emergency, perhaps? Anyway, Alf, I’m still trying to figure out the bit about four wolf babies. What did Madame Ionesco mean by that, do you suppose?”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
All of this talk of designing women, Designing Women, and the design for the redesign of Designing Women can only mean one thing: ALF crossover episode!
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2018
Furthermore, ALF administrators don’t get help from Medicaid in prepping their facilities for storms.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 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 Borrow, George Henry
Ooray! ray! ray!—We're alf our ship's company short.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
And the gale—was it now sweeping northward on its mission of destruction? alf an hour passed.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various
Not lookin her sauciest just now, I grant you: shrouds tore to tatters, mizzen spliced, bowsprit splintered, plugged fore and aft, and alf her weather bulwark carried away.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
Her father.... alf an hour later he roused her as gently as he could.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Bates, Harry
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 Ferguson, Robert
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