Alf
noun
a first name, form of Alfred.
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Alf
American
[alf, ahlf]
/ ælf, ɑlf /
noun
ALF
1
British
abbreviation
alf
2
British
/ ælf /
noun
Etymology
Origin of alf
from shortening of the name Alfred
Example Sentences
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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
Pachuca welcomed their first Mexican player to the squad in 1908, with David Islas invited to join the side by the son of a Cornish miner from St Blazey named Alf Crowle.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 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 hopped back into the dory to get her bag.
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
And she starred in the 1980s comedy series “ALF” as Raquel Ochmonek, a nosy neighbor of the Tanner family, with whom the furry alien ALF lived.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
At least, until the NFL kicks off again and makes you totally forget about the existence of ALF or whatever it’s called.
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2019
Other films have, somewhat annoyingly, portrayed the ALF as entirely saintly and awesome.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2017
ALF covered with last year's leaves, She peeped from her russet bed;
From Landscape and Song by E. (Edith) Nesbit
Yes, that was Nelson all through: one alf woman, t'other alf hero.
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
Her father.... alf an hour later he roused her as gently as he could.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Harry Bates
Ooray! ray! ray!—We're alf our ship's company short.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
"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
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