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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Tuchel is bidding to become the first England manager since Sir Alf Ramsey to win the World Cup and end a 60-year wait.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 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
Seconds later Alf appeared, sporting a fresh bruise on his head.
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, a spirit; the same as Demon amongst the Greeks.
From The Death of Balder by Borrow, George Henry
Elbow I take to be Elbo, from alb or alf, signifying "elf."
From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert
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 Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
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
Ooray! ray! ray!—We're alf our ship's company short.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
"We all have to answer it some time." alf way out of town Jim Drake drew the coupe skillfully to the curb and turned off the motor.
From Queen of the Flaming Diamond by Yerxa, Leroy
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