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Alfred

American  
[al-fred, -frid] / ˈæl frɛd, -frɪd /

noun

  1. a first name: from the Old English words meaning “elf ” and “counsel.”


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He met me in Lake Alfred, at the site of its University of Florida satellite campus.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

“I want the court to hear me directly,” she wrote to Judge Alfred H. Bennett.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

It was first devised and walked by the legendary fell-walker Alfred Wainwright more than 50 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Alfred Barr, the first director of the Museum of Modern Art, thought of its collection as “metabolic” or “self-renewing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A little more than a year after their wedding, Alfred was attending the ill-fated Christmas party where Frank was killed.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis