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Alphonse

  • a variation of Alphonso.
    Alphonso
    noun
    a first name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”

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“This is a kind of next step evolution in the type of IP we will be acquiring,” Alphonse Lordo, a partner at Content Partners, said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The Brighton player then saw a shot saved by Alphonse Areola.

From BBC May 17, 2026

The case began in 2009, when a trucker named Alphonse Maddin had just gotten a new job driving for the trucking company TransAm.

From Slate May 13, 2026

Mr Moss said the killer's father, Alphonse, asked for support from social workers and mental health services when his behaviour became increasingly unmanageable.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

Their apartment is in the same building as the shop of Alphonse Portier, the dealer who liked Vincent’s The Potato Eaters.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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