Alf
noun
a first name, form of Alfred.
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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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
Southgate became the fourth England manager in history to be knighted, after Sir Walter Winterbottom, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025
Then there was a spot where the ridge dropped off into Rooster Hollow, where Uncle Alf Dee lived.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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
TV is in the early stages of developing an ALF reboot, TV Line reports.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2018
Rather than continue to making excuses, we hope more nursing home and ALF operators show they’re making preparations.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2018
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 Nesbit, E. (Edith)
"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
Ooray! ray! ray!—We're alf our ship's company short.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Ollivant, Alfred
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
Elbow I take to be Elbo, from alb or alf, signifying "elf."
From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert
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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