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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Alfred

There wasn’t an Alfred Coffee or anything like that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier population estimates often relied heavily on calculations made during the 1930s by anthropologist Alfred Radcliffe-Brown.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The laureates will receive their prizes at a formal ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of the death in 1896 of scientist Alfred Nobel, who created the prizes in his will.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Army’s Counter Intelligence Corps, Steinberg is sent to Flensburg, a former German naval academy now under Allied control, where he is put in charge of Gen. Alfred Jodl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Now old and poor, Andrew Jackson’s daughter-in-law Sarah was permitted to live at the Hermitage, relying upon Alfred and Gracy to care for her.

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

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