Alphonso
noun
a first name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”
Alphonse
-
a variation of
Alphonso.
Example Sentences
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British police devised the first criminal identification record of distinctive marks, and, in France, Alphonse Bertillon developed a system of anthropometry, or measuring and cataloging physical characteristics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Woods led from the start in her home city, although Noemi Alphonse of Mauritius and Australia's Eliza Ault-Connell kept her honest over the first couple of laps.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“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 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
Louis Lépine and Alphonse Bertillon, supposedly the finest detectives in Europe, were far behind the times.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
