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Alphonso

American  
[al-fon-soh, -zoh] / ælˈfɒn soʊ, -zoʊ /
French Alphonse

noun

  1. a first name: from Germanic words meaning “noble” and “ready.”


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The country's captain, Alphonso Davies, is used to large, football-mad crowds playing for Bayern Munich and in the Champions League.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Captain Alphonso Davies, Canada’s best player, was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana before being resettled in Edmonton, becoming a citizen in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026

Canada, the first World Cup host to play a game outside its borders, could get a boost if Alphonso Davies, its best player, can play after missing the team’s first three games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

They are joined by Canada's captain Alphonso Davies, who was born in a refugee camp in Ghana to Liberian parents.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The two worldly, the two higher characters, with that of Alphonso halting between, are shaded with equal delicacy and distinctness.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller

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