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Alfie
AlfieSay it AL-fee
- Meaning today
- Wise counsellor
- Original meaning
- "pet form of Alfred, "elf counsel"" Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. Alfred
- Say it
- AL-fee
- Other spellings
- Alfy
Alfie
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Alfie meaning
Alfie is an international boy's name of English origin (from Old English).
Pet form of Alfred, "elf counsel"
Also used to mean: wise counsellor
Alfie is the affectionate English short form of Alfred and is now also given as a name on its own. Alfred is Old English Ælfræd, which the Online Etymology Dictionary explains as ælf, "elf", with ræd, "counsel". In Bosworth-Toller's Anglo-Saxon dictionary rǽd covers advice, good judgement and a plan reached after careful thought, which is why name lists often give "wise counsellor". The best-known Alfred is Alfred the Great, the ninth-century king of Wessex. Alfie keeps that history in a lighter, playful form, and its two clear syllables are easy for grandparents in any Indian language.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. Alfred · entry Alfred · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, Alfred · Bosworth-Toller, rǽd
Popularity abroad
- #16 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Alfie · Alfy