Meaning: Elf counsel, through Alfred
The story
Alfie is an English familiar form of Alfred. Its older name family joins the Old English words for elf and counsel; wise is a loose interpretation rather than a separate root.
Nicknames
- Alf
Spellings & variants
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Alfie comes from English.
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