Baby name

FADING BOY · OLD NORSE ALFR, GERMAN ALF
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Alf

/ALF/


“Elf or noble counselor”

Scandinavian short form of names such as Alfred, also an Old Norse name in its own right, meaning elf or noble counselor

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How it ages.

Strong in Scandinavia mid-1900s, now dated and underused

The cultural moment.

Associated with mid-century masculine names, fading in contemporary usage.