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Name Origin

Alfred is a masculine given name of Old English origin, derived from the elements 'ælf' meaning 'elf' and 'rēd' meaning 'counsel'. Therefore, it traditionally means 'elf counsel' or 'wise counselor'.

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Famous People

Alfred the Great (849-899)

King of Wessex

  • Defended Anglo-Saxon England against Viking invasions
  • Promoted education and scholarship
  • Established legal and administrative reforms

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

Poet

  • Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
  • Authored influential poems like 'In Memoriam A.H.H.' and 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)

Film Director

  • Master of suspense and thriller films
  • Directed classics like 'Psycho', 'Rear Window', and 'Vertigo'

Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)

Inventor and Philanthropist

  • Invented dynamite
  • Established the Nobel Prizes