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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 Nobel (1833-1896)

Inventor, Engineer, Chemist, Philanthropist

  • Invented dynamite
  • Established the Nobel Prizes

Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)

Film director, Producer, Screenwriter

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

Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

Poet

  • Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
  • Wrote famous poems like 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' and 'In Memoriam A.H.H.'
  • Master of Victorian poetry