Alfie
Alfie is a boy name of English origin, meaning Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
What Alfie means
Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
Alfie sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Alfie comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Alfie is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Alfie?
Alfie does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Alfie
We group Alfie under Wisdom. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Wisdom
Names like Alfie
These share Alfie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Reginald — Counsel power; a wise ruler.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Raven — The wise black bird.
- Sage — Wise one; the fragrant herb.
- Sybil — A prophetess; seer.
- Advait — Unique; non-dual.
- Atticus — From Attica; of Athens.
- Bodhi — Enlightenment, awakening.
- Daichi — Great land; great wisdom.
- Hugo — Mind, intellect, spirit.
- Idris — Ardent lord; interpreter.