Alphons (Latinized Alphonsus, Adelphonsus, or Adefonsus) is a male given name recorded from the 8th century (Alfonso I of Asturias, r. 739–757) in the Christian successor states of the Visigothic kingdom in the Iberian peninsula. In the later medieval period it became a standard name in the Hispanic and Portuguese royal families. It is derived from a Gothic name, or a conflation of several Gothic names; from *Aþalfuns, composed of the elements aþal "noble" and funs "eager, brave, ready", and perhaps influenced by names such as *Alafuns, *Adefuns and *Hildefuns. It is recorded as Adefonsus in the 9th and 10th century, and as Adelfonsus, Adelphonsus in the 10th to 11th. The reduced form Alfonso is recorded in the late 9th century, and the Portuguese form Afonso from the early 11th. and Anfós in Catalan from the 12th Century until the 15th. Variants of the name include: Alonso (Spanish), Alfonso (Spanish and Italian), Alfons (Dutch, German, Catalan, Polish, Croatian and Scandinavian), Afonso (Portuguese and Galician), Alphonse, Alfonse (Italian, French and English), etc. Middle Ages Iberian royal families Asturias/Leon/Castile/Spain Alfonso I of Asturias (739-757) Alfonso II of Asturias (791-842) Alfonso III of León (866-910) Alfonso Fróilaz (925-926) Alfonso IV of León (925-931) Alfonso V of León (999-1028) Alfonso VI of León (1065–1109) Alfonso VII of León (1126–1157) Alfonso VIII of Castile (1158–1214) Alfonso IX of León (1188–1230) Alfonso X of Castile (1252–1284) Alfonso XI of Castile (1312–1350) Aragon & Naples Alfonso I of Aragon (1104–1134), known as el Batallador (The Battler) Alfonso II of Aragon (1162–1196) Alfonso III of Aragon (1285–1291) Alfonso IV of Aragon (1327–1336) Alfonso V of Aragon (1416–1458), also king of Naples and Sicily Alfonso II of Naples (1448–1495) Portugal Afonso I of Portugal (1109–1185) Afonso II of Portugal (1185–1223) Afonso III of Portugal (1210–1279) Afonso IV of Portugal (1291–1357) Afonso V of Portugal (1432–1481) Afonso VI of Portugal (1643–1683) Other Alfonso Jordan (1103–1148) Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (1220–1271) Alfonso of Valladolid (c. 1270 – c. 1347), Jewish convert to Christianity, philosopher, and mathematician Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273–1284), first son of Edward I of England, named after his godfather Alfonso X of Castile; died in childhood Juan Alfonso de Baena (c. 1375 – c. 1434), Castilian troubadour Early modern period Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese general and governor of India Alphonse Daudet, French novelist and historian Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara during the time of the War of