Alfred the Great was the name of a kangaroo rat I had in first grade.
Happy memories.
Alfred conjures up the English king who brought light and learning into Dark
Age Britain. Why ever not? Nn
Alf /
Alfie is adorable. I also like female variants
Alfreda (nn
Freda?
Alva?) and
Elfreda (nn Elvy?).
I saw a dramatization of a Miss Marple story, "4:50 from Paddington." There was a family, the Crackenthorpes, and all of the children had Anglo-Saxon era names like
Cedric,
Alfred,
Emma and I think
Edmund. (If I got any of those wrong, I hope someone will correct it.) Anyway, I thought it was a charming, subtle theme for siblings.
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