Alonzo
Meaning of Alonzo
Alonzo begins his story centuries ago in the sun-warmed courts of medieval Iberia, where Alfonso—“the noble and ready” in old Germanic tongue—shed a syllable, slipped across the Pyrenees, and emerged with a jaunty z: Alonzo. Spoken in Italian as ah-LOHN-tsoh and in English as uh-LAHN-zoh, the name rolls off the tongue like a flamenco flourish, equal parts velvet and verve. History paints it on knights’ shields and explorers’ maps, yet it has never felt shackled to the past; in modern times it dribbles down basketball courts with Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning and solves logic puzzles through mathematician Alonzo Church. American parents seem to savor its old-world spice in steady spoonfuls—hovering around the mid-400s in popularity for decades—proof that classic flair can age like Rioja, not like leftovers. Choosing Alonzo for a son is a bit like handing him a passport stamped “nobility, readiness, and just a dash of swagger,” inviting him to stride into life with cape unfurled and a grin that knows both poetry and play.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as ah-LOHN-tsoh (/aˈlontso/)
English
- Pronunced as uh-LAHN-zoh (/əˈlɑnzoʊ/)
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Notable People Named Alonzo
| Alonzo Mourning is a former NBA player who spent most of his career with the Miami Heat and now serves as their vice president of player programs and development. |
| Alonzo Church was an American mathematician and logician who co-founded computer science through his groundbreaking lambda calculus and the Church-Turing thesis. |
| Alonzo T. Washington serves in the Maryland Senate, appointed in 2023 after representing Prince George's County in the House of Delegates since 2012. |
| Alonzo Spellman is a former NFL defensive lineman who played for the Bears, Cowboys, and Lions, as well as the Las Vegas Gladiators in the AFL, after college at Ohio State. |
| Alonzo Barton Cornell served as the 27th governor of New York from 1880 to 1882. |
| Alonzo Highsmith is a former NFL fullback who now serves as the senior personnel executive for the New England Patriots. |
| Alonzo Clemons is an American savant sculptor who, despite a developmental disability from a childhood brain injury, creates realistic animal figures after just a brief look at an image. |
| Alonzo Herndon, born into slavery, became one of the first African American millionaires by founding the Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company. |
| Alonzo Robson Drake was an English sportsman who excelled in both football and cricket. |
| Alonzo Thomas Perry was a Negro leagues and Mexican League first baseman and pitcher who played from 1940 to 1963. |
| Alonzo, born Kassim Djae, is a French rapper and singer who was signed to Def Jam Recordings France. |
| Alonzo C. Webb was an American etcher, architect, painter, and illustrator. |
| Alonzo Babers - Alonzo C. Babers is an American former athlete who won two gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay. |
| Alonzo Kimball was an American educator, businessman, and Wisconsin pioneer who served as mayor of Green Bay and treasurer for Peshtigo fire relief efforts. |
| Alonzo Edes Wilson was an American journalist and Prohibitionist member of the Illinois House of Representatives during its 44th General Assembly. |
