Afonso is the Portuguese and Galician form of

Alphons 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. ...

Middle Ages

Iberian royal families

;Portugal *

Afonso I of Portugal Dom Afonso IOr also ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician languages, Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin version), sometimes rendered in English as ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', depending on th ...

(1109–1185) *

Afonso II of Portugal Afonso II (; 23 April 118525 March 1223), also called Afonso the Fat () and Afonso the Leper (), was List of Portuguese monarchs, King of Portugal from 1211 until 1223. Afonso was the third monarch of Portugal. Afonso was the second but eldest ...

(1185–1223) *

Afonso III of Portugal Afonso IIIrare English alternatives: ''Alphonzo'' or ''Alphonse'', or ''Affonso'' (Archaic Portuguese), ''Alfonso'' or ''Alphonso'' (Portuguese-Galician languages, Portuguese-Galician) or ''Alphonsus'' (Latin). (; 5 May 121016 February 1279), ca ...

(1210–1279) * Afonso IV of Portugal (1291–1357) *

Afonso V of Portugal Afonso V (; 15 January 1432 – 28 August 1481), known by the sobriquet the African (), was King of Portugal from 1438 until his death in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477. His sobriquet refers to his military conquests in Northern Africa. ...

(1432–1481) * Afonso VI of Portugal (1643–1683)

Early modern period

* Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese general and governor of India * Nzinga Mbemba (1505–1543), also known as "Afonso I of Kongo" * Afonso II of Kongo (1561) * Afonso III of Kongo (1666–1667) * Afonso, 1st Duke of Braganza, son of John I of Portugal * Afonso, Prince of Portugal, son of John II of Portugal * Afonso, Duke of Porto, son of Louis I of Portugal * Afonso of Portugal, Lord of Portalegre, son of Afonso III of Portugal * Arariboia, baptismal name Martim Afonso, leader of the Temiminó tribe in Brazil in the 16th century * Cardinal Afonso of Portugal, son of Manuel I of Portugal * João Afonso de Aveiro, Portuguese explorer * Jorge Afonso, Portuguese Renaissance painter * Madragana, baptismal name Mor Afonso, mistress to Afonso III of Portugal * Tibiriçá (died 1562), baptismal name Martim Afonso, Brazilian Amerindian leader

Modern period

* Afonso VII of Portugal, future regnal name of the heir apparent to the current pretender * Afonso Alves, Brazilian footballer * Nadir Afonso Rodrigues (1920–2013), Portuguese painter * Zeca Afonso, real name José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, Portuguese folk and political musician * Alexandre Afonso da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Paulo Afonso Evangelista Vieira, Brazilian politician * Infante Afonso, Prince of Beira, 2nd claimant in line to the Portuguese throne

As a surname

* Andrey Nazário Afonso (born 1983), Brazilian football goalkeeper, known as ''Andrey'' * Yves Afonso (1944–2018), French actor of Portuguese descent

People named Aponso

* Amila Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer who plays for Ragama Cricket Club * Flavian Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala Dutch cricketer * Jayasekara Aponso, Sri Lankan Sinhala artist, actor, director, scriptwriter

References

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