Aleferna

Aleferna is a feminine given name .

Origin and meaning

Aleferna is documented as the name of a prioress in Hohenholte Monastery in the 13th century . The first part of the name ale is interpreted as "all", the second part ferna is unexplained.

variants

The first names Fenna , Fenne and Fenneke are derived from Aleferna.

Name bearers

• Aleferna von Hohenholte (also: Holoferna, proven 1237–1240), prioress of Hohenholte Monastery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Wilfried Seibicke: Historical German first name book: FK, de Gruyter 1998, ISBN 9783110161960 .