name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #58806)
noun: A diminutive of the male given names Alfred or Alfonso, from the Germanic languages.
noun: Initialism of Animal Liberation Front (name used by animal rights activists engaging in direct action).
noun: Initialism of automatic letter facing: mechanical postal system introduced in the UK in 1957 to align the stamps to the correct position for the franking machine.