Where does “Alphard” come from?

Alphard (Italian) comes from Arabic فرد, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.

Ancestry of “Alphard”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	فرد	to be single, be alone; to be singular, be...
2	Arabic	ر	second-person masculine singular active...
3	Arabic	رَأَى	to see