Alvar (given name)
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Finnish, Spanish, Swedish |
Name day | 24 September (Estonia)[1] |
Origin | |
Word/name | From Old Norse Alfarr[2] |
Meaning | Elf warrior |
Region of origin | Northern Europe, Spain |
Other names | |
Related names | Álvar |
Alvar is a masculine gives name derived from the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr ("elf") and arr ("warrior").[2] The name is now primarily used in Estonia, Finland and Sweden.[2][3]
People named Alvar include:
- Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), Finnish architect and artist
- Alvar Johannes Alev (born 1993), Estonian cross-country skier
- Alvar Larsson (born 1953), Swedish boy who disappeared in 1967
- Alvar Lidell (1908–1981) British broadcaster
- Alvar Suñol (born 1935), Spanish painter, sculptor, and lithographer