Given name
Àlvar
“elf”·“army”
Àlvar is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Catalan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Àlvar is built from elements meaning “elf” and “army”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Alfarr, built from Old Norse alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”).
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Àlvar’s family of names
In Catalan usage, Àlvar shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Alvar. In Catalan usage, Àlvar shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Álvaro.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Àlvar
- Alvar Alonso RosellSpanish chess playerborn 1992
- Alvaro de OrriolsSpanish playwright and poet1894–1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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