Given name & surname
Álvaro
“all”
Álvaro is a masculine given name from Late Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Álvaro goes back to Proto-Germanic *allaz, meaning “all.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
From Late Latin Alvarus, from Proto-Germanic *allaz (“all”), from Proto-Germanic *wardō (“protection, lookout”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Álvaro’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Álvaro has a diminutive in Lalo. In Spanish usage, Álvaro shares a linguistic root with the Catalan form Àlvar. In Spanish usage, Álvaro has a conventional equivalent in the French form Alvare.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Álvaro has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Álvaro
- Álvaro ArbeloaSpanish football manager and player (born 1983)
- Álvaro MorataSpanish footballerborn 1992
- Álvaro Uribe39.º President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010born 1952
- Álvaro ObregónMexican politician, president of Mexico1880–1928
- Álvaro OdriozolaSpanish association football playerborn 1995
- Álvaro NegredoSpanish former footballerborn 1985
- Álvaro RecobaUruguayan footballerborn 1976
- Álvaro ColomPresident of Guatemala (2008-2012)1951–2023
- Álvaro PereiraUruguayan footballer (born 1985)
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