Alvar (given name)

Alvar
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Finnish, Spanish, Swedish
Name day	24 September (Estonia)
Origin
Word/name	From Old Norse Alfarr
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

^ "Alfar". Eesti nimide statistika (in Estonian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Alfar". Behind the Name. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "Alvar". Nordic Names. 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[Alfar2-1] "Alfar". Eesti nimide statistika (in Estonian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[Alvar1-2] "Alfar". Behind the Name. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[Nordic-3] "Alvar". Nordic Names. 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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Alvar (given name)

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