Alvar - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Alvar \a-lvar, al-var\ is pronounced AL-vah. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "elf or supernatural army, warrior". From Aelfhere. In modern use, may also be an Anglicized form of Spanish Alvaro, derived from Old German meaning "all guard".

Alvar has 2 variant forms: Alvara and Alvera.

Baby names that sound like Alvar are Alvira, Alverta, Allfry, Alfri, Alfre, Alvarita, Elvira and Elvera.

Alvar is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Alvar. Click here to compare Alvar with related baby names.