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. Also possibly an Anglicized form of Spanish Alvaro, meaning "all guard" in Old German. Architect Alvar Aalto.

Alvar has 5 variant forms: Albaro, Allvar, Alvaro, Alvarso and Alverio.

Baby names that sound like Alvar are Alvert, Alavaro and Alvern.

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