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What does Alvar mean?
Alvar 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Alvar) is pronounced AL-vah. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Alvar is "elf or magical army, warrior". From Aelfhere. Also possibly an anglicized form of Spanish Alvaro, meaning "all guard" in Old German. Architect Alvar Aalto.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, elf, magical, guard (defender), old
Variations
VARIANTS Albaro, Allvar, Alvaro, Alvarso, Alverio
RELATION VIA ALVARO Alavaro
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Alar, ..
(female) Alar, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alvar Cayde (A.C.), ..
How popular is Alvar?
Alvar is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a somewhat prominent last name for all people (#92217 out of 150436, Top 61%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
The only popular variation form of Alvar (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) is Alvaro (#850 FROM CURRENT RECORDS). Adoption of this form of Alvar was at its highest 2 decades ago (#511) and is somewhat less today. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abnar, Adar, Adlar, Akbar, Alair, Alamar, Alan▼, Alard, Alba, Alban, Aldan, Alfa, Alga, Algar, Alger, Alhard (see Allard), Alhart, Alia, Aliard, Allan▼, Allard, Allart, Allgar (see Alger), Alomar, Alta, Altaer, Altair, Altayr, Alter, Alva▼, Alvah▼, Alvan, Alven, Alvern, Alvert, Alvie▼, Alvin▼, Alvis, Alvy, Alvyn, Alvys, Ammar, Anwar, Arvad, Ava, Aylmar, Davar, Elgar, Ellar, Elmar, Halvar, Ilar, Ivar, Lavar and Ulmar. These names tend to be more frequently used than Alvar.
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