Alvar (given name)

For the Spanish given name Álvar, see Álvaro.

Alvar is a masculine given 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]

Alvar

Gender	Male
Languages	Swedish, Finnish, Spanish
Name day	24 September (Estonia, Finland)[1]
Origin
Word/name	From Old Norse Alfarr[2]
Meaning	Elf warrior
Region of origin	Northern Europe, Spain
Other names
Related names	Álvar

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