Boy · Old Norse
Alvar
Say it: AHL-var
Meaning
From Old Norse álfr 'elf' and herr 'army, warrior'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in Sweden and Finland since the 19th century and fashionable again in Sweden recently.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 92 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 54,600 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Old Norse | Alfarr |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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