Alvar

== Cebuano == === Proper noun === Alvar a male given name a surname == Estonian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish Alvar, ultimately from Old Norse. === Proper noun === Alvar a male given name == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish Alvar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlʋɑr/, [ˈɑ̝lʋɑ̝r] Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑr Syllabification(key): Al‧var Hyphenation(key): Al‧var === Proper noun === Alvar a male given name occasionally borrowed from Swedish ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Alvari ==== Statistics ==== Alvar is the 201st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,955 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,902 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == Swedish == === Etymology === Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) +‎ herr (“army”). Revived in the 19th century, partly because it was mistaken for a translation of German Ernst from Swedish allvar (“seriousness”). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Alvar c (genitive Alvars) a male given name from Old Norse ==== Related terms ==== Allvar === Anagrams === larva, lavar, valar