Alvar

See also Àlvar

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Alvar, ultimately from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Alvar

1. A male given name.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈɑlʋɑr]
• Hyphenation: Al‧var

Proper noun

Alvar

1. A male given name occasionally borrowed from Swedish.

Declension

Declension of Alvar (type paperi) singular plural nominative Alvar Alvarit genitive Alvarin Alvarien Alvareiden Alvareitten partitive Alvaria Alvareita Alvareja accusative Alvar Alvarin Alvarit inessive Alvarissa Alvareissa elative Alvarista Alvareista illative Alvariin Alvareihin adessive Alvarilla Alvareilla ablative Alvarilta Alvareilta allative Alvarille Alvareille essive Alvarina Alvareina translative Alvariksi Alvareiksi instructive – Alvarein abessive Alvaritta Alvareitta comitative – Alvareineen

Derived terms

• Alvari

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Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”) or geirr (“spear”).

• Revived in the 19th century, partly because it was mistaken for a translation of German Ernst from Swedish allvar (“seriousness”).

Proper noun

Alvar

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Allvar