ÁLvaro

  • [ AHL-bah-ro (Spanish) ]
  • Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish form of a Germanic name, perhaps ALFHER. Verdi used this name in his opera 'The Force of Destiny' (1862).

ALFHER   male   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements alf "elf" and hari "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of ALVAR).
ALVAR   male   Swedish, Estonian
From the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".
EQUIVALENTS
PORTUGUESE: Álvaro
SPANISH: Álvaro
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Alfher
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Alfarr
CROATIAN: Oliver, Olivera
CZECH: Oliver, Olivie
DANISH: Oliver, Olivia, Vivi
DUTCH: Olivier
ENGLISH: Alivia, Liv, Livia, Livvy, Oli, Oliver, Olivia, Ollie, Olyvia
ESTONIAN: Alvar, Oliver
FINNISH: Oliver, Olivia
FRENCH: Olivie, Olivier
GERMAN: Oliver, Olivia
HUNGARIAN: Olivér, Olívia
ICELANDIC: Elvar
ITALIAN: Olivia, Oliviero
LITERATURE: Olivette
MACEDONIAN: Oliver, Olivera
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Noll
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Olivier
NORWEGIAN: Oliver, Olivia, Vivi
POLISH: Oliwia, Oliwier
PORTUGUESE: Olívia
SERBIAN: Oliver, Olivera
SLOVAK: Oliver, Olívia
SPANISH: Olivia
SWEDISH: Alvar, Oliver, Olivia, Vivi