Alvar

See also: Àlvar and älvar

Cebuano

Proper noun

Alvar

1. a male given name
2. a surname

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Alvar, ultimately from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Alvar

1. a male given name

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Alvar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlʋɑr/, [ˈɑ̝lʋɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑr
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧var

Proper noun

Alvar

1. a male given name occasionally borrowed from Swedish

Declension

Inflection of Alvar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Alvar	Alvarit
genitive		Alvarin	Alvarien Alvareiden Alvareitten
partitive		Alvaria	Alvareita Alvareja
illative		Alvariin	Alvareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Alvar	Alvarit
accusative	nom.	Alvar	Alvarit
	gen.	Alvarin
genitive		Alvarin	Alvarien Alvareiden Alvareitten
partitive		Alvaria	Alvareita Alvareja
inessive		Alvarissa	Alvareissa
elative		Alvarista	Alvareista
illative		Alvariin	Alvareihin
adessive		Alvarilla	Alvareilla
ablative		Alvarilta	Alvareilta
allative		Alvarille	Alvareille
essive		Alvarina	Alvareina
translative		Alvariksi	Alvareiksi
abessive		Alvaritta	Alvareitta
instructive		—	Alvarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alvar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alvarini Alvarini accusative nom. Alvarini Alvarini gen. Alvarini genitive Alvarini Alvarieni Alvareideni Alvareitteni partitive Alvariani Alvareitani Alvarejani inessive Alvarissani Alvareissani elative Alvaristani Alvareistani illative Alvariini Alvareihini adessive Alvarillani Alvareillani ablative Alvariltani Alvareiltani allative Alvarilleni Alvareilleni essive Alvarinani Alvareinani translative Alvarikseni Alvareikseni abessive Alvarittani Alvareittani instructive — — comitative — Alvareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alvarisi Alvarisi accusative nom. Alvarisi Alvarisi gen. Alvarisi genitive Alvarisi Alvariesi Alvareidesi Alvareittesi partitive Alvariasi Alvareitasi Alvarejasi inessive Alvarissasi Alvareissasi elative Alvaristasi Alvareistasi illative Alvariisi Alvareihisi adessive Alvarillasi Alvareillasi ablative Alvariltasi Alvareiltasi allative Alvarillesi Alvareillesi essive Alvarinasi Alvareinasi translative Alvariksesi Alvareiksesi abessive Alvarittasi Alvareittasi instructive — — comitative — Alvareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alvarimme Alvarimme accusative nom. Alvarimme Alvarimme gen. Alvarimme genitive Alvarimme Alvariemme Alvareidemme Alvareittemme partitive Alvariamme Alvareitamme Alvarejamme inessive Alvarissamme Alvareissamme elative Alvaristamme Alvareistamme illative Alvariimme Alvareihimme adessive Alvarillamme Alvareillamme ablative Alvariltamme Alvareiltamme allative Alvarillemme Alvareillemme essive Alvarinamme Alvareinamme translative Alvariksemme Alvareiksemme abessive Alvarittamme Alvareittamme instructive — — comitative — Alvareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alvarinne Alvarinne accusative nom. Alvarinne Alvarinne gen. Alvarinne genitive Alvarinne Alvarienne Alvareidenne Alvareittenne partitive Alvarianne Alvareitanne Alvarejanne inessive Alvarissanne Alvareissanne elative Alvaristanne Alvareistanne illative Alvariinne Alvareihinne adessive Alvarillanne Alvareillanne ablative Alvariltanne Alvareiltanne allative Alvarillenne Alvareillenne essive Alvarinanne Alvareinanne translative Alvariksenne Alvareiksenne abessive Alvarittanne Alvareittanne instructive — — comitative — Alvareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alvarinsa Alvarinsa accusative nom. Alvarinsa Alvarinsa gen. Alvarinsa genitive Alvarinsa Alvariensa Alvareidensa Alvareittensa partitive Alvariaan Alvariansa Alvareitaan Alvarejaan Alvareitansa Alvarejansa inessive Alvarissaan Alvarissansa Alvareissaan Alvareissansa elative Alvaristaan Alvaristansa Alvareistaan Alvareistansa illative Alvariinsa Alvareihinsa adessive Alvarillaan Alvarillansa Alvareillaan Alvareillansa ablative Alvariltaan Alvariltansa Alvareiltaan Alvareiltansa allative Alvarilleen Alvarillensa Alvareilleen Alvareillensa essive Alvarinaan Alvarinansa Alvareinaan Alvareinansa translative Alvarikseen Alvariksensa Alvareikseen Alvareiksensa abessive Alvarittaan Alvarittansa Alvareittaan Alvareittansa instructive — — comitative — Alvareineen Alvareinensa

Derived terms

• Alvari

Statistics

• Alvar is the 227^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,427 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,405 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 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

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Proper noun

Alvar c (genitive Alvars)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Allvar

Anagrams

• larva, lavar, valar