Baby name

RISING BOY · OLD NORSE/GERMANIC
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Alvar

/AHL · vahr/


“Elf-warrior”

Swedish name possibly from Old Norse 'elf-warrior' or Germanic 'adal' (noble)

alvar · alve · varre

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How it ages.

Traditional Swedish usage with medieval roots, declining

The cultural moment.

Increasingly archaic in modern Sweden