Álvares (sometimes ''Alvares''), a Portuguese language and Galician

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, originally a patronymic meaning ''Son of

Álvaro Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

'', For the etymology of the surname ''Álvares'' this web page cites: ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press. . is the name of: *

Ana Ida Alvares Ana Margarida "Ida" Vieira Álvares (born January 22, 1965) is a retired volleyball player from Brazil. She competed in three Summer Olympics for Brazil women's national volleyball team, winning the bronze medal in their last, the 1996 Summer Ol ...

(born 1965), Brazilian volleyball player * Francisco Álvares (1465–1541), Portuguese missionary and explorer * João Álvares Fagundes (active in 1521), Portuguese explorer * Jorge Álvares (died 1521), Portuguese explorer *

Mara Alvares Mara Alvares (Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1948) is a Brazilian artist. She mainly specialized in photography as one of her notable works is the Adansônia. She first studied metal engraving with the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with Iberê C ...

(born 1948), Brazilian artist * Nuno Álvares Pereira (1360–1431), Portuguese general and constable of Portugal * Pedro Álvares Cabral (about 1467 – about 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, discoverer of Brazil

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvares Galician-language surnames Portuguese-language surnames Patronymic surnames

See also

References