Alvar is a masculine gives name derived from the Old Norse name ''Alfarr'', formed of the elements ''alfr'' ("elf") and ''arr'' ("warrior"). The name is now primarily used in Estonia, Finland and Sweden. People named Alvar include: *

Alvar Aalto Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...

(1898–1976), Finnish architect and artist * Alvar Johannes Alev (born 1993), Estonian cross-country skier *

Alvar Larsson Alvar Larsson was a Swedish boy who disappeared on 16 April 1967. Alvar and his family lived at a farm called Sundslätt at the southeast part of the island Sirkö in Åsnen, one of the largest lakes in Småland. He left his house on a Sunday mo ...

(born 1953), Swedish boy who disappeared in 1967 *

Alvar Lidell Tord Alvar Quan Lidell MBE (11 September 1908 – 7 January 1981) was a BBC radio announcer and newsreader. During the Second World War his distinctive voice became synonymous with the reading of news. Early life Lidell was born in Wimbledo ...

(1908–1981) British broadcaster * Alvar Suñol (born 1935), Spanish painter, sculptor, and lithographer

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