Álvaro

Álvaro or Álvar is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Germanic Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alf "elf" and arr "warrior", but the absence of Visigothic names containing the particle "alf" or "elf" evident in Kremer's Onomastik suggests that it may come from other forms, like "all" and maybe "ward".

The patronymic surname derived from this name is "Álvarez" (children of Álvaro).

Artists

 * Alvaro (DJ), a DJ
 * Álvaro Díaz González (born 1972), Chilean screenwriter, producer and director
 * Álvaro Guerrero, Mexican film actor
 * Álvaro Guevara, Chilean painter
 * Álvaro López, British drummer
 * Álvaro Morte, Spanish film actor
 * Álvaro Mutis, Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist
 * Álvaro Pierri, Uruguayan classical guitarist
 * Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer and songwriter
 * Álvaro Torres, Salvadoran singer and songwriter

Politicians and statesmen

 * Álvaro Alsogaray (1913 - 2005), Argentine liberal politician.
 * Álvaro Arzú (1946–2018), President of Guatemala from 1996 to 2000
 * Álvaro Antonio, Filipino politician
 * Álvaro Araújo Castro, Colombian politician
 * Álvaro Caminha (fl. 1493–1499), Portuguese Captain-major of São Tomé and Príncipe
 * Álvaro de Castro, Prime Minister of Portugal in the 1920s
 * Álvaro Colom (1951–2023), President of Guatemala
 * Álvaro Cunhal (1913–2005), Portuguese communist politician
 * Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones (1863–1950), three times Prime Minister of Spain between 1912 and 1918
 * Alvaro de Loyola Furtado (died 1981), Indian politician
 * Álvaro Delgado (born 1969), Uruguayan veterinarian and politician
 * Álvaro García Linera (born 1962), Bolivian politician
 * Álvaro García Ortiz, Spanish jurist and Attorney General
 * Álvaro Gutiérrez (politician) (fl. 2006–2011), Peruvian politician
 * Álvaro de Luna ((between 1388 and 1390–1453), Spanish Constable of Castile
 * Álvaro Noboa (born 1950), Ecuadorian businessman and politician
 * Álvaro Obregón (1880–1928), Mexican general and President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924
 * Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952), President of Colombia from 2002 to 2010

Nobility

 * Álvaro I of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1568 to 1587
 * Álvaro II of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1587 to 1614
 * Álvaro III of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1615 to 1622
 * Álvaro IV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1631 to 1636
 * Álvaro V of Kongo, King of Kongo in 1636
 * Álvaro VI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1636 to 1641
 * Álvaro VII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1665 to 1666
 * Álvaro VIII of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1666 to 1669
 * Álvaro IX of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1669 to 1670
 * Álvaro X of Kibangu, King of Kongo from 1688 to 1695
 * Álvaro XI of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1764 to 1778
 * Álvaro XIV of Kongo, King of Kongo from 1891 to 1896
 * Álvar Fáñez (died 1114), Leonese military leader
 * Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1218) (c. 1170–1218), Castilian nobleman
 * Álvaro, Count of Urgell (1239–1268), also Viscount of Àger
 * Álvaro Núñez de Lara (died 1287) ((c. 1261–1287), Castilian nobleman
 * Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches (c. 1390–1449), Portuguese nobleman
 * Álvaro of Braganza (c. 1440–1504), Portuguese nobleman
 * Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (died 1559), Spanish explorer
 * Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526–1588), Spanish admiral
 * Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquess of Santa Cruz (1571-1646)
 * Álvaro of Lencastre, 3rd Duke of Aveiro (1540–1626), Portuguese nobleman
 * Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera (1910–1997), Spanish infante

Sports

 * Alvaro (footballer), Brazilian footballer, full name Alvaro Luis Tavares Vieira
 * Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish football player with the Spanish NT and Real Madrid CF
 * Álvaro Bautista, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
 * Álvaro Cervera, Spanish football player and coach
 * Álvar Enciso (born 1974), Spanish rugby union player
 * Álvaro Espinoza, Venezuelan baseball player
 * Álvaro Gestido, Uruguayan football player
 * Álvar Gimeno (born 1997), Spanish rugby union player
 * Álvaro González (footballer, born 1990), Spanish football player with Marseille
 * Álvaro Lozano, Colombian road cyclist
 * Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino, Brazilian football player
 * Álvaro Magalhães, Portuguese football player
 * Álvaro Martínez Beltrán, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Medrán, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Mejía (athlete), Colombian long-distance runner
 * Álvaro Mejía (cyclist), Colombian cyclist
 * Álvaro Mejía Pérez, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Mesén, Costa Rican football player
 * Álvaro Morata, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Navarro Serra, Spanish Valencian pilota player
 * Álvaro Negredo, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Novo, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Odriozola, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Parente, Portuguese racecar driver
 * Álvaro Pino, Spanish road racing cyclist
 * Álvaro Quirós, Spanish professional golfer
 * Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan football player
 * Álvaro Ricaldi, Bolivian football player
 * Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican football player
 * Álvaro Salvadores, Chilean basketball player
 * Álvaro Santos, Brazilian football player
 * Álvaro Sierra, Colombian road cyclist
 * Álvaro Tejero, Spanish football player
 * Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
 * Álvaro Velasco (golfer) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
 * Álvaro Zamith, first president of the Brazilian Football Confederation

Other

 * Álvaro Coutinho Aguirre (1899–1987), Brazilian agronomist, zoologist and naturalist
 * Álvar García de Santa María (1370–1460), Spanish historian
 * Álvaro del Portillo, Spanish engineer and Roman Catholic bishop
 * Álvaro Saieh, Chilean businessman
 * Álvaro Siza Vieira, Portuguese architect
 * Alvaro Luna Hernandez (born 1952), American activist