Alvar (given name)

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 (1898–1976), Finnish architect and artist
 * Alvar Johannes Alev (born 1993), Estonian cross-country skier
 * Alvar Larsson (born 1953), Swedish boy who disappeared in 1967
 * Alvar Lidell (1908–1981) British broadcaster
 * Alvar Suñol (born 1935), Spanish painter, sculptor, and lithographer