One more week we reviewed one of the names most used in 2008 by the Spanish. Today is Álvaro's turn.
It is the seventh most used name in the past year. In 2006 and 2007 it was the sixth most used name, so it remains more or less stable in that sixth and seventh position.
Last year there were 5,034 parents who decided to have their son named Alvaro. For those who want to know a little about this name I leave the following information: Meaning: Álvaro is a masculine name of Germanic origin, derived from "alwar", which is divided into "al" which means "everything" and "wers" which means "prudence" or "warja" which means "defense or protection".
The meaning is, therefore, "He who is prevented" or "He who is the defender of all."
Dates: February 19 (San Álvaro de Córdoba)
Álvaro variants:
Alvar.
Álvaro in other languages:
Catalan: Álvar. Famous and famous historical figures with the name of Álvaro:
- Álvar Fañez, was born in León in 1047. He was one of the main captains of King Alfonso VI of León, Castilla y Galicia.
- Álvaro de Luna, was born in Cuenca in 1390. He was a Castilian nobleman of the Luna family. Constable of Castile and Grand Master of Santiago.
- Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, was born in Granada in 1526. He was the first marquis of Santa Cruz.
- Álvaro Cunqueiro, was born in Mondoñedo in 1911. Poet, novelist, translator and journalist in Galician and Spanish.
- Álvaro Pombo, was born in Santander in 1939. Degree in Philosophy and Letters from the Complutense University of Madrid and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Birkbeck College in London.
- Álvaro Siza Viera, was born in Matosinhos, Porto in 1933, considered one of the architects with the greatest influence of the twentieth century for his contribution to contemporary architecture.
- Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, was born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz in the year 1490, Spanish explorer in the Americas. He wrote his accounts of the Narváez expedition "Relationship" of 1542.
