Álvaro

Álvaro (Galician: [ˈalβaɾo], Portuguese: [ˈaɫvɐɾu, ˈawvaɾu], Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo]) is a Galician, Portuguese and Spanish male given name and family name. It may, like , be from Arabic al-Faris (الفارس) "the knight", or may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alf "elf" and arr "warrior".