Álvaro

Álvaro or Álvar (Galician: [ˈalβɐɾʊ], Portuguese: [ˈalvɐɾu, ˈawvaɾu], Spanish: [ˈalβaɾo]) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname of Germanic Visigothic origin. The patronymic surnames derived from this name are Álvarez (Spanish), Álvares (Galician and Portuguese) and Alves (Portuguese).