Alver.
a farm in Alver municipality in Nordhordland district, Vestland, Norway.
Meaning & usage
a farm in Alver municipality in Nordhordland district, Vestland, Norway.
a village in Alver municipality in Nordhordland district, Vestland, Norway.
a municipality in the traditional Nordhordland district, Vestland, Norway.
a surname transferred from the place name.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Alviðra f, traditionally analysed as al- (“wholly, entirely”) + a derivative of veðr (“weather”). First attested in 1329, in the form Aalvidru. The farm name probably denoted a place fully exposed to the weather or exposed to all kinds of weather. The municipality and the habitational surname are named after the farm. Doublet of Alvera (“farm name in Høyanger and Sunnfjord”) Cognate with Icelandic Alviðra (“farm name”).
a male given name from Old Norse.
Where this word comes from
The given name is of uncertain Nordic origin. It has been treated either as an Old Norse variant of Alfr (“male given name”), from alfr (“elf”), or as a younger form belonging to the name family of Old Norse Alvér, a variant of Ǫlvér. The latter name is also continued in Norwegian as Olve. Its original name elements and meaning are uncertain.
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