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English
Proper noun
Alvis
- An American surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
2010 December 15, David Moon, “The Lunar Report”, in The Herald:It was not easy growing up with a first name like Alvis. Every year on the first day of school when the teacher would read off her seating chart, Alvis, all the snotty little kids in my class would laugh.
Anagrams
- Livas, Salvi, Silva, Slavi, Sliva, Vasil, Vials, Vilas, silva, vails, valis, vials, vilas
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. Possibly of Old High German origin, from al (“all”) + wīsī (“wise”), or from names beginning with Alv-, also as a masculine form of Alva.
Proper noun
Alvis m
- a male given name
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Alvis was the only given name of 1432 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.