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The baby name Alvis is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-vis.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 2
Pronunciation: AL-vis

What is the meaning of the name Alvis ?

The baby name Alvis is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-vis.

Alvis is in Origin.

Alvis is an Anglicized spelling of Old Norse Alvíss, the earliest securely attested form in the eddic poem Alvíssmál, preserved in the thirteenth-century Codex Regius. The name is a transparent compound: allr all, with neuter alt in compounds, plus víss wise, knowing. Its literal sense is all-wise or knowing all things.

In the myth, Alvíss is a dwarf who seeks Þrúðr, Thor’s daughter; Thor delays him with questions about cosmic vocabulary until sunrise turns him to stone. As a given name, Alvis is uncommon in English, though it appears in the United States at low levels in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and has some Latvian use, as in theatre director Alvis Hermanis. Spellings such as Alviss or accented Alvíss keep closer to the Old Norse form.

Alvis has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Alvis

Alvis Hermanis Actor · Born 1965 · Latvia Alvis Hermanis is best known as a Latvian theatre director, and he has also worked as a set designer and actor. Since 1997, he has been the artistic director of the New Riga Theatre (Jaunais Rīgas teātris).

Alvis – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
LT 0 #88 1 949
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
PA 0 #132 7 3,797
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
LT Boys 0 #148 4 2,166
BW Boys 0 #153 2 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
Sweden Boys 2017 #187 4 1,544
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
MO Boys 0 #227 8 5,842
TW Boys 0 #230 12 7,111
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
PA Boys 0 #253 285 9,305
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SG 0 #275 8 11,010
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
AL Boys 0 #296 8 5,122
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CN Boys 0 #309 11 9,639
MY 0 #316 15 12,352
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
HK 0 #338 11 8,483
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
BO 0 #407 2 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
HK Boys 0 #426 102 12,905
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
CR Boys 0 #472 16 10,188
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #482 2 7,628
GT Boys 0 #493 7 7,625
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
PA Girls 0 #510 9 9,861
RU Girls 0 #522 2 11,913
RU Boys 0 #524 3 12,621
IQ Girls 0 #525 1 11,303
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
BO Boys 0 #571 22 9,244
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
SG Boys 0 #612 86 17,960
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
HK Girls 0 #646 5 16,104
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
CL Boys 0 #693 8 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
CO Boys 0 #767 155 15,656
BR Boys 0 #784 2 12,213
KW Boys 0 #803 4 18,755
PE Boys 0 #845 34 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #880 13 7,044
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
MY Boys 0 #922 191 25,439
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,007 4 14,861
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,031 48 16,140
IN Boys 0 #1,032 8 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,064 9 24,821
MA 0 #1,118 11 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,145 34 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,165 19 17,781
DZ 0 #1,226 9 20,130
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,449 23 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,688 4 28,008

Alvis is popular in 54 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Sweden
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Alvis

Alvis is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Alvis is a 2 syllable name, pronounced AL-vis.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Alvíss, Alviss and Álvis.
Yes — Alvis ranked #187 in Sweden in 2017, and appears in official birth registries across 2 countries.
Alvis ranks highest in Sweden (#187 in 2017).
Yes — 1 notable people named Alvis are in our database, including Alvis Hermanis (Actor).