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.
[1] The patronymic surname derived from this name is Álvarez.