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Alvan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Alvan

[ 2 syll. al-van, alv-an ] The boy name Alvan is pronounced AELVahN KEY. Alvan is of Old English origin and it is used largely in the English language. Alvan is a variant form of Alvin (English).

Alvan is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1927, 0.005% of baby boys were given the name Alvan. It was #938 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then, and is of very modest use now. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Alvan, Alvin (English) was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Alvan include Alban (English and German), Alben (English), Albin (Czech, English, German, Polish, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Russian), Alpin (English), Alpine (English), Alven (English), Alvin (English), Alvyn (English), Albain (English and French), Albano (Italian and Spanish), Albany (English), Albino (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Albion (Albanian and English), Alvino (Italian), and Albioni (Albanian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Alvan: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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