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[ 3 syll. al-vi-na, alv-ina ] The girl name Alvina is pronounced aeLVAYNah †. Alvina is of Latin and Old English origin. It is used mainly in English and Russian. From Old English roots, its meaning is 'elf friend; noble friend' - in this context, Alvina can be used in the English language. Derived from aelf 'elf, supernatural being' ; aethel 'noble, honorable' ; wine 'friend'. The name was borne in Flemish legend by a princess who was exiled by her parents for her choice of a suitor; her howls were supposedly heard during strong winds. In addition, Alvina is an English and Russian form of the English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic Albina. Alvina is the feminine equivalent of the English Alvin. A form of the name is the English Alvine. The pet forms Allie (English) and Alvie (English), and the spelling variant Alvena (English) are other forms of Alvina. Alvina is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1903, 0.039% of baby girls were named Alvina. It had a ranking of #299 then. The baby name has seen a marked decline in frequency since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Within the family of girl names directly related to Alvina, Allie was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alvina include the Albanian Albana, the English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Slavic Albina, the Czech and Slavic Albína, the English Alvena, the English Alvinia, the name Olivine, the English Alabama, the German Albine, the Albanian Albinë, the English Albinia, the Albanian Albulena, the English Alvine, and the Yoruban Olufemi.
† Pronunciation for Alvina: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
