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Alvie

Quick answerThe given name 'Alvie' is typically a diminutive or variant of 'Alvin' or 'Alva', meaning "elf friend" or "noble friend" from the Old English elements *ælf* (elf) and *wine* (friend).

Old English · Boy · 1 syllable

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#12,108
TrendStable
Peak year1921
Syllables1
OriginOld English
LanguageEnglish
CultureEnglish-speaking
Letters5
Numerology22 Chaldean 7
Global rank#762

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Alvie

The given name 'Alvie' is typically a diminutive or variant of 'Alvin' or 'Alva', meaning "elf friend" or "noble friend" from the Old English elements *ælf* (elf) and *wine* (friend).

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Etymology

The given name 'Alvie' is typically a diminutive or variant of 'Alvin' or 'Alva', meaning "elf friend" or "noble friend" from the Old English elements *ælf* (elf) and *wine* (friend). It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious association, and has historical usage in Scotland and the United States as a masculine or unisex name, though it remains uncommon.

Alvie currently ranks #12,108 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1921.

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