Alves: It means “son of Álvaro” and therefore “son of the elf warrior”.
Alves is a surname in the Portuguese language, a variant of the name Álvares (it is a diminutive).
Meaning of the name Alves
Álvares is a patronymic surname, that is, it means that it originated from the name of an important member of a family and that he was male, most often the father. So, the name means “son of Álvaro”, and thus Alves would have the same meaning.
In the Middle Ages, when the first Portuguese patronymic names started to appear, the suffix “es” meant “Son of”.
The name Álvaro is of Nordic origin, and means “elf army” or “elf warrior”.
According to some sources, the name Álvaro can also mean “protective warrior” or “protective genius”.
The name is formed by the elements alfr, which means “elf” or “genie” and arr, which means “warrior”, “protector” or even “army”.
One of the great Brazilian historical personalities who bear this surname is Antônio de Frederico Castro Alves, or simply Castro Alves, an important writer of the 19th century who became known as the “Poet of Slaves”, because of his texts and poems that sensitized to the slavery situation in Brazil.
Alves family coat of arms
The Alves coat of arms consists of a shield divided into 3 parts: the first part has a double-headed eagle with two golden crowns on a red background; the second part has a gold cross on a blue background, and the last part features a blue background accompanied by three silver waves.
Origin of the name Alves
Other Name Information Alves
Gender: male name
The name Alves is spelled backward: Sevla
