Alver

See also: alver and álver

Estonian

Proper noun

Alver (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a surname

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Alviðra f, from al- (“all”) +‎ veðr (“weather”), referring to harsh weather. Doublet of Alvera (farm in Sogn). Cognate with Icelandic Alviðra.

Pronunciation

• (traditional) IPA^(key): /²ɔlvɔr/, /²œlvœr/
• (newer) IPA^(key): /²alver/

Proper noun

Alver f

1. A farm in Alver municipality, Hordaland, Norway, formerly in Lindås municipality
2. A municipality of Hordaland, Norway
3. a surname

Usage notes

The municipality was created in 2020 by the merge of Lindås, Radøy and Meland, and took the name of the farm Alver.

Derived terms

• Alverstraumen
• Alversund

References

• Oluf Rygh (1910) “Alver”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 11, page 369