Helper; defender. Variant of Alexander. Feminine form Alexandre. Defender of men, helper. Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named. Defender of man. Defender or helper. This Russian masculine name became popular in Britain and the US in the early 20th century, and is now given to children of either sexe.
Fair, good-looking. Feminine of Allen or variant of Helen. Alone. Diminutive of Adeline, from the Old German 'athal' meaning noble. Of the nobility. Variant of Adelina. Noble.
Good. All good. Soul. Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable. Kind. Loving. The soul. Rarely used before the 1854 Crimean War Battle of Alma, but subsequently very fashionable. Spirit. Loving.
Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names. Friend. Brightness, exalted, exalted one. The form Alvah is used in the Old Testament. White.
An Old English name meaning elf army. Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; was revived in mid-20th century. Newscaster Alvar Liddell. Truth-speaker or guardian. White. Dwarf shrub.