Alvies

Alvies Meaning & Origin

About Alvies
The surname Alvies is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "MacAilbhe," meaning "son of Ailbhe." The name Ailbhe itself is derived from the Gaelic word "ailbhe," which means "white" or "fair." The surname Alvies is therefore likely to have been a patronymic name, indicating that the bearer was the son of someone named Ailbhe.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Alvies is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Alvies: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Alvies based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALFS
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A4102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AE1 L V IY0 Z
🌐 IPA
/alvies*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Alvies in Braille

Here's how to represent Alvies in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Alvies in braille

How to sign the name Alvies using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Alvies using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Alvies in sign language

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