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ALGAR

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English (Rare)

Pronounced: AL-gar   [key]

Means "elf spear" from Old English ælf "elf" and gar "spear". This Old English name was rarely used after the Norman conquest, being absorbed by similar-sounding names and Norman and Scandinavian cognates. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
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