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View Name: Algar


ALGAR
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: AL-gar   [key]
Meaning & History
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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OTHER LANGUAGES: Ælfgar (Anglo-Saxon)
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