Elgar

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old English. rare
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. 3
    A surname originating as a patronymic.; Edward Elgar, an English composer.

Etymology

From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).

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