Elgar.
A male given name from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Old English.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname originating as a patronymic. Edward Elgar, an English composer.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Germanic *albiz Proto-West Germanic *albi Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ Proto-West Germanic *Albigaiʀ Old English Ælfgār Proto-Germanic *aþalą Proto-Germanic *aþalaz ▲ Proto-Germanic *gaizaz Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ Old English Æþelgār English Elgar From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and from Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).
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