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Elgar
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elgar
English
Etymology
en :inh ang:Ælfgār ang:Æþelgār 1
From en ang Ælfgār (from en gem-pro *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ang ælf elf + ang gār spear) and from en ang Æþelgār (from en gem-pro *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to ang æþele noble + ang gār spear).
Proper noun
en rare en male Old English.
en patronymics.
Edward Elgar, an English composer.
Derived terms
en Elgarian
Related terms
Male given names, equally rare: Algar, Alger
Translations
male given name
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 埃爾加 oi1 ji5 gaa1
Mandarin: cmn 埃爾加 Āi'ěrjiā
Dutch: nl Adelger
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Jelger
German: de Adelger
Icelandic: is Aðalgeir
Old English: ang Æþelgar
Old Norse: non Aðalgeirr
Further reading
Anagrams
en aeglr Agler Alger Large Ragle ergal glare lager large regal
en Individuals