Elgar

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proper noun

A male given name from Old English.

OriginOld English Æþelgār ← Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ ← Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareA male given name from Old English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    1. Edward Elgar, an English composer.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Germanic*albiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*albi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰey-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰoysós
  7. Proto-Germanic*gaizaz
  8. Proto-West Germanic*gaiʀ
  9. Proto-West Germanic*Albigaiʀ
  10. Old EnglishÆlfgār
  11. Proto-Germanic*aþalą
  12. Proto-Germanic*aþalaz
  13. Proto-Germanic*gaizaz
  14. Proto-Germanic*Aþalagaizaz
  15. Proto-West Germanic*Aþalagaiʀ
  16. Old EnglishÆþelgār
  17. EnglishElgar

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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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 埃爾加 /埃尔加
  • 埃爾加 /埃尔加 (oi¹ ji⁵ gaa¹)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 埃爾加 /埃尔加
  • 埃爾加 /埃尔加 (Āi'ěrjiā)male given name
Dutch Adelger
  • Adelgermale given name
German Adelger
  • Adelgermale given name
Icelandic Aðalgeir
  • Aðalgeirmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Elgar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elgar

MLA

“Elgar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elgar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elgar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elgar.

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