Algar
m.
Old English ælf 'elf' + Old English gār 'spear'.
The name of an early Anglo-Saxon saint and an 11th C earl of Mercia.
Alger may also be a form of Adalger.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1181 Algari (gen) StPaulDom p. 115;
1189 Algari (gen) GASurv p. 140,
Algarus (nom) ibid. p. 148;
1222 ailgari (gen) StPaulDom p. 8,
algari (gen) ibid. p. 29
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 960 adelgari (gen) CDC-II CCXI
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● c1100 Algaro (abl) ESC XX;
c1110 Algaro (dat) ibid. XXVI;
c1117 Algaro (dat) ibid. XXIX
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Algar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Algar.