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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ortgar m. Old English ord, Old High German ort 'point (of a spear or sword)' + Old English gār, Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.

England
Latin
966 Ordgar (nom) CDAS DXXVIII; 967 Ordgar (nom) ibid. DXXXIII; 1189 Ordgari (gen) GASurv p. 187; 1222 ordgari (gen) StPaulDom p. 4, orgari (gen) ibid. p. 58
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ortgar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ortgar.