# Alger

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,778

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of *aþal (“noble”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”). Compare Auger.
* When pronounced with a hard g it is a variant of Algar. As a Scottish and English surname, it may be a variant of Algeo.

## Easily confused with
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-aloe)
- **Ange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-ange)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-ayer)
- **algo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-algo)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-angel)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-anger)
- **Allen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-allen)
- **alien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-alien)
- **alter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-alter)
- **amber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-amber)
- **alley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-alley)
- **altar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-altar)
- **Asher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-asher)
- **aster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-aster)
- **auger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-auger)
- **Angers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-angers)
- **angler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-angler)
- **Algeria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-algeria)
- **Algiers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alger-vs-algiers)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/age-vs-alger)

## Common misspellings (6)
`agler`, `alegr`, `algerr`, `algger`, `algre`, `allger`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alger