# Elgar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #39,309

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder.
Proto-Germanic *albiz
Proto-West Germanic *albi
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰoysós
Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ
Proto-West Germanic *Albigaiʀ
Old English Ælfgār
Proto-Germanic *aþalą
Proto-Germanic *aþalaz
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Proto-Germanic *gaizaz
Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz
Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ
Old English Æþelgār
English Elgar
From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).

## Easily confused with
- **Ella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-ella)
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-elsa)
- **Elias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-elias)
- **Elmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-elmer)
- **Elgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgar-vs-elgin)
- **ear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ear-vs-elgar)
- **Egan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-elgar)
- **Elba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elgar)
- **Elam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elam-vs-elgar)
- **elder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elder-vs-elgar)
- **eager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-elgar)
- **Edgar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-elgar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eglar`, `elagr`, `elgarr`, `elggar`, `elgra`, `ellgar`, `legar`

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