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Adalger

“nobility”·“spear”

Adalger is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German, Old High German, and Old Saxon.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Adalger is built from elements meaning “nobility” and “spear”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Adalger comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Aþalagaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, built from Old High German adal (“nobility”) + gēr (“spear”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Adalger’s family of names

In Old High German usage, Adalger shares a linguistic root with the English form Alger. In Old High German usage, Adalger has a related form in Adalgaer. In German usage, Adalger has a related form in Adalgar.

Walk Adalger’s family in the name graph

AdalgerAdelgerAldigerAdilgērAdalgaerAdalkerAldegerAdalgarAlgerÆþelgar

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Around the world

Adalger has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

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9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 7

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Adelmar

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Latin

Otacher

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Germanic

Adalberht

“noble” · “brightness”

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