Given name

Cuþgar

“will, desire”·“spear”

Cuþgar is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Cuþgar is built from elements meaning “will, desire” and “spear”.

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Where it comes from

Cuþgar comes from Proto-West Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Kunþagaiʀ, built from Proto-West Germanic *kunþ (“will, desire”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”).

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