Given name & surname
Elgar
“one who is noble; an elf spear”·“one who wields an elf spear”
In English use, Elgar has a related form in Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.” Elgar is a variant of Elger. One English interpretation is “one who wields an elf spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Elgar has a related form in Alger. One English interpretation is “one who is noble; an elf spear.” Elgar is a variant of Elger. One English interpretation is “one who wields an elf spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Elgar has a related form in Alger. A possible origin is Old English, although the derivation remains uncertain. Elgar is a variant of Elger. An origin associated with Elger is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elgar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 as a first name in 2020; 249 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elgar’s family of names
In English usage, Elgar has a related form in Alger. Elgar has a related form in Elger. In English usage, Elgar has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form Adelger.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Elgar has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Elgar
- Elgar HowarthEnglish conductor, composer and trumpeter (1935–2025)
- Elgar BaezaUruguayan association football player (1939–2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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