The first name Elgar
A boy’s name meaning “elf”, “spear”, “noble”.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Elgar means “elf”, “spear”, “noble”.
From Old English Ælfgār (from Proto-Germanic *Albigaizaz, equivalent to ælf (“elf”) + gār (“spear”)) and from Old English Æþelgār (from Proto-Germanic *Aþalagaizaz, equivalent to æþele (“noble”) + gār (“spear”)).
More names that mean noble, sword.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Elgar at birth, 1880–2025
In 1994, 7 boys born in the United States were named Elgar, the 7,196th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 9 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Elgar in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Alger
Famous people named Elgar
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Elgar HowarthEnglish conductor, composer and trumpeter (1935–2025)
- Neal E. MillerAmerican psychologist and academic (1909-2002)
Questions
- What does the name Elgar mean?
- Elgar means “elf”, “spear”, “noble”.
- When was Elgar most popular?
- 1915 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Elgar, its highest rank at 2,685th.
- What are other spellings of Elgar?
- Alger.