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What does Elgar mean?
Elgar 
as a name for boys is an Old English name, and the meaning of Elgar is "elf spear". Elgar is an alternate form of Alger (Old English): from Aelfgar. Elgar is also a variant of Elger (Old English).
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, elf, spear (warrior)
Variations
VARIANTS Ellgar, Allgar, Algar
RELATIONS VIA ALGER, ELGER Alga, Allger, Ellger
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Elear, ..
(female) Eler, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elgar Mack (E.M.), ..
How popular is Elgar?
Elgar is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#73659 out of 150436, Top 49%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
The only prominent variation form of Elgar (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) ranked in the Top 2000 is Alger. Other forms, like Ellger, are uncommon. This relation of Elgar was popular as a baby name in the 1910s (#1557). (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alvar, Eadgar, Eagan, Edgar▼, Edgard, Edmar, Egan, Egor, Einar, Ejnar, Elam, Elan, Elazar, Elber, Elder, Eldor, Elgin, Elia, Eliam, Elian▲, Elias▲, Eljah, Elkan, Ellair, Ellar, Ellard, Ellary, Elman, Elmar, Elmer▼, Elmir, Elrad, Elyas, Ezar, Ilar, Segar and Ulmar. These names tend to be more frequently used than Elgar.
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