Elgar

Elgar
This unusual and interesting name is one of the variant forms of the surname created from the Middle English personal name "Alger". The name is a result of the "falling together" of several names of different origins, Old English and Germanic, introduced by the Normans. The final element of all of them is "gar, ger", a spear, while the first element is usually "alb", elf or "adal", noble, or "ald", old, resulting in such names as "Aelfgar" (elf-spear), "Aethelgar" (nobel-spear) and "Ealdgar" (old-spear). The modern surname can be found in a number of variant forms, ranging from Algar, Algore and Algy to Elgar, Elgee and Elgy. John Elgee was christened in London in 1667 and one William Elgy was christened at All Souls, Marylebone, on June 27th 1852. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Elger, which was dated 1271, in the "Ancient Deeds of Norfolk", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

Surnames reference. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Elgar — ist der Vorname folgender Personen: Elgar, angelsächsischer Earl, siehe Ælfgar Elgar von Randow (1904–1977), deutscher Diplomat George Elgar Hicks (1824–1914), englischer Maler Elgar ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edward Elgar… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ELGAR (E.) — ELGAR sir EDWARD (1857 1934) Premier compositeur anglais de stature internationale depuis Purcell, malgré ses parentés avec la tradition germanique et le fait que sa musique n’ait guère franchi les frontières de son pays. Elgar naît à Broadheath …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Elgar —   [ elgɑː], Sir (seit 1904) Edward William, britischer Komponist, * Broadheath (bei Worcester) 2. 6. 1857, ✝ Worcester 23. 2. 1934; Autodidakt, war in Worcester zunächst Violinist, wurde 1885 Organist an der römisch katholischen Kirche Saint… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Elgar —    ELGAR, an isle, in the parish of Shapinsay, county of Orkney. This place, also called Eller Holm, lies a little to the south of the island of Shapinsay, from which it is separated by a reef of rocks that are almost dry at low water. It… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Elgar — [el′gər, el′gär΄] Sir Edward (William) 1857 1934; Eng. composer …   English World dictionary

  • Elgar — Edward Elgar Edward Elgar Naissance 2 juin 1857 Broadheath …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elgar — noun British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857 1934) • Syn: ↑Sir Edward Elgar, ↑Sir Edward William Elgar • Instance Hypernyms: ↑composer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Elgar (disambiguation) — Elgar may refer to:* Elgar (film), a 1962 drama documentary * Elgar Technology College, a school in Worcester, Worcestershire, EnglandPeople with the given name Elgar:* Elgar Howarth (born 1935), English conductor and composer * George Elgar… …   Wikipedia

  • Elgar von Randow — (* 14. Februar 1904 in Spandau; † 3. Februar 1977 in Hamburg) war ein deutscher Diplomat und Verfasser von lyrischen Gedichten. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Elgar (film) — Elgar is a drama documentary made in 1962 by the British director Ken Russell. Made for BBC Television s long running Monitor programme, it dramatised in vigorous style the life of the archetypically English composer Edward Elgar. The film had… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”