alger

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5

Definition of alger

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (rare)A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.
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name

  1. (rare)A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.
  2. A surname.

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Etymology

* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of…

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* As an English surname, when pronounced with a soft g, from the Middle English personal name Alger, borrowed from Old French Aug(i)er, of Germanic origin, from *Adalgari, composed of *aþal (“noble”) + *gaiʀ (“spear”). Compare Auger. * When pronounced with a hard g it is a variant of Algar. As a Scottish and English surname, it may be a variant of Algeo.

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