Algerd

German

Etymology

From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “holy temple”) + 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 (gards, “protector”) or Old High German alah + garda, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *alhs and *gardaz; cognate to Lithuanian Algerdas, Algė, and German Algimund.

Proper noun

Algerd m (proper noun, strong, genitive Algerds or (with an article) Algerd, plural Algerds or Algerde)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → English: Algerd
• → Old Norse: Hallgerðr
  • → Norwegian: Halgerd
• → Polish: Algierd
  • → Lithuanian: Algirdas
    • Old Ruthenian: Альґерд, Ольґерд (Alʹgerd, Olʹgerd)
      • Belarusian: Альгерд (Alʹhjerd), Ольгерд (Ólʹhjerd)
      • Russian: Альгерд (Alʹgerd), Ольгерд (Olʹgerd)
      • Ukrainian: Альгерд (Alʹherd), Ольгерд (Olʹherd)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Latin script: Algerd, Olgerd

  Cyrillic script: Алгерд, Олгерд