Algot (name)

Algot
Gender	Male
Language	Old Norse
Name day	30 July (Sweden)
Origin
Region of origin	Scandinavia
Other names
Variant forms	Algott; Allgott
Cognate	Algautr

Algot is a masculine given name and has variants of Algott, Allgott and Algoth. It is a derivative of Old Norse word Algautr and is a compound word consisting of al "elf" or "all" and gautr "man from Götaland."

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Algot Christoffersson, Swedish football player
Algot Haglund (1905–1963), Swedish football player
Algot Haquinius (1886–1966), Swedish pianist and composer
Algot Lange (1884–?), Swedish explorer
Algot Larsson (1889–1967), Swedish athlete
Algot Lönn (1887–1953), Swedish road racing cyclist
Algot Magnuson of Revsnes (c.1355–c.1426), Swedish magnate, and castellan of Styresholm
Algot Malmberg (1903–1971), Swedish wrestler
Algot Nilsson, Swedish bandy player
Algoth Niska (1888–1954), Finnish bootlegger and adventurer
Algot Tergel (1906–1996), Swedish priest, teacher and author
Algot Törneman (1909–1993), Swedish enamel artist and painter
Algot Untola (1868–1918), Finnish writer and journalist

Middle name

Erik Algot Fredriksson (1885–1930), Swedish tug of war competitor

References

1 2 Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780299248338.
↑ Russell Grant (2009). Zodiac Baby Names. Hay House. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4019-2683-0.

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[nanol-1] 1 2 Nancy L. Coleman; Olav Veka (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 31. ISBN 9780299248338.

[2] Russell Grant (2009). Zodiac Baby Names. Hay House. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4019-2683-0.