Algird
Lithuanian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Algird
The given name 'Algird' means "ruler of all" or "universal ruler," derived from the Old Lithuanian elements *al-* (meaning "all, entire") and *gird-* (meaning "to hear, to rule").
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Etymology
The given name 'Algird' means "ruler of all" or "universal ruler," derived from the Old Lithuanian elements *al-* (meaning "all, entire") and *gird-* (meaning "to hear, to rule"). It is primarily used in Lithuanian culture and is historically notable as the name of Algirdas, a 14th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania who expanded the Grand Duchy into a major European power.
Algird currently ranks #3,456 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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