Algot
Swedish · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Algot
Algot derives from Old Norse elements "allr" (all) and "góðr" (good), meaning "completely good" or "all good." The name is primarily Scandinavian, particularly Swedish, with historical prominence in medieval Sweden and connections to Saint Algot, a 12th-century Swedish hermit and saint.
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Etymology
Algot derives from Old Norse elements "allr" (all) and "góðr" (good), meaning "completely good" or "all good." The name is primarily Scandinavian, particularly Swedish, with historical prominence in medieval Sweden and connections to Saint Algot, a 12th-century Swedish hermit and saint.
Algot currently ranks #4,303 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1918.
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