Algot (name) explained

Algot
Gender:	Male
Region:	Scandinavia
Language:	Old Norse
Variant Forms:	Algott; Allgott
Cognate:	Algautr
Name Day:	30 July (Sweden)

Algot is a masculine given name and has variants of Algott, Allgott and Algoth.^[1] 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."^{[1] [2]}

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

Notes and References

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