Name Ælfgeard Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ælf,jæ͜ɑrd/(Old English) Other Forms FormsAlgeard, Ælfgard, Ælgeard, Alfyard Edit Status Status Meaning & History Derived from Old English ælf "elf" and geard "yard, enclosure" (from gardaz). Cognate to Old Norse Álfgerðr, a feminine name in contrast.