Algot (name)
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, Swedish football player
- Algot Haquinius, Swedish pianist and composer
- Algot Lange, Swedish explorer
- Algot Larsson, Swedish athlete
- Algot Lönn, Swedish road racing cyclist
- Algot Magnuson of Revsnes, Swedish magnate, and castellan of Styresholm
- Algot Malmberg, Swedish wrestler
- Algot Nilsson, Swedish bandy player
- Algoth Niska, Finnish bootlegger and adventurer
- Algot Tergel, Swedish priest, teacher and author
- Algot Törneman, Swedish enamel artist and painter
- Algot Untola, Finnish writer and journalist
Middle name
- Erik Algot Fredriksson, Swedish tug of war competitor