Edgar - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Edgar \e-d

is pronounced ED-gar. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "wealthy spear". A royal name in Anglo-Saxon England. Name of an English king and saint, Edgar the Peaceful (10th century). Literary: in Shakespeare's "King Lear", Lear's son is called Edgar. Edgardo is the Spanish form. Poet Edgar Allan Poe; puppeteer Edgar Bergen; artist Edgar Dégas; author Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Edgar has 11 variant forms: Eadgar, Eadger, Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Edgard, Edgardo, Ned, Neddy, Ted and Teddie.

Edgar is a very common first name for men (#209 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3167 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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