The name Edgar is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in English.
Edgar is pronounced as ED-gar
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Edgar is a modern derivative of the Old English name Eadgar, based on two words - ead which means prosperity or wealth and gar which means spear.
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Meaning
Derived from the Old
English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gar "spear". This was the name of a 10th-century
English king,
Edgar the Peaceful. The name did not survive long after the
Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 18th century, in part due to a character by this name in
Walter Scott's novel The
Bride of Lammermoor (1819), which tells of the tragic love between
Edgar Ravenswood and
Lucy Ashton [1]. Famous bearers include author and poet
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849),
French impressionist painter
Edgar Degas (1834-1917), and author
Edgar Rice
Burroughs (1875-1950).
Origin
English, French, Portuguese, German
Pronunciation
/ˈɛd.ɡəɹ/(English) /ɛd.ɡaʁ/(French)