Edgar

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdɡɚ/

Edgar

1. A male given name.
   • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     : Scene 1:

     What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?

   • 2000 Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, Random House, →ISBN, page 62:

     My father was the eldest of three sons, each of whom was given Adelia's idea of a high-toned name: Norval and Edgar and Percival, Arthurian revival with a hint of Wagner.

2. A patronymic surname​.

• Edgar County
• Edgartown

• Edgar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Adger, Degar, Gerda, garde, grade, radge, raged

From English Edgar, from Old English. Also from Edgardo.

Edgar

1. a male given name

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Edgar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.xɑr/

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• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

• IPA^(key): /ɛd.ɡaʁ/

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

• égard
• garde, gardé

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.ɡaːɐ̯/, [ˈʔɛt.ɡ̊aːɐ̯]
• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Edgar n (genitive Edgar or Edgars, plural Edgars)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

• Edgar in Duden online

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

• Édgar, Edgardo

Borrowed from English Edgar.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ed͡ʒ.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˌe.d͡ʒi.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaʁ/

Edgar m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar