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Edgar

A male given name from Old English.

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Edgar at a glance

Origin
English
Root meaning
“rich”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈɛdɡɚ/

Etymology

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Edgar mean?

A male given name from Old English. Its root means "rich".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).