How to say it
ED · gar
/ˈɛd.ɡər/
Masculine
Edgar
Wealthy spear
What it means
From the Old English ead, 'wealth, fortune,' plus gar, 'spear.'
Edgar joins the Old English ead, 'wealth' or 'fortune,' to gar, 'spear,' so 'fortunate spear.' A 10th-century English king carried it, and Edgar Allan Poe gave it a dark literary glamour. It is also a steady favorite across Latin America. Ed and Eddie are the shorts. Said ED-gar.
Popularity over time
peaked at #51 in 1881, currently #486 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Ed, Eddie.
- Pop culture
Writer Edgar Allan Poe.
Spelling variants
- Édgar
- Edgardo
- Eadgar
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