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Boy name Old English origin

Edgar

ED-guhr · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wealthy spear
Language
Old English
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · literary
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#457
2024 births679
Peak year2005
First appeared1880
Total US births156,585
2005 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EdEddie
Alternate spellings
Edgard
In other languages
EdgardoEdgardoEdgaras

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Edith
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Notable people named Edgar

Edgar Allan Poe
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