Edgar

  • [ ED-gər (English), ed-GAHR (French) ]
  • English, French
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 Sir Walter Scott's novel 'The Bride of Lammermoor' (1819), which tells of the tragic love between Edgar Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton. 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).

EQUIVALENTS
ANGLO-SAXON: Eadgar
ENGLISH: Edgar
FRENCH: Edgar, Edgard
ITALIAN: Edgardo
LITHUANIAN: Edgaras
SPANISH: Edgardo
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Ed, Eddie, Eddy
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Adair