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Updated August 7, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Properous warrior

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Edgar

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish and English : from the Old English personal name Ēadgār, composed of the elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + gār ‘spear’. The name is found in Middle English in various forms, e.g. Edgar, Adger, Agar.

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