Edgar

This article is about the name Edgar. For other uses, see Edgar (disambiguation) and Eadgar (disambiguation).

Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Eadgar (composed of ead "rich, prosperous" and gar "spear").

Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, revived in the 18th century, and was popularised by its use for a character in Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor (1819).

People with the name Edgar

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People with the given name Edgar

Fictional characters with the given name Edgar

People with the surname Edgar

Fictional characters with the surname Edgar

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