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Edgar

US/ˈɛdɡɚ/

Edgar proper noun: a male given name from Old English.

Proper noun (1)

Edgar

  1. A male given name from Old English.
    • What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • My father was the eldest of three sons, each of whom was given Adelia's idea of a high-toned name: Norval and Edgar and Percival, Arthurian revival with a hint of Wagner.2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, Random House, →ISBN, page 62
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
  4. A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  6. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
  7. A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Noun

Edgar (plural Edgars)

  1. (informal) An Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring works in the mystery genre.
  2. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade.
    1. (broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes) One who wears that hairstyle.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: EDGAR

EDGAR

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, a system that performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

Edgar meaning in Bengali

Edgar in Bengali

male given name
এডগর eḍogor

Forms of Edgar

Proper noun
alternative formEagar
Noun
pluralEdgars

Origin of Edgar

From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.

Words formed from Edgar

Questions about Edgar

What does Edgar mean?
Edgar means a male given name from Old English.
What is Edgar in Bengali?
Edgar in Bengali is এডগর (eḍogor). See Edgar meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Edgar?
Edgar can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Edgar?
Edgar is pronounced /ˈɛdɡɚ/ (US).

Words near Edgar in the dictionary

  1. EDF
  2. EDFA
  3. EDFAs
  4. Edfu
  5. EDG
  6. Edgar
  7. Edgar County
  8. edgarbaileyite
  9. Edgard
  10. edgarite
  11. Edgars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Edgar (page history and authors); EDGAR (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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