Edgar

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Edgar^¹

/ˈɛdɡɚ/ US

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Eagar

A male given name from Old English. What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

noun Edgars · Eagar

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

EDGAR^²

proper noun

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").

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dmitry, edgard, ed, eddie, eddy, eadgar, edgardo, edger, edwin, edward, edric, edrick, edith, edmund, egbert, edmond

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name male given name

Español	Edgardo, Édgar
한국어	에드거 edeugeo
中文	埃德加 Āidéjiā
Português	Édgar, Edgar, Edgardo
Français	Edgar
Deutsch	Edgar
Italiano	Edgardo
Ελληνικά	Έντγκαρ Éntgkar

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Chicago

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@misc{edgar_2026,
  title = {Edgar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/edgar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}