Edgar

Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name Edgar (composed of ead "rich, prosperous" and gar "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the Late Middle Ages; 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). The name was more common in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere during the 19th century. It has been a particularly fashionable name in Latin American countries since the 20th century.^[1]

People with the given name

Edgar the Peaceful (942–975), king of England
Edgar the Ætheling (c. 1051 – c. 1126), last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England
Edgar of Scotland (1074–1107), king of Scotland
Edgar Alaffita (born 1996), Mexican footballer
Edgar Allan (disambiguation), multiple people
Edgar Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
Edgar Angara (1934–2018), Filipino lawyer
Edgar Bacon (disambiguation), multiple people
Edgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actor
Edgar Baumann (born 1970), Paraguayan javelin thrower
Edgar Bergen (1903–1978), American actor, radio performer, ventriloquist
Edgar Berlanga (born 1997), American boxer
Edgar Bogardus (1927–1958), American poet
Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), American-Canadian businessman
Edgar H. Brown (1926–2021), American mathematician
Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979), American actor
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875–1950), American author, creator of Tarzan
Edgar Cantero (born 1981), Spanish author in Catalan, Spanish, and English languages, author of The Supernatural Enhancements
Edgar Cayce (1877–1945), American psychic and healer
Edgar Chadwick (1869–1942), English footballer and manager
Edgar Cheung, Hong Kong foil fencer and Olympic champion
Edgar F. Codd, British computer scientist
Edgar Contreras (disambiguation), several people
Edgar Davids, Dutch footballer
Edgar Degas, French painter
Edgar Durazo (born 1991), Mexican bull rider
Edgar Eather (1886–1968), American judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
Édgar Fonseca, Colombian road cyclist
Edgar Froese, German musician
Edgar Fuller, American mathematician
Édgar González (disambiguation), multiple people
Edgar Grospiron, French freestyle skier and Olympic champion
Edgar A. Guest, American poet
Edgar N. Harwood (1854–1936), American judge, Justice of the Montana Supreme Court
Edgar P. Jacobs, Belgian comic book creator
Edgar Johan Kuusik (1888–1974), Estonian architect and interior designer
Edgar Lacy (1944–2011), American basketball player
Edgar M. Louton (born 1933), American evangelist and missionary.
Edgar Lungu, 6th Republican President of Zambia
Edgar Maalouf (1934–2018), Lebanese politician
Edgar Martínez, Puerto Rican baseball player in American Major League Baseball
Edgar Meddings (1923–2020), British bobsledder
Edgar Meyer, American bassist
Edgar Middleton (1894–1939), British playwright and author
Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016), American astronaut
Edgar Mittelholzer, Guyanese novelist
Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor and director
Edgar Norton, English-American actor
Edgar Wilson Nye, American humorist
Edgar Oliver, American performance artist and playwright
Edgar Pêra, Portuguese cinematographer
Édgar Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer
Edgar Prado, Peruvian-born American jockey
Edgar Puusepp (1911–1982), Estonian wrestler
Edgar Rădulescu (1890–1977), Romanian general
Édgar Ramírez, Venezuelan actor
Edgar E. Rand (c. 1905-1955), American business executive
Edgar Nelson Rhodes, Canadian politician
Édgar Humberto Ruiz, Colombian road cyclist
Edgar V. Saks (1910–1984), Estonian historian and author
Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician (Keskerakond)
Edgar Seligman (1867–1958), American-born British fencer
Edgar Sengier, Belgium director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II
Edgar Varèse, French composer
Édgar Velásquez, Venezuelan boxer
Edgar Veytia, Mexican state attorney general
Édgar Vivar, Mexican actor and comedian
Edgar Wachenheim III, American investor
Edgar Wallace, English writer
Edgar Winter, American musician
Edgar Wright, British film director
Edgar Yaeger, American artist

Fictional characters with the given name

Edgar, a leading character in Shakespeare's King Lear
Edgar, a character in The Zimmer Twins
Edgar, the computer in the 1984 film Electric Dreams
Edgar, a farmer and alien in the 1997 science-fiction film Men in Black
Edgar, from the YouTube video Édgar's fall
Edgar, an epic brawler from the mobile game Brawl Stars
Edgar Balthazar, the butler from the 1970 Disney animated film The Aristocats
Edgar Bones, in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling
Edgar Brodie, in the 1936 film Secret Agent
Edgar "Egg" Cooke, a leading character in the TV series This Life
Edgar Deems, in the 1990 film Tremors
Edgar Diaz, in the 1983 film Scarface
Edgar Evernever, a character in Riverdale
Edgar Friendly, an underground rebel leader in the 1993 film Demolition Man
Edgar Frog, in the 1987 fim The Lost Boys
Edgar "E" Gore, in the 2012 film Frankenweenie
Edgar Linton, a leading character from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Edgar Roni Figaro, in the video game Final Fantasy VI
Edgar Ross, a leading character in 2010 game Red Dead Redemption and a supporting character in Red Dead Redemption 2
Edgar Stiles, in the television series 24
Edgar Valden, a playable survivor in the Chinese horror game Identity V
Edgar Poe "Snotty" Wong, in the 1987 American comedy film Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

People with the surname

Barrie Edgar (1919–2012), English television producer
Bruce Edgar, New Zealand cricketer
Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870–1938), Scottish Egyptologist and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Museum at Cairo
Dave Edgar (footballer, born 1902), Scottish footballer
David Edgar (soccer, born 1987) (born 1987), Canadian soccer player
David Edgar (playwright) (born 1948), English playwright
David Edgar (swimmer) (born 1950), American swimmer
Don Edgar (born 1936), Australian sociologist
Elizabeth Edgar (1929–2019), New Zealand botanist
Fiona Edgar, New Zealand professor of management
Frankie Edgar (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
George Edgar (academic) (1837–1913), American university president
Irene Edgar (born 1957), Scottish lawn bowler
James David Edgar (1841–1899), Canadian politician
James Edgar (entrepreneur) (1843–1909), Scottish-American founder of Edgar Department Stores and the first department store Santa Claus
James Douglas Edgar (1884–1921), English professional golfer
Jim Edgar (born 1946), American politician and Governor of Illinois
Jimmy Edgar (born 1983), American electronic music artist
John Edgar (disambiguation), several people
Jon Edgar (born 1968), British sculptor
Jonny Edgar (born 2004), British racing driver
Kika Edgar (born 1985), Mexican actress and singer
Marjorie Edgar (1889–1960), American folklorist, Girl Scout leader
Marriott Edgar (1880–1951), British poet
Matt Edgar (born 1986), English darts player
Robert Allan Edgar (born 1940), U.S. federal judge
Robert W. Edgar (1943–2013), American politician
Ross Edgar (born 1983), British track cyclist
Scott Edgar (basketball) (born 1955), American basketball coach
Thomas Edgar (MP) (by 1508–1547), English politician
Thomas Edgar (volleyball) (born 1989), Australian volleyball player
Thomas F. Edgar, American chemical engineer
Troy Edgar, American security official
William Edgar (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters with the surname

Judge Edgar, in the Judge Dredd comic strip
Jerome "Jerry" Edgar, in the Bosch book series as well as its television series adaptation
Stan Edgar, in the television series The Boys and The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Nadia Edgar / Victoria "Vic the Veep" Neuman, in the television series The Boys and Gen V

References

^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (1 January 2023). "Cleveland Evans: Why Edgar Was Once the King of Baby Names". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

[1] Evans, Cleveland Kent (1 January 2023). "Cleveland Evans: Why Edgar Was Once the King of Baby Names". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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