English

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name.
   • 1605, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, Act II: Scene 1:

     What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?

   • 2000 Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, Random House, ISBN 0385720955, page 62:

     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.

2. A patronymic surname​.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gerda
• grade
• radge
• raged

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.xɑr/
• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Estonian

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd.ɡaʁ/

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Anagrams

• égard
• garde, gardé

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.gaːɐ̯/, [ˈʔɛt.ɡ̊aːɐ̯]
• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar n ‎(genitive Edgar or Edgars, plural Edgars)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Declension

References

• Edgar in Duden online

Norwegian

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Édgar, Edgardo

Etymology

Borrowing from English Edgar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ed͡ʒ.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˌe.d͡ʒi.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaʁ/

Proper noun

Edgar m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

English

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name.
   • 1605, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, Act II: Scene 1:

     What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?

   • 2000 Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin, Random House, ISBN 0385720955, page 62:

     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.

2. A patronymic surname​.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gerda
• grade
• radge
• raged

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.xɑr/
• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Estonian

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd.ɡaʁ/

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Anagrams

• égard
• garde, gardé

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt.gaːɐ̯/, [ˈʔɛt.ɡ̊aːɐ̯]
• Hyphenation: Ed‧gar

Proper noun

Edgar n ‎(genitive Edgar or Edgars, plural Edgars)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar

Declension

References

• Edgar in Duden online

Norwegian

Proper noun

Edgar

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Edgar.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Édgar, Edgardo

Etymology

Borrowing from English Edgar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ed͡ʒ.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˌe.d͡ʒi.ˈɡaʁ/, /ˈɛd͡ʒ.ɡaʁ/

Proper noun

Edgar m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Edgar