Quick answer
Édgar is a boy name.
Pronunciation: American English /ˈɛd.ɡəɹ/; British English /ˈɛd.ɡə/; French /ɛd.ɡaʁ/.
Meaning and history
This name is derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and gar "spear". This was the name of a 10th-century English king, Edgar the Peaceful. The name did not survive long after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 18th century, in part due to a character by this name in Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor (1819), which tells of the tragic love between Edgar Ravenswood and Lucy Ashton. Famous bearers include author and poet Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), French impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917), and author Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950).
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Usage: english, french, portuguese, german