Edgar

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Edgar

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Edgar is the English form of the Old English Eadgar, a name meaning “Rich, Spear,” form “ead” (noble) and “gar” (spear).

History:
Edgar, being the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings and saints, was a great favorite and survived the Norman Invasion. It lasted until the 13th century. Edgar was revived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries along with scores of other Old English/Medieval names. It’s popularity may have been spurred along by Sir Walter Scott’s 1819 novel The Bride of Lammermoor.

Pronunciation: ed-gar.

Diminutives:
English: Ed.

Alternates:
French: Edgard.
Spanish: Edgaro, Edgaro.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
American writer
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
French artist.
Edgar Evertson Saltus (1855-1921)
American novelist.
Edgar Lee Masters (1869-1950)
American poet.
Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
British novelist.
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
American novelist.
Edgar A. Guest (1881-1959)
British-American poet.
Edgard Varèse (1883-1965)
French-American composer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Edgar Quinet (1803-1875)
French historian and political philosopher.
Edgar J. Goodspeed (1871-1962)
American Biblical scholar.
Edgar du Perron (1899-1940)
Dutch literary critic.

Miscellaneous:
Edgar Snow (1905-1972)
American journalist.
Edgar D. Mitchell (1930-)
American astronaut.

Political Figures:
J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)
Director of the FBI.
Edgar Faure (1908-1988)
French politician.

Royalty:
Edgar (943-975)
King of the Mercians and Northumbrians.
Edgar (1075-1107)
King of the Scots.
Edgar the Aetheling (1051-1125)
Anglo-Saxon prince and last Anglo-Saxon claimant to the English throne.

Scientists:
Edgar Adrian (1889-1977)
British electrophysiologist. Co-winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

Singers and Entertainers:
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
American ventriloquist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.080 % named Edgar
0.006 % named Edgardo

Popularity of Edgar:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 78th most popular.
1910-1920: 86th most popular.
1920-1930: 101st most popular.
1930-1940: 146th most popular.
1940-1950: 186th most popular.
1950-1960: 246th most popular.
1960-1970: 286th most popular.
1970-1980: 269th most popular.
1980-1990: 207th most popular.
1990: 130th most popular.
1991: 126th most popular.
1992: 135th most popular.
1993: 132nd most popular.
1994: 123rd most popular.
1995: 135th most popular.
1996: 142nd most popular.
1997: 154th most popular.
1998: 159th most popular.
1999: 171st most popular.
2000: 174th most popular.
2001: 158th most popular.
2002: 172nd most popular.
2003: 167th most popular.

In France...
1900: 188th most popular.
1909: 188th most popular.
1910-2000: N/A

Popularity of Edgardo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 590th most popular.
1960-1970: 459th most popular.
1970-1980: 416th most popular.
1980-1990: 499th most popular.
1990: 534th most popular.
1991: 540th most popular.
1992: 527th most popular.
1993: 565th most popular.
1994: 602nd most popular.
1995: 624th most popular.
1996: 663rd most popular.
1997: 617th most popular.
1998: 728th most popular.
1999: 802nd most popular.
2000: 811th most popular.
2001: 992nd most popular.
2002: 994th most popular.
2003: 955th most popular.

Popularity of Edgard:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 167th most popular.
1910: 159th most popular.
1920: 146th most popular.
1930: 163rd most popular.
1940: 161st most popular.
1950: 166th most popular.
1954: 194th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A