Edgar

¹ American  

[ed-ger] / ˈɛd gər /

noun

1. an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.

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Edgar ² American  

[ed-ger] / ˈɛd gər /

noun

1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”

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Edgar British  

/ ˈɛdɡə /

noun

1. 944–975 _ad , king of Mercia and Northumbria (957–975) and of England (959–975)

2. ?1074–1107, king of Scotland (1097–1107), fourth son of Malcolm III. He overthrew his uncle Donald to gain the throne

3. David. born 1948, British dramatist, noted for political plays such as Destiny (1976), Maydays (1983), and Albert Speer (1999): he adapted (1980) Nicholas Nickleby and (1991) Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the RSC

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Etymology

Origin of Edgar

First recorded in 1945–50; named after Edgar Allan Poe

Example Sentences

Gutiérrez and Sanchez, who also became a father soon after our interview, are currently developing a new feature film, “Golden Boy,” which they describe as a “Stand by Me”-type of story about four Edgars.

From Los Angeles Times

The bright-eyed bear, named after writer Edgar Allan Poe, generates stories based on that selection and recites them aloud.

From Los Angeles Times

Fame came quickly for them after linking up with fellow border kid Edgar Barrera.

From Los Angeles Times

Fallingwater, the world-famous house over a waterfall at Bear Run in the Pennsylvania woods, completed in 1935 by Frank Lloyd Wright for the Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kaufmann, meets all of the criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Mexico doesn’t replicate European bread because it doesn’t have to,” Edgar Nuñez, a celebrated Mexican chef who studied in France, wrote on X in response to the bolillo dustup.

From Los Angeles Times