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

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Edgar

Hichilema himself won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, defeating arch-rival Edgar Lungu in a landslide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

For more on the companies’ own outlooks, you can search in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Edgar database for filings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

McCarthy peppered journalists, congressional staff and even FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with desperate appeals for evidence, but no one had any.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Contractor Dan Edgar said his daughter Kaitlynn was practising at New York New Jersey Stadium on Thursday, where she will be dancing and performing for the final.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Edgar jumped down from his lap and stretched.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez