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

The money transfers have been linked by detectives to a British-Iranian dual national called Edgar Hakkopian.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s fair to say people doubted SNL would work in the UK,” Phil Edgar Jones, Sky’s executive director for unscripted originals, said in a statement.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

His son Adrian happened to live in Panama and connected him to the Xtend clinic, run by Javier Bernard, a doctor, and Edgar Gassan, a former systems engineer.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The company’s initial performance contains two one-act plays, modern interpretations of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” and “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Edgar jumped down from his lap and stretched.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez