Edgar
Edgar is a boy name of English origin, meaning Wealthy spearman.
What Edgar means
Wealthy spearman.
Edgar sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Edgar comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Edgar is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Edgar?
Edgar is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Edgar is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Edgar
Two ideas meet in Edgar: courage and battle and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Edgar
These share Edgar's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Edith — Prosperous in war; a rich gift.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.
- William — Resolute protector.
- Louise — Renowned warrior.
- Easton — From the eastern town.
- Edmund — Wealthy protector.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.
- Jack — God is gracious.
- Wyatt — Brave in war.
- Alfred — Wise counsel; elf wisdom.
- Ashton — Town of ash trees.
- Bertie — Bright and famous.