Edgar

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Eagar === Etymology === From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛdɡɚ/ === Proper noun === Edgar A male given name from Old English. A surname originating as a patronymic. A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois. A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. ==== Derived terms ==== Edgar County Edgartown ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Edgar (plural Edgars) (informal) An Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring works in the mystery genre. (slang, sometimes derogatory) A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade. (by extension) One who wears that hairstyle. === Further reading === Edgar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Edgar (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === grade, garde, Degar, radge, raged, Agder, Gared, greda, Dager, Adger, Gerda == Albanian == === Proper noun === Edgar m a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Edgar, from Old English. Also from Edgardo. === Proper noun === Edgar a male given name from English [in turn from Old English] ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Edgar. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Edgar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛt.xɑr/, /ˈɛt.ɡɑr/ Hyphenation: Ed‧gar === Proper noun === Edgar m a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar == Estonian == === Proper noun === Edgar a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛd.ɡaʁ/ === Proper noun === Edgar m a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar === Anagrams === égard garde, gardé == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛt.ɡaːɐ̯/, [ˈʔɛt.ɡ̊aːɐ̯] Hyphenation: Ed‧gar === Proper noun === Edgar m (proper noun, strong, genitive Edgars or Edgar, plural Edgars) a male given name, equivalent to English Edgar ==== Declension ==== === References === “Edgar” in Duden online == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Edgar, from Old English Ēadgār. Doublet of Audgeir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /¹ɛdːɡa(ː)r/ === Proper noun === Edgar m (definite Edgaren) a male given name from English == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Édgar, Edgardo === Etymology === Borrowed from English Edgar, from Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Ed‧gar === Proper noun === Edgar m (plural Edgares) a male given name from English, equivalent to English Edgar