Edgar

Edgar

Edgar is a common name from Old English words ' (meaning "rich, happy, prosperous") + ' (meaning "spear"). Literally meaning "prosperity-spear". It can refer to several different articles.

* King Edgar of England (942 – 975).
* King Edgar of Scotland (1074 – 1107).
* Edgar Ætheling, last member of the Anglo-Saxon royal house of England.
* The EDGAR system, the required filing format of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
* "Edgar" (opera), an opera by Giacomo Puccini.
* Edgar, a leading character in Shakespeare's "King Lear"
* Edgar Awards, presented yearly by the Mystery Writers of America.
* HMS "Edgar", name given to eight ships of the Royal Navy.
* Edgar's fall, Mexican child that came to fame after a video named "La Caida de Edgar" was posted on YouTube
* Edgar Bones, fictional character from the "Harry Potter" series of novels, by J.K. Rowling

Places

* Edgar, Nebraska, a city in the United States.
* Edgar, Ontario, a ghost town in Canada
* Edgar, Wisconsin, a village in the United States

People called Edgar

* Edgar Allan Poe, American poet, short-story writer, editor and literary critic
* Edgar Angara, Filipino lawyer
* Edgar John Bergen, American actor and radio performer, best known as a ventriloquist
* Edgar Rice Burroughs, U.S. writer, creator of "Tarzan"
* Edgar F. Codd, British computer scientist
* Edgar Danielyan, Armenian computer security author and consultant
* Edgar Davids, Dutch professional footballer
* Edgar Degas, French painter
* Edgar Roni Figaro, character in the "Final Fantasy VI" video game
* Edgar Friendly, an underground rebel leader in the 1990s movie "Demolition Man"
* Edgar González, Mexican footballer
* J. Edgar Hoover, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
* Edgar Martínez, a Major League Baseball player who played for the Seattle Mariners
* Edgar Meyer, an American bassist
* Edgar Morais, actor
* Edgar Ramirez, Venezuelan actor
* Edgar Nelson Rhodes, Canadian politician
* Edgar Savisaar, Estonian politician (Keskerakond)
* Edgar Sengier, director of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga during World War II
* Edgar Stiles, character in the television series "24"
* Edgar Varèse, French composer
* Edgar Velasquez, Venezuelan boxer
* Edgar Winter, American musician
* Edgar Wright, British director
* Edgar Yaeger, American artist


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  • Edgar, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 1386 Housing Units (2000): 568 Land area (2000): 1.655905 sq. miles (4.288774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.655905 sq. miles (4.288774 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Edgar — Edgar1 [ed′gər] n. [OE Eadgar < ead, riches, prosperity, happiness (< Gmc * autha > Goth audags, fortunate, OHG ot, wealth) + gar, a spear: see GORE3] a masculine name: dim. Ed, Ned Edgar2 [ed′gər] n. [after Edgar Allan Poe] any of the… …   English World dictionary

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