Eadgar

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Pronounced Pron. /ˈæːɑ̯d.ɡɑːr/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Edgar.

Related Names

Rootsead + gar

Other Languages & CulturesOgier(Carolingian Cycle) Edgar, Ed, Eddie, Eddy(English) Edgar, Edgard(French) Edgar(German) Audagar, Autchar, Otgar(Germanic) Edgardo(Italian) Edgars, Edijs(Latvian) Edgaras(Lithuanian) Edgar(Portuguese) Édgar, Edgardo(Spanish)

Categories

fortune, wealth, weapons

Sources & References

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, entry Edgar, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 179.

Entry updated April 5, 2022