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Name Edgar

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From Old English words for wealth and spear

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About the name Edgar in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, French, English
US 2021 rank:	#409 ... 407:Alijah, 408:Baylor, 409:Edgar, 410:Nehemiah, 411:Winston ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Édgar, Edgaro, Diar, Ebrar, Eda, Eda, Edda, Edgarda, Edgardo, Edla Details

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About Edgar/Edgarda, the group of names with the same origin as Edgar

Language of origin:	Old English
Info about origin, male:	the name of several Anglo-Saxon kings and saints
	survived the Norman conquest until the 13th century
	revived in the late 18th century
Words:	ead = the wealth Old English
	gar = the spear Old English
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	24:Édgar Ecuador 2013, 32:Edgar Peru 2015, 499:Edgardo USA 1980-1989
Old/original forms:	Eadgar Old English
Name variants:	Edgarda, Edgar, Édgar, Edgardo, Edgaro, Otger Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Edgar

Series	Graph	Rankings
England+Wales decades	Graph	1924 84, 1914 65, 1904 49
France		2002 275
France/Paris	Graph	2018 95, 2017 100, 2016 89, 2015 72
Mexico		2010 99
Peru prevalence		2015 32
Portugal	Graph	2018 92, 2017 100, 2016 79, 2015 76, 2014 83
Switzerland		1997 671
USA decades	Graph	2000-2009 177, 1990-1999 147, 1980-1989 207
USA yearly	Graph	2022 418, 2021 409, 2020 393, 2019 384, 2018 356, 2017 353, 2016 342, 2015 317, 2014 300, 2013 286, 2012 268, 2011 243, 2010 216, 2009 200, 2008 193, 2007 168, 2006 171, 2005 168, 2004 171, 2003 172, 2002 175, 2001 160, 2000 177, 1999 173, 1998 167, 1997 161, 1996 148, 1995 152, 1994 147, 1993 148

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