Edgar is a common name from Old English words ead (meaning "rich, happy, prosperous") + gar (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 class cruisers, launched with the sixth of the above. 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

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Plays

• edgar , an award winning play by David Grimm

Places

• Edgar, California, community in the United States
• Edgar, Nebraska, city in the United States
• Edgar, Ontario, ghost town in Canada
• Edgar, Wisconsin, village in the United States

People with the given name 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 Ponce (1974–2005), Mexican actor and dancer
• 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

People with the surname Edgar

• David Edgar (footballer), Canadian footballer
• David Edgar (playwright), British playwright
• David Edgar (swimmer), American swimmer
• Frank Edgar, American mixed martial arts fighter
• Jim Edgar, American politician
• Jimmy Edgar, Detroit-based electronic music artist
• John Edgar, Illinois pioneer and politician
• Marriott Edgar, Scottish poet
• Robert W. Edgar, American politician