Western numerology
Number 8 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Boy name
Edgar
"American author Edgar Allen Poe; Fortunate and powerful From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear Famous bearer: 10th-century king Edgar of England; Lucky spearman; reach spear; 'Tragedy of King Lear' Edgar, son of Gloucester"
Name profile
Edgar at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
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Number meaning for Edgar
Indian numerology
Number 6 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Edgar mean?
Edgar is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, English, Anglo context. Its meaning is recorded as: American author Edgar Allen Poe; Fortunate and powerful From the Old English name Eadgar, a compound of 'ead' meaning rich or happy, and 'gar' meaning spear Famous bearer: 10th-century king Edgar of England; Lucky spearman; reach spear; 'Tragedy of King Lear' Edgar, son of Gloucester
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Alvar
Unisex
English
An Old English name meaning elf army Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; Army of elves; Dwarf shrub; Truth-speaker or guardian; was revived in mid-20th century Newscaster Alvar Liddell
196 family views
Edgard
Boy
English
Fortunate and powerful; Variant of Edgar: Wealthy man holding a spear Famous Bearer: Edgar Allen Poe, famous for his dark poetry and frightening stories; Wealthy friend
199 family views
Edgardo
Boy
Filipino
Fortunate and powerful; prosperous warrior; spear wealth; Variant of Edgar: Wealthy man holding a spear Famous Bearer: Edgar Allen Poe, famous for his dark poetry and frightening stories
126 family views
Eadgar
Boy
English
An Old English name meaning rich or happy (ead), and spear (gar)
193 family views
Algar
Boy
English
From the Old English name Aelfgar, meaning elf spear Algar was common in the Middle Ages, and developed into the surname Elgar; Noble spearman
206 family views
Eda
Unisex
Indian
Diminutive of Edith: Happy warfare Spoils of war Wealthy From the Old English name Eadgyth, meaning rich or happy, and war; Generation; Wealthy; Wealthy guardian
151 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Edgar
Edgard
Boy
English
Fortunate and powerful; Variant of Edgar: Wealthy man holding a spear Famous Bearer: Edgar Allen Poe, famous for his dark poetry and frightening stories; Wealthy friend
199 family views
Edgardo
Boy
Filipino
Fortunate and powerful; prosperous warrior; spear wealth; Variant of Edgar: Wealthy man holding a spear Famous Bearer: Edgar Allen Poe, famous for his dark poetry and frightening stories
126 family views
Eadgar
Boy
English
An Old English name meaning rich or happy (ead), and spear (gar)
193 family views
Algar
Boy
English
From the Old English name Aelfgar, meaning elf spear Algar was common in the Middle Ages, and developed into the surname Elgar; Noble spearman
206 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Edgar
Alvar
Unisex
English
An Old English name meaning elf army Alvar appeared in the 1086 Domesday Book; Army of elves; Dwarf shrub; Truth-speaker or guardian; was revived in mid-20th century Newscaster Alvar Liddell
196 family views
Eda
Unisex
Indian
Diminutive of Edith: Happy warfare Spoils of war Wealthy From the Old English name Eadgyth, meaning rich or happy, and war; Generation; Wealthy; Wealthy guardian
151 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Edgard
Boy
English
Fortunate and powerful; Variant of Edgar: Wealthy man holding a spear Famous Bearer: Edgar Allen Poe, famous for his dark poetry and frightening stories; Wealthy friend
199 family views
Eadgar
Boy
English
An Old English name meaning rich or happy (ead), and spear (gar)
193 family views
Algar
Boy
English
From the Old English name Aelfgar, meaning elf spear Algar was common in the Middle Ages, and developed into the surname Elgar; Noble spearman
206 family views
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