The story
- Old English · derived fromēad“rich”
- Old English · derived fromĒadgār
- English todayEdgar
From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.
Words from the same roots
Old EnglishĒadgār all →
Adgarley
Old Englishēad all →
EDA
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.