EDGAR  

Gender: M
Origin: German
Meaning: "prosperous spearman"

Popularity in 2008: #193

Though Edgar (and Edgardo) are popular with Latino families, and have had such famous forebears as Edgar Allan Poe, most would rate it a distant third to Edward and Edmund.

Nicknames & Variations:
Ted, Neddy, Teddie, Eddie, Ed, Eadger, Ned

International Variations:
Eadgar, Edgard (French) Edgard (Hungarian) Edgardito, Edgardo (Spanish)

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