Given name · Russian

Эдгар

“wealth, prosperity”·“spear”

Эдгар is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Edgar.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Эдгар is built from elements meaning “wealth, prosperity” and “spear”.

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Where it comes from

Эдгар comes from English.

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How it developed

From English Edgar.

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Эдгар’s family of names

In Russian usage, Эдгар has a conventional equivalent in the German form Edgar. In Russian usage, Эдгар has a transliteration in Èdgar.

Walk Эдгар’s family in the name graph

ЭдгарÈdgarEdgar

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Эдгар has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.

English

Englishwhere Эдгар comes from · 1 name

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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