Edgar

Edgar is an Old English name composed of the elements ead, meaning wealth or fortune, and gar, meaning spear. It was borne by Edgar the Peaceful, a 10th-century Anglo-Saxon king of England, which helped establish the name's prestige. The name survived the Norman Conquest and was later revived during the 19th-century enthusiasm for medieval English names, spreading across Europe and the Americas. Related forms include Édgar in Spanish and the feminine variant Edgarda.