The first name Edgar

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About the first name Edgar

Meaning

The name Edgar traditionally means “spear of prosperity”.

Historical origin

The name Edgar comes from Old English Eadgar, formed from ead “wealth, prosperity” and gar “spear”.

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The presence of Edgar in Quebec archives recalls the importance of Anglophone communities and interaction between naming traditions.

Pronunciation:edgarɛdɡɚ

Frequency of the first name Edgar by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Edgar by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EdgarLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Edgar in baptisms by year.5037251201825186118971933196920051825–1829 2 baptisms1835–1839 2 baptisms1855–1859 2 baptisms1860–1864 2 baptisms1865–1869 2 baptisms1870–1874 6 baptisms1875–1879 2 baptisms1880–1884 6 baptisms1885–1889 10 baptisms1890–1894 2 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 16 baptisms1905–1909 26 baptisms1910–1914 24 baptisms1915–1919 10 baptisms1920–1924 14 baptisms1925–1929 14 baptisms1930–1934 6 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 12 baptisms1945–1949 2 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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