# Edgar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛdɡɚ/ · frequency rank #9,738

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **edge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edge)
- **edgy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edgy)
- **Edna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edna)
- **Egan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-egan)
- **edges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edges)
- **edged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edged)
- **Elgar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-elgar)
- **Edward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgar-vs-edward)
- **ear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ear-vs-edgar)
- **EDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eda-vs-edgar)
- **eager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-edgar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`degar`, `edagr`, `eddgar`, `edgarr`, `edggar`, `edgra`, `egdar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/edgar