Edgar

Meanings

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 township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
5. A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
6. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
7. A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
8. A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

1. An Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring works in the mystery genre.
2. A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade.
3. One who wears that hairstyle.

1. Acronym of Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, a system that performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

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.