Edgar (disambiguation)
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Edgar
Edgar
Edgar is a common name from Old English words ead + gar . Literally meaning "prosperity-spear" or "prosperous spearman." It may refer to:-Historical:...

is a masculine given name that may also be a family name.

Edgar may also refer to:

In places:
  • Edgar, California
    Edgar, California
    Edgar is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway west of El Centro, at an elevation of 39 feet below sea level....

    , community in the United States
  • Edgar, Nebraska
    Edgar, Nebraska
    Edgar is a city in Clay County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 539 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Edgar is located at ....

    , city in the United States
  • Edgar, Ontario, ghost town in Canada
  • Edgar, Wisconsin
    Edgar, Wisconsin
    Edgar is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,386 at the 2000 census...

    , village in the United States
  • Edgar County, Illinois
    Edgar County, Illinois
    Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,576, which is a decrease of 5.7% from 19,704 in 2000...

    , county in the United States
  • Edgar Township (disambiguation) (two places)


In the arts:
  • Edgar
    Edgar (opera)
    Edgar is an operatic dramma lirico in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, freely based on the play in verse La Coupe et les lèvres by Alfred de Musset...

    , opera by Giacomo Puccini
  • Edgar Award
    Edgar Award
    The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...

    s, presented yearly by the Mystery Writers of America
  • edgar, an award winning play by David Grimm
    David Grimm (playwright)
    David Grimm is an American playwright and screenwriter, residing in Brooklyn, New York.-Early years:Grimm was born October 18, 1965, in Oberlin, Ohio, and raised in Israel. In Junior High, David Grimm produced, directed, and starred in an 1890’s melodrama which was presented to the entire Oberlin...



In other uses:
  • The EDGAR
    EDGAR
    EDGAR, the Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, 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...

     system, the required filing format of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

See also

  • HMS Edgar
    HMS Edgar
    Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Edgar., a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1668, rebuilt in 1700, and destroyed in an accidental fire 1711., a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1758 and sunk as a breakwater in 1774., a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1779, converted to a prison...

    , name given to eight ships of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom
    • Edgar class cruiser
      Edgar class cruiser
      The Edgar-class was a nine-ship class of protected cruiser built around 1891 for the Royal Navy.-Design:Crescent and Royal Arthur were built to a slightly modified design with a raised forecastle and a pair of 6 inch guns replacing the forward 9.2 inch gun, and are sometimes considered a...

      , launched with the sixth of the above
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