Edgar
m.
Old English ēad, Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'riches, wealth' + Old English gār, Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear'.
The name of a 10th C king of England, an 11th C (uncrowned) king of England, and an 11th-12th C king of the Scots.
The German form Otger can sometimes be confused with Ottokar.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1086 Otgarii (gen) UrkStyria 85
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● c1130 Ogerus (nom) CartStBert 12
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1376 Ogier (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 1
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1358 Ogerius (nom) chlumecky 393, p. 36
- England
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- Latin
- ● 966 Eadgar (nom) CDAS DXXIX,
Eadgari (gen) ibid. DXXVIII,
Eadgaro (abl) ibid. DXXIX,
Eadgarus (nom) ibid. DXXVIII;
967 Eadgar (nom) ibid. DXXXII,
Eadgarus (nom) ibid. DXXXII;
1185x1186 Ædgari (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 22;
1222 Edgarii (gen) StPaulDom p. 14,
Edgaro (abl) ibid. p. 14,
Ogerus (nom) ibid. p. 43,
adgari (gen) ibid. p. 60,
edgari (gen) ibid. p. 63;
1357 Ogero (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 22
- Old English
- ● 966 Eádgáres (gen) CDAS DXXX
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1038x? Otgerii (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 122,
Otgerius (nom) ibid. 122;
c823 Otgarius (nom) irminon-vol2 3, CE;
952x993 Otgerius (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 132;
c1010 Otgerii (gen) CartSavII 5,
Otgerius (nom) ibid. 5;
1013 Otgerii (gen) ibid. 8;
1047 Otgerii (gen) CartNDSaintes I;
1064 Otgerio (abl) LDS CXI;
1123 Ogerius (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXVI;
1135 Ogerus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1166 Ogerius (nom) ibid. 130;
1180 Ogero (abl) RotScaNor p. 12;
1257 Ogerii (gen) ArrestReg-volI V, Candlemas;
1273 Ogeri (gen) NDParisII 2-XLIII;
1378 Ogerii (gen) hanquetvol1 1711,
Ogierii (gen) ibid. 373
- Old French
- ● 1313 Ogier Paris1313 p. 57
- Middle French
- ● 1364 Ogier ActsCharlesV no. 150;
1364/5 Ogier ibid. no. 168;
1368 Ogier beauchet-vol1 p. 13;
1392 Ogier MemBret-II col. 612
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 776x798 Autgarius (nom) OrkGZ no. 10;
815 Adgerio (abl) InsMacon III;
834 Otgario (abl) HambUrk-vol1 VIII;
842 Otgario (abl) ibid. X;
847 Otgario (abl) ibid. XII;
864 Otgario (abl) ibid. XVI
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1212 Ogerus (nom) CLI p. 149
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1093x1097 Edgaro (abl) ESC XIII;
1094 Eadgari (nom) ibid. XII;
1095 Edgari (gen) ibid. XV,
Edgarus (nom) ibid. XV,
Egari (gen) ibid. XV;
1095x1100 Eadgarus (nom) ibid. XVI;
1097x1107 Edgarus (nom) ibid. XXIII;
c1098 Edgarus (nom) ibid. XVIII;
c1100 Eadgarus (nom) ibid. XIX,
Edgarus (nom) ibid. XXI;
c1105 Ædgari (gen) ibid. XXIV,
Ædgarus (nom) ibid. XXIV;
1107x1117 Eadgarus (nom) ibid. XXXIII;
c1110 Eadgari (gen) ibid. XXVI;
c1117 Eadgarus (nom) ibid. XXIX;
1118 Eadgari (gen) ibid. XXXI;
c1118 Eadgari (gen) ibid. XXXII;
1118 Eadgarus (nom) ibid. XXXI
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1012 Odger (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXI;
1020 Odegario (nom) ibid. MMCLXXV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Edgar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Edgar.