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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Edgar m. Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English gār '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.

England
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
Old English
● 966 Eádgáres (gen) CDAS DXXX
Scotland
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
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Edgar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Edgar.