Pronunciations
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/ˈɛdɡɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Proper noun
A male given name from Old English.
- Examples
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What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?
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My father was the eldest of three sons, each of whom was given Adelia's idea of a high-toned name: Norval and Edgar and Percival, Arthurian revival with a hint of Wagner.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Noun
An Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring works in the mystery genre.
Usage- Informal
A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade.
Usage- Derogatory
- Slang
- sometimes
A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade. One who wears that hairstyle.
Usage- broadly
- Derogatory
- Slang
- sometimes