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Edgar Moderate

Edgar has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)

"Edgar, the younger brother of King Edwy, first ruled Northumbria before succeeding his elder brother as the king of all England."

Proper Noun
1

A male given name from Old English.

"The company's compliance officer spent the morning checking Edgar for any recent filings regarding their quarterly earnings report."

2

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").

See Also
adair ed eddie eddy
Related Terms

Origin

The name Edgar comes from Old English elements meaning "rich spear" and was borne by several of England's early kings. A modern hairstyle also carries the name, inspired by baseball legend Edgar Martínez.

Rhyming Words
gar agar jigar lugar negar degar begar elgar abgar sagar apgar eggar cigar atgar sugar nagar magar hagar logar cougar
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