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Edgar

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Ed⋅gar

[ed-ger]
–noun
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.

Origin:
1945–50; named after Edgar Allan Poe

Ed⋅gar

[ed-ger]
–noun
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “spear.”
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Edgar 
male proper name, from O.E. Ead-gar, lit. "prosperity-spear."
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