First names in Hebrew

First name Edgar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אדגר

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Edgar is written אדגר

Meaning and origin

What does Edgar mean?

Meaning: "spear of good fortune"
Origin: Old English

Edgar comes from the Old English Eadgar, made of ead, "wealth, good fortune", and gar, "spear". It was the name of an Anglo-Saxon king of England, and it is widely used in America, Latin America and France. The writer Edgar Allan Poe made it famous.

Gematria

Edgar = 208

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אדגר has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• דthe letter Dalet4
• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total208

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Edgar, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Edgar, in nine pages

• Edgar, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Edgar
• Edgar, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Edgar in three answers

How do you write Edgar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Edgar is written אדגר.

What is the gematria value of Edgar?
Written אדגר, Edgar is worth 208: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Edgar mean?
Spear of good fortune (origin: Old English). Edgar comes from the Old English Eadgar, made of ead, "wealth, good fortune", and gar, "spear". It was the name of an Anglo-Saxon king of England, and it is widely used in America, Latin America and France. The writer Edgar Allan Poe made it famous.