Names that go with Edgar
Sibling names that sit well next to Edgar: close in style and era, different enough in sound that each child keeps a name of their own. Ranked from the data on the names’ own pages. Names that rhyme with Edgar or would answer to the same nickname are set apart below.
Sister names
Evelyn English · traditionally "wished-for child," from the Norman French Aveline, though the root is debated; a surname for centuries and once a boys' name in Britain, it settled into a soft vintage classic that has peaked twice, a century apart
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Audrey English · from Old English Æthelthryth, "noble strength"
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Rosemary English · compound of Rose and Mary, also the herb name
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Lillian English · elaboration of Lily, from Latin lilium (lily flower)
popular in the same decades · same English roots
Paige English · "page," the young attendant learning a knight's trade, an occupational surname turned first name; it rose through the 1980s and 90s on one crisp syllable. Tailored, modern, and quietly medieval
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Brooke English · "small stream," a surname for someone who lived by one; it became a sleek single-syllable girls' name in the 1980s, all clear water and clean lines. Brooklyn borrowed its front half; Brooke needs nothing added
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Claire French · "clear, bright," from the Latin clara; carried through the centuries by St. Clare of Assisi, whose name France polished into Claire. One syllable of pure light, and the modern favorite among all its spellings
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Amelia Germanic · traditionally "work," from the old root amal that also gives Amalia; long entangled with the unrelated Latin Emilia. An 18th-century royal favorite revived worldwide, a full classic that answers to Amy, Millie, and Mia
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Hazel English · "the hazel tree," an Old English word name that doubles as the warm brown-green of hazel eyes; a Victorian nature name that faded with its era and came back a century later as one of the signature revivals
popular in the same decades · same English roots
Ella English · brought to England by the Normans, traditionally from a Germanic root meaning "other"; for centuries also a short form of Eleanor, Ellen, and Isabella. Standalone since the Victorian era and revived worldwide on the strength of two easy syllables
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Brother names
Jack English · the medieval everyman form of John, "Yahweh is gracious," worn by so many Englishmen it came to mean "any man at all," as in jack-of-all-trades; centuries later it shed the nickname label and became a standalone classic, plainspoken and unsinkable
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Harrison English · "son of Harry," which made it "son of Henry" at one remove; a surname carried by two US presidents, it joined the first-name ranks in the 1980s and kept the vintage warmth of Harry inside a suit-and-tie surname
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Dean English · surname/title, "valley" or church official
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Clark English · clerk, scholar (occupational surname); immortalized by Clark Kent (Superman) in Superman (1978)
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Wade English · surname/place name, "to ford, river crossing"
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Jay English · short form of J- names, or from the bird
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Royce English · surname, from Royse, a medieval form of Rose
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Reed English · surname, "red-haired" or from the reed plant
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Pierce English · surname meaning 'son of Piers', a medieval form of Peter (Greek 'rock')
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Jefferson English · surname meaning "son of Geoffrey"; it crossed to Brazil on the surname-name wave, where the respelling Jeferson now outnumbers it
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Vance English · surname meaning 'dweller by the marshland/fen'
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Scott English · surname meaning 'a Scotsman', from Latin Scotus
both classic names · popular in the same decades
Might feel like a matched set
Strong fits on style and era that sit close to Edgar in sound. Flagged so the call is yours.
Cesar Cesar and Edgar share the -ar ending and the same beat count
Gunnar Gunnar and Edgar share the -ar ending and the same beat count
Caesar Caesar and Edgar share the -ar ending and the same beat count
Edgardo Edgardo and Edgar open with the same letters
Pilar Pilar and Edgar share the -ar ending and the same beat count
Samar Samar and Edgar share the -ar ending and the same beat count
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