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I like Edgar, it's elegant, retro, a teeny weeny bit sinister, has got some cool namesakes.... Id' love to meet a little Edgar.

yeah. having actually had contact with a real life Edgar ... old, stuffy, ugly, repressed, and perpetuating bad patterns.

To me Edgar is pretty old and stuffy, a little serious, sinister, uptight... but if I were to meet a little baby Edgar, I'd probably change my mind. I feel like it could be ready for more use today.

It has a dual image for me and they are opposite to one another.

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I had a great-uncle (by marriage) named Edgar, and he was an outgoing, talkative, fun guy who loved to dance and had led an interesting, full life.

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Then there's Edgar Allan Poe. Pretty much the opposite, except for leading an interesting life. I think he gives the name a dark edge.

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I can't say I like it. It makes me think of eggs, due to the fact that when my sisters and I were children, we didn't pronounce the D in Edgar, calling our great-uncle "Uncle Egger."

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I really can't picture a baby, young child, or teenager with the name---but then I've seen the identical comment made about Abraham, which is my 7-year-old grandson's name, and I naturally don't have a problem at all seeing it on a baby or young child. All it takes is for a name to be used and that thought disappears.

This message was edited 10/2/2016, 7:12 AM

I have a soft spot for Edgar, but I do have a hard time picturing it on a little guy or young man. I only ever picture my grandpa, with his bibs and cane. He could sound gruff, but really he was a loving prankster.