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Medgar
Say it: MED-gar
Meaning
Uncertain; no agreed derivation.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 46 babies given this name since 1963
- At its height in 1963, about 1 in 81,300 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Medgar Evers, Mississippi civil rights leader
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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