Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and weard (meaning "guard"). It is one of the few Old English names to gain currency in other parts of Europe and beyond for example, as Eduardo and Duarte in Spain and Portugal respectively.
- Proto-Germanic *audwaroþō
- Old English Ēadweard
- Modern English Edward
Other forms for Edward, Édouard, Edmond, Edwin, Eduardo, Eduard, Edvard, Edoardo or Edmund. Short forms include Ed, Edd, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy, Ward and Ned. Edward can be abbreviated as Edw.
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Edward may refer to:
[edit] In nobility
- Edward the Elder (c.870–924), the son of Alfred the Great
- Edward the Martyr (c.962–978), English king and Christian martyr
- St. Edward the Confessor (c. 1003–1066), English King; patron saint of England until 1348
- Edward I of England (1239–1307), called Longshanks; conqueror of Wales
- Edward II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, probably murdered
- Edward III of England (1312–1377), one of the most successful English kings of medieval times
- Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward III
- Edward IV of England (1442–1483), older brother of Richard III, father of Edward V
- Edward V of England (1470–c.1483), one of the princes in the Tower
- Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
- Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910), the son of Queen Victoria
- Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972), the son of George V, abdicated
[edit] In politics
- Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
- Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), former United States Secretary of State
- Edward Heath (1916–2005), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870-1948), 16th Governor of American Samoa
- Edward Youde (1924-1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong
- Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), better known as Ted Kennedy; former United States Senator
- Edward Brown (born 1942), involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government
- Edward Gierek (1913-2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970-1980.
[edit] In fiction
- Edward is one of the best known of the Child ballads.
- Edward, fictional platypus from Camp Lazlo
- Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead from the Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse" video game
- Edward Elric, the main protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
- Edward Teach, commonly referred to as Blackbeard, is based on the historical figure of the same name. Blackbeard is a notorious pirate and Capt. Jack Sparrow's most recent nemesis of the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
- Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in One Piece.
- Edward Mars, the marshal responsible for chasing and catching Kate Austen in the Lost television series.
- Edward AKA: DEATH, a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.
- Edward Scissorhands, movie directed by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson
- Edward the Blue Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Miles Edward O'Brien, character in the fictional Star Trek universe
- Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV.
- Edward Bear, another name for Winnie-the-Pooh
- Edward Rochester, the one-armed love interest of Jane in Jane Eyre
- Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV from the anime Cowboy Bebop
- Edward Ferrars, character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Edward Cullen, the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
- Prince Edward, Giselle's prince in Enchanted
- Edward, a character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
- Ed, Edd, n' Eddy, television show, as well as main characters thereof
- Eduard von Bock, a minor character from Hetalia who represents the country of Estonia.
- Eddie Brock
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