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'''Edward''' is an [[English language|English]] [[given name]]. It is derived from Old English words ''[[wikt:ead#Old English|ead]]'' (meaning " |
'''Edward''' is an [[English language|English]] [[given name]]. It is derived from Old English words ''[[wikt:ead#Old English|ead]]'' (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and ''[[wikt:weard#Old English|weard]]'' (meaning "guard"). |
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*Proto-Germanic ''*audwardon'' |
*Proto-Germanic ''*audwardon'' |
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Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | English |
Meaning | Rich/blessed guard |
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and weard (meaning "guard").
- Proto-Germanic *audwardon
- Old English tĒadweard
- Modern English Edward
Short forms include Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Neddie, Neddy, Ted, Teddy, Teddie and Ward; all of which may be short for Edward, Edmond or Edmund.
Edward may refer to:
In nobility
- Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
- Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
- Edward the Confessor, the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last of the House of Wessex
- Edward the Elder, the son of Alfred the Great
- Edward the Martyr, English king and Christian martyr
- Edward I of England, the monarch who conquered Wales
- Edward II of England, King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327
- Edward III of England, one of the most successful English kings of medieval times
- Edward IV of England, King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483
- Edward V of England, one of the Princes in the Tower
- Edward VI of England, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
- Edward VII of the United Kingdom, the son of Queen Victoria
- Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, the son of George V
- Lord Edward FitzGerald, Irish revolutionary
- Lord Edward Jones-Davies, Welsh Legend
In politics
- Edward Dembowski, Polish leftist active in Cracow Uprising in 1846, philosopher and columnist
- Edward Brown, involved in a dispute with the U.S. government
- Edward Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts
- Edward Stettinius, Jr., United States Secretary of State
- Edward Youde, the 26th Governor of Hong Kong
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 on Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"
- Edward Elric, the main protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
- 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 Cullen, a vampire from Stephenie Meyer's book series Twilight (novel)
- Edward Winnie-the-Pooh bear
- Edward Rochester, Romantic hero and Jane's lover in Jane Eyre
- Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV from the anime Cowboy Bebop
- Edward Ferrars, character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
In other fields
- Edward O'Connor Terry, 19th Century English Actor and Theatre Owner
- Edward Grieg, Norwegian composer
- Edward Hamilton Waldo, American science fiction author
- Edward Higgins, the 3rd General of The Salvation Army
- Edwards syndrome, genetic disorder
- Prince Edward Island, a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes
- Edward Kofler, Polish-Swiss mathematician
- Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter-expressionist
- Edward R. Murrow, an American journalist
- Ned Kelly, an Australian Bushranger
- Edward Harris (disambiguation)
- Harry Edward(s) (disambiguation)
- Ed Farhat, Professional wrestler under the name The Sheik
- Ed Trice, inventor of Gothic Chess
In other languages
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Look up Edward in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Arab: إدوارد
- Chinese: 愛德華
- Croatian: Eduard
- Dutch: Eduard
- French: Édouard
- German: Eduard
- Greek: Εδουάρδος
- Icelandic: Eðvarður, Játvarður
- Irish: Éamonn
- Italian: Edoardo or Eduardo
- Latin: Eduardus
- Maltese: Dwardu
- Norwegian: Edvard
- Polish: Edward
- Portuguese: Eduardo or Duarte
- Romanian: Eduard
- Spanish: Eduardo
- Swedish: Edvard
- Russian: Эдуард or Эдвард
- Finnish: Eetu