Edward
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| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdwərd/ Polish: [ˈedvart] German: [ˈedvart] |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old English: Ēadƿeard |
| Meaning | ead "Riches", "Prosperous" or "Fortune" and ƿeard "Guardian" or "Protector" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Eduard, Édouard, Eduardo, Edvard, Eduardas, Edvardas, Eddie, Ed, Edd, Ned, Ted, Woody |
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon form Éadƿeard, composed of the elements ead "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ƿeard "guardian, protector".
This term is of Indo-European origin, appearing in Latin «ardŭus», Greek «αρδις» (ardis) and Sanskrit «úrdhva» which means at the tip of the dart.
History
The name Edward was popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes.[1] The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, whom Henry had a deep admiration for.[2]
Variant forms
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The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German and Dutch Eduard and Scandinavian/Czech Edvard.
Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned.
People called Edward
Medieval
- Edward the Elder (c. 874 – 924), the son of Alfred the Great
- Edward the Martyr (c. 962 – 978), English king and Christian martyr
- 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 Balliol (c. 1283 – 1367), pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
- Edward II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, probably murdered
- Edward III of England (1312–1377), English king
- Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward III
- Edward, Duke of Guelders (1336–1371)
- 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
Modern
Nobility
- Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
- Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625–1663), Count Palatine
- Lord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionary
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the son of George III, father of Queen Victoria
- 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
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, grandson of George V
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, the son of Queen Elizabeth II
Politicians
- Edward Dickinson Baker (1811-1861) was an American politician, lawyer, and military leader, close friend of Abraham Lincoln
- Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
- Edward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980
- Edward Heath (1916–2005), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Edward Jayetileke, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1950-1952
- Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870–1948), 16th Governor of American Samoa, former United States senator
- Edward "Ted" M. Kennedy (1932–2009), American politician, lawyer, and senator, Kennedy family member
- Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (born 1961), American politician and lawyer, son of Ted Kennedy
- Ed Miliband (born 1969), former leader of the UK Labour Party
- Ed Murray (born 1955), Democratic politician and former Mayor of Seattle
- Edward Alexander Nugawela (1898-1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and army major
- Edward L. Romero, entrepreneur and American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between 1998 and 2001
- Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), former United States Secretary of State
- Edward Maria Wingfield (1550–1631), English colonist, soldier
- Edward Youde (1924–1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong
Artists and intellectuals
- Edward Barker, English cartoonist who signed his drawings simply as Edward
- Edward Blishen, English author
- Ed Byrne (academic), Principal of King's College London and former Vice-Chancellor of Monash University
- Edward Duyker (born 1955), Australian historian.
- Edward Dutton, English author
- Edward Elgar, English composer with Anglo-Saxon first and last names
- Edward Gamble, English comedian
- Edward Gorey, American illustrator
- Edward Gould, English animator and creator of Eddsworld
- Edward Grimes, one of the two members of Irish pop duo Jedward
- Edward Hopper (1882–1967), American realist painter
- Edward Jayakody (born 1952), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composer
- Edward Killy, American filmmaker
- Edward Daniel Leahy, Irish painter
- Edward MacDowell (1860–1908), American composer and pianist
- Edward Norton (born 1969), American actor
- Edward Platt, (1916-1974), American actor
- Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 1982), Academy Award winning English actor
- Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American academic
- Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter and musician
- Edward van de Vendel, Dutch author of children's literature
- Edward "Eddie" Van Halen, Dutch-American musician
- Edward W. Hardy (born 1992), American composer, musician, and producer
Sports
- Edward Fatu (1973–2009), American professional wrestler better known as Umaga and member of Anoa'i family
- Ed Gainey (Canadian football), American player of Canadian football
- Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), American professional wrestler
- Ed Hochuli (born 1950), NFL Official
- Ed Hodgkiss (born 1970), American football coach
- Edward Lawrence Levy, English world champion weightlifter
- Ed Mieszkowski (1925–2004), American football player
- Edward Weitz (born 1946), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
- Edward Pratt, long-distance Unicyclist
Other professions
- Edward Allaway (born 1939), American mass murderer who perpetrated the 1976 California State University, Fullerton, massacre
- Edward Rohan Amerasekera (1916–1974), first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
- Edward Brown (born 1942), involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government
- Edward Douglas (1901–1967), Scottish Roman Catholic
- Edward Edwards (disambiguation), several people
- Edward F. Fritsch (born 1950), scientist
- Edward "Ed" Gein (1906–1984), American murderer and suspected serial killer
- Edward Kmiec (1936–2020), American Catholic bishop
- Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), second son of Abraham Lincoln
- Edward Playfair, British businessman
- Edward Snowden (born 1983), American who disclosed National Security Agency secrets
- Edward J. Steimel (1922–2016), American columnist, political activist, and lobbyist
People surnamed Edward
- John Edward, professional name of John Edward McGee, Jr. (born 1969), American self-proclaimed psychic
- Trevelyan Edward (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
Fictional characters
- Ed, Edd n Eddy, television show, as well as main characters thereof
- Edward, fictional platypus from Camp Lazlo
- Edward, in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
- Edward AKA: DEATH, a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series
- Edward Bear, mock "formal" name for a teddy bear—another name for Winnie-the-Pooh
- Edward the Blue Engine, from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Eddie Brock, Marvel Comics character in some notable Spider-Man stories
- Edward Bunnigus, in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
- Edward Cullen, the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series
- Edward Elric, the protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
- Edward Ferrars, in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Edward Gardner, in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie FairyTale: A True Story
- Edward Elizabeth Hitler, a character from British TV series Bottom
- Edward Hyde, the title character's evil alter ego in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Edward James Kenway, the protagonist of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Edward Mars, the shipwrecked marshal in American TV series Lost
- Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the One Piece manga series
- Edward Nigma, The Riddler, Batman villain
- Edward Richtofen, a sociopathic German scientist from Call of Duty: World at War; appears in the Nazi Zombies mode as well as in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Edward Fairfax Rochester, the love interest of Jane in Jane Eyre
- Edward Scissorhands, title character of the eponymous film
- Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead from the Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse video game
- Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, fantasy version of an historical figure of the same name, in the fourth "Jack Sparrow" movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
- Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, from the anime Cowboy Bebop
- Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV
- Ed Norton, played by Art Carney in American sitcom The Honeymooners
- Mister Ed, the talking horse, from the television series (1958–1966) of the same name
- Edward the Butler, played by Lachlan Walker in the web-series Corner Shop Show
- Edward 'Ted' Hasting, from British TV series Line of Duty
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Edward
- Edwards (surname)
- Edwards syndrome, genetic disorder
- Prince Edward Island, Canadian province, one of the Maritime provinces
References
- ^ Jones, Dan (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. p. 241. ISBN 0143124927.
- ^ Jones, Dan (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. p. 241-242. ISBN 0143124927.
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