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Edward
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English
People surnamed +
Etymology
en :inh enm:Edward 1
From en enm Edward, from en ang Ēadweard, from en gmw-pro *Audawardu, from en gem-pro *Audawarduz, corresponding to en ed wealth, riches + en ward ward, guard, en Eduard y.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛdwəd/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edward.wav Southern England
en /ˈɛdwɚd/ US
en /ˈedwəd/ AU,NZ
en /ˈɛdwəɾd/ Scotland
en Ed ward
Proper noun
en male Old English.
en 1605 William Camden Remains Concerning Britain John Russell Smith 1870 77 The Christian humility of King Edward the Confessour brought such credit to this name, that since that time it hath been most usual in all estates.
en 1765 Laurence Sterne Tristram Shandy Book IV 8 Heaven is my witness! that in the warmest transport of my wishes for the prosperity of my child, I never once wished to crown his head with more glory and honour than what George or Edward would have spread around it.
en 1994 w:Caroline Knapp The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays Counterpoint Press 2004 1582433135 169 There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
en Vittoria Elliott The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover WIRED (magazine) WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/ 2025-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20250202191023/https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-government-young-engineers/ 2025-02-02 The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
en less common en. See also en Edwards.
Derived terms
en Bedward Domward Ed Eddie Eddy Edwardian Edwardiana Edwardine Edwardson Edwardsville Edward the Confessor Fort Edward Jedward King Edward Lake Edward Ned Nedward Point Edward Prince Edward Prince Edward County Ted Tedd Teddie Teddy
Descendants
no Edvard 1
sv Edvard 1
da Edvard 1
Translations
male given name
Amharic: am ኤድዋርድ
Arabic: ar إِدْوَارْد m
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: syc ܐܕܘܪܕ m idwārd
Armenian: hy Էդվարդ
Basque: eu Edorta
Bengali: bn এডওয়ার্ড
Catalan: ca Eduard m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 愛德華 oi3 dak1 waa4
Mandarin: cmn 愛德華
Czech: cs Edvard m, cs Eduard m
Danish: da Edvard
Dutch: nl Eduard, nl Edward
Esperanto: eo Eduardo
Estonian: et Eduard
Faroese: fo Jatvarður
Finnish: fi Edvard, fi Eetu
French: fr Édouard m
Middle French: frm Edouard m
Old French: fro Edward m
Galician: gl Eduardo
Georgian: ka ედუარდი, ka ედვარდი
German: de Eduard
Greek: el Εδουάρδος m, el Έντουαρντ m transliteration from English
Hawaiian: haw Ekewaka
Hebrew: he אדוארד m edvard
Hindi: hi एडवर्ड m, hi इदवार्द m
Hungarian: hu Edvárd
Icelandic: is Eðvarð, is Játvarður m
Irish: ga Éadbhard
Italian: it Edoardo m, it Eduardo m
Japanese: ja エドワード Edowādo
Korean: ko ^에드워드
Latin: la Eduardus, la Edwardus m
Latvian: lv Eduards
Lithuanian: lt Eduárdas, lt Èdvardas
Maltese: mt Dwardu
Manx: gv Edard
Māori: mi Eruera
Marathi: mr एडवर्ड m
Norman: nrf Êdouard m
Norwegian: no Edvard
Old English: ang Eadweard
Old Norse: non Játvarðr
Persian: fa ادوارد edvârd
Polish: pl Edward m
Portuguese: pt Eduardo m, pt Duarte m
Romanian: ro Eduard
Russian: ru Эдуа́рд m, ru Э́двард m
Scottish Gaelic: gd Eideard
Sicilian: scn Duartu
Slovak: sk Eduard m
Slovene: sl Édvard m, sl Édi m, sl Édo m
Spanish: es Eduardo m
Swedish: sv Edvard, sv Edward
Ukrainian: uk Едуа́рд m
Welsh: cy Iorwerth
Noun
en historical A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
en 1828 James Hogg Mary Burnet It is indeed the same golden Edward, with three holes in it, with which I presented my Mary on her birthday, in her eighteenth year, to buy a new suit for the holidays.
Related terms
en Edgar Edith Edmund Edrick Edwin
Anagrams
en adderw drawed wadder warded
en eponyms
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Edward 1
From ceb en Edward, from ceb ang Ēadweard, from ang eād rich + ang weard guard.
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English < Old English
Hungarian
Pronunciation
edvárd
hu aːrd 2
hu Ed ward
Proper noun
hu proper noun
en Edward
Declension
Edwardo oEdward j jai
Middle English
Etymology
enm :inh ang:Ēadweard
From enm ang Ēadweard, from enm gmw-pro *Audawardu, from enm gem-pro *Audawarduz.
Pronunciation
enm /ˈɛdward/
Proper noun
enm male Edward
Descendants
en Edward
yol Edweard
References
1
Old French
fro
Etymology
fro :bor ang:Ēadweard
fro ine-pro *wer- heed
From fro ang Ēadweard, from fro gmw-pro *Audawardu, from fro gem-pro *Audawarduz.
Proper noun
m
fro male Edward
Descendants
frm Edouard
Polish
pl:
Pronunciation
Pl-Edward.ogg
Etymology 1
pl :bor en:Edward + 1
Proper noun
m-pr Edek Edwarda
pl male Edward
Declension
Edwardowie Edwardów
Etymology 2
pl 1
Proper noun
pl proper noun form f
pl Edwarda gen p
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