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Edwards
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛdwədz/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edwards.wav Southern England
en /ˈɛdwɚdz/ US
Etymology 1
en :af Edward -s<id:patronymic> + 1
Proper noun
~ * +
en English and Welsh patronymics.
en Miles Brignall Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000 w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/22/vodafone-pickpocket-bill-stolen-barcelona 2014-11-22 Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602112112/https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/22/vodafone-pickpocket-bill-stolen-barcelona
en Gregory Krieg Progressive pro-Israel group takes on AIPAC in Michigan Democratic primary fight w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/12/politics/pro-israel-groups-michigan-democratic-primary/index.html 2022-07-12 The group has dramatically raised the stakes, too, in Maryland, ahead of its July 19 primary, already spending more than $4 million to defeat former Rep. Donna Edwards in the 4th Congressional District. J Street’s super PAC recently invested there to defend Edwards with a $500,000 television buy, complementing more than $150,000 in digital and direct mail advertising. https://web.archive.org/web/20250224111019/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/12/politics/pro-israel-groups-michigan-democratic-primary/index.html
en locale c/US:
en unincorporated community co/Kern County s/California, the location of Edwards Air Force Base.
en CDP co/Eagle County s/Colorado ; named for postal official Melvin Edwards.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Kickapoo co/Peoria County s/Illinois.
en twp/and/ucomm therein, in co/Ogemaw County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Kandiyohi County s/Minnesota.
en unincorporated community co/Benton County s/Missouri.
en town/and/hamlet therein, in co/St. Lawrence County s/New York ; named for Edward McCormack, brother of the founder.
en town co/Hinds County s/Mississippi ; named for landowner Dick Edwards.
en unincorporated community town:pref/Herman co/Sheboygan County s/Wisconsin.
Alternative forms
en Edward Edwardes
Derived terms
en Edwards County Edwardsian Edwards Plateau Edwardsville
Etymology 2
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Edward
Noun
en noun form
en Edward
Anagrams
en addersw swarded wadders