Edward
A male given name from Old English.
Proper noun
- A male given name from Old English.
- 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. - 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith,...
- 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. -...
- 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. - 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in...
- A surname. See also Edwards.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”), doublet of Eduard.
Derived
Ed Eddie Eddy Edwardsville Fort Edward King Edward Lake Edward Ned Point Edward Prince Edward Prince Edward County Ted Tedd Teddie Teddy
Noun
- A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
- 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. - 1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet: