Edward
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English Ēadweard, from eād (“rich”) + weard (“guard”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Edward
- A male given name.
- 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain. John Russell Smith, 1870. p.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.
- 1765 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 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.
- 1994 Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 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.
- 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain. John Russell Smith, 1870. p.77:
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
male given name
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Old French[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Edward m (nominative singular Edwards)
- A male given name, Edward.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Edward m
- A male given name, Edward.
Declension[edit]
declension of Edward
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Related terms[edit]
- Edwarda f
