Edward

Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and weard (meaning "guard"). It's one of the few Old English names to gain currency in other parts of Europe and beyond.

Proto-Germanic *audwaroþō
Old English Ēadweard
Modern English Edward

Short forms for Edward, Edmond, Edwin, Eduardo, or Edmund include Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Neddie, Neddy, Ted, Teddy and Teddie.

People

Edward may refer to:

In nobility

Edward the Elder (c.870–924), the son of Alfred the Great
Edward the Martyr (c.962–978), English king and Christian martyr
St. 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 II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, problably murdered
Edward III of England (1312–1377), one of the most successful English kings of medieval times
Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward III
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
Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
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
Edward Balliol (c.1283-1367), pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
Lord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionary
for Edward in Portuguese Royalty see Duarte

In politics

Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), former United States Secretary of State
Edward Heath (1916–2005), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Edward Youde (1924-1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong
Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), better known as Ted Kennedy; United States Senator
Edward Brown (born 1942), involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government
Eddie Price Jr. (born 1953), Louisiana elected official

In fiction

Edward is one of the best known of the Child ballads.
Edward, fictional platypus from Camp Lazlo
Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead on Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"
Edward Elric, the main protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
Edward AKA: DEATH, a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.
Edward Scissorhands, movie directed by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson
Edward the Blue Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Miles Edward O'Brien, character in the fictional Star Trek universe
Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV.
Edward Bear, another name for Winnie-the-Pooh
Edward Rochester, Romantic hero and Jane's lover in Jane Eyre
Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV from the anime Cowboy Bebop
Edward Ferrars, character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Edward Cullen, a main character and a vampire from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Prince Edward, Giselle's prince in Enchanted
Edward, a character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Ed, Edd, n' Eddy
Edward Von Bock, a minor character from Hetalia and plays as Estonia.

In other fields

The given name of a large number of notable individuals; see all pages beginning with Edward for a full list

Other uses

Edwards syndrome, a genetic disorder
Prince Edward Island, a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes
Lake Edward, the smallest of the Great Lakes of Africa

In other languages

Arabic: إدوارد (Idwārd)
Armenian: Էդվարդ (Eduard)
Belarussian: Эдвард, Эдуард (Edvard, Eduard)
Catalan: Eduard
Chinese: 愛德華 (Aidéhuá)
Croatian: Eduard
Czech: Eduard or Edvard
Dutch: Eduard
Finnish: Eetu
French: Édouard
Georgian: ედუარდ (Eduard)
German: Eduard
Greek: Εδουάρδος (Edhuárdhos)
Hebrew: אדוארד (Edward)
Hungarian: Ödön
Icelandic: Eðvarður, Játvarður
Irish Gaelic: Éadbhard
Italian: Edoardo or Eduardo
Japanese: エドワード (Edowādo)
Korean: 에드워드
Latin: Eduardus
Lithuanian: Edvardas
Maltese: Dwardu
Norwegian: Edvard
Persian: إدوارد (Edvārd or Edwārd)
Polish: Edward
Portuguese: Eduardo/Duarte
Romanian: Eduard
Russian: Эдуард or Эдвард (Eduard, Edvard)
Scottish Gaelic: Eideard, Eudard
Serbian: Едуард (Eduard)
Slovak: Eduard
Slovene: Edvard
Spanish: Eduardo
Swedish: Edvard
Welsh: Iorweth

Translation

The word "Edward" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Polish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Belarusian: Імя Эдвард, Czech: Eduard, German: Eduard, Spanish: Eduardo (nombre), Esperanto: Eduardo, French: Édouard, Italian: Edoardo, Latin: Eduardus, Hungarian: Edvárd, Dutch: Eduard (voornaam), Japanese: エドアルド, Norwegian (Bokmål): Edvard, Norwegian (Nynorsk): Edvard, Low Saxon: Eide, Slovak: Eduard, Slovenian: Edvard, Finnish: Eetu, Swedish: Edvard.