Edward

Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon form Éadweard, composed of the elements ead "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and weard "guardian, protector".

For other uses, see Edward (disambiguation).
Edward
Edward I, King of England
Pronunciation/ˈɛdwərd/
Polish: [ˈedvart]
German: [ˈedvart]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld English: Ēadweard
Meaningead "Riches", "Prosperous" or "Fortune" and weard "Guardian" or "Protector"
Other names
Related namesEduard, Édouard, Eduardo, Edvard, Eduardas, Edvardas, Eddie, Ed, Edd, Ned, Ted, Woody

History

The name Edward was popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes.[1] The popularity of the name was revived when King Henry III of England named his firstborn son, the future Edward I of England, Edward as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, whom Henry had a deep admiration for.[2]

Variant forms

The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo, German and Dutch Eduard and Scandinavian/Czech Edvard.

Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned. Edward can be abbreviated as Edw.

People called Edward
See also: All pages with titles beginning with Edward

Medieval

Modern
Nobility
Politicians
  • Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
  • Edward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980
  • Edward Heath (1916–2005), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870–1948), 16th Governor of American Samoaformer United States senator
  • Edward Kennedy (1932–2009), better known as Ted Kennedy
  • Ed Miliband (born 1969), former leader of the UK Labour Party
  • Ed Murray (born 1955), Democratic politician and former Mayor of Seattle
  • Edward L. Romero, entrepreneur and American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between 1998 and 2001
  • Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), former United States Secretary of State
  • Edward Maria Wingfield (1550–1631), English colonist, soldier
  • Edward Youde (1924–1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong
Artists and intellectuals
Sports
Other

People surnamed Edward
  • John Edward, professional name of John Edward McGee, Jr. (born 1969), American self-proclaimed psychic
  • Trevelyan Edward (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters
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gollark: It's on my laptop, which isn't currently on WiFi or anything, so yes.
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See also

References
  1. Dan Jones (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. p. 241. ISBN 0143124927.
  2. Dan Jones (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. p. 241-242. ISBN 0143124927.
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