Edward Name Meaning & Origin
Edward
Origin of the name Edward:
Derived from the Old English Eadweard (wealthy or fortunate guardian), a compound name composed of the elements ēad (prosperity, wealth) and weard (guardian, protector). Edward is a royal name, having been borne by three Anglo-Saxon kings and eight kings of England. Currently, the name is borne by Prince Edward (b. 1964), the youngest son of Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philip.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Nicknames for Edward
Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, Edi, Ward, Ned, Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Neddie, Neddy, Ford
- Meanings and history of the name Edward
- Famous real-life people named Edward
Eddie Redmayne, OBE, Academy Award winner, actor
Eight British kings
Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex
Edward Estlin ("E.E.") Cummings, American poet
Edward "Bear" Grylls, Northern Irish adventurer, writer and television presenter
Edward Heath, British Prime Minister (1970-1974)
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish noble and pioneer of the high fantasy genre.
Edward "Ted" Kennedy, senator
Eddie Murphy, American actor
Edward Norton, American actor
Edward James Olmos, American actor
Edward "Ed" Sheeran, British singer
Edward "Eddie" Lodewijk Van Halen, Dutch-American musician
Eddie Vedder, American singer
Edward Yates Brunt (b. 2009), son of American journalist and political commentator Megyn Kelly
Edward Duke Rancic (b. 2012), son of Italian-American television personality Giuliana Rancic and American entrepreneur Bill Rancic
Edward Lai, Taiwanese lead rapper of South Korean pop boy group Wanna One- Edward in song, story & screen
Edward Cullen is a main character of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
Edward Elric is the main character from the anime and manga series "Fullmetal Alchemist".
Mr. Ed is a talking horse character from TV.
Ed,Edd n Eddy is a popular television show that was on Cartoon Network.
Edward Ferrars is a character from "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen. In the movie, Edward was played by Hugh Grant.
Winnine-the-Pooh is referred to as "Edward Bear"
Prince Edvard of Denmark aka Eddie in the "Prince and Me".
Edward "Eddie" Haskell was a character on the television show LEAVE IT TO BEAVER (1957-1963); the character was portrayed by actor Ken Osmond and is widely recognized as an archetype for insincere synchophants.
Meat Loaf played "Eddie" in the 1975 cult classic, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
Edward Winslow "Eddie" from Family Matters
Edward "Eddie" Ryland, Samantha's next-door-neighbour from the American Girl Samantha books
Mr. Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"