"Edward" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛdwəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛdwɚd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edward.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Edward}} Middle English Edward, {{inh|en|ang|Ēadweard}} Old English Ēadweard, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*Audawardu}} Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*Audawarduz}} Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, {{m|en|ed||wealth, riches}} ed (“wealth, riches”), {{m|en|ward||ward, guard}} ward (“ward, guard”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Edward
  1. A male given name from Old English. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): ኤድዋርድ (ʾedward) (Amharic), إِدْوَارْد (ʔidwārd) [masculine] (Arabic), ܐܕܘܪܕ (ʔedwa:rd) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), Էդվարդ (Ēdvard) (Armenian), Edorta (Basque), এডওয়ার্ড (eḍōẇarḍo) (Bengali), Eduard (Catalan), 愛德華 (Chinese Cantonese), 爱德华 (oi³ dak¹ waa⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 愛德華 (Chinese Mandarin), 爱德华 (Àidéhuá) (Chinese Mandarin), Edvard [masculine] (Czech), Eduard [masculine] (Czech), Edvard (Danish), Eduard (Dutch), Edward (Dutch), Eduardo (Esperanto), Eduard (Estonian), Jatvarður (Faroese), Edvard (Finnish), Eetu (Finnish), Édouard (French), Eduardo (Galician), ედუარდი (eduardi) (Georgian), ედვარდი (edvardi) (Georgian), Eduard (German), Εδουάρδος (Edouárdos) [masculine] (Greek), Ekewaka (Hawaiian), אדוארד (edvard) [masculine] (Hebrew), Edvárd (Hungarian), Eðvarð (Icelandic), Játvarður [masculine] (Icelandic), Éadbhard (Irish), Edoardo (Italian), Eduardo (Italian), エドワード (Edowādo) (Japanese), 에드워드 (edeuwodeu) (Korean), Eduardus (Latin), Edwardus [masculine] (Latin), Eduards (Latvian), Eduárdas (Lithuanian), Èdvardas (Lithuanian), Dwardu (Maltese), Edard (Manx), Eruera (Maori), एडवर्ड (eḍvarḍa) [masculine] (Marathi), Edouard (Middle French), Êdouard [masculine] (Norman), Edvard (Norwegian), Eadweard (Old English), Edward (Old French), Játvarðr (Old Norse), ادوارد (edvârd) (Persian), Edward [masculine] (Polish), Eduardo (Portuguese), Duarte (Portuguese), Eduard (Romanian), Эдуа́рд (Eduárd) [masculine] (Russian), Э́двард (Édvard) [masculine] (Russian), Eideard (Scottish Gaelic), Eduard (Slovak), Édvard [masculine] (Slovene), Édi [masculine] (Slovene), Édo [masculine] (Slovene), Eduardo (Spanish), Edvard (Swedish), Edward (Swedish), Едуа́рд (Eduárd) (Ukrainian), Iorwerth (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Edward-en-name-j2E3ZHbH Categories (other): Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Classical Syriac terms with redundant script codes: 55 23 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 28 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 70 22 9 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 94 6
  2. (less common) A surname. See also Edwards. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-Edward-en-name-PQXatPV7 Categories (other): English surnames Derived forms: Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Edwardsville, Fort Edward, King Edward, Ned, Prince Edward County, Ted, Tedd, Teddie, Teddy

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛdwəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛdwɚd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edward.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Edwards [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Edward}} Middle English Edward, {{inh|en|ang|Ēadweard}} Old English Ēadweard, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*Audawardu}} Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*Audawarduz}} Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, {{m|en|ed||wealth, riches}} ed (“wealth, riches”), {{m|en|ward||ward, guard}} ward (“ward, guard”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Edward (plural Edwards)
  1. (historical) A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Edward-en-noun-aE4NIMRi

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "Edowādo",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "エドワード"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "edeuwodeu",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "에드워드"
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
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          "sense": "male given name",
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Edard"
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "male given name",
          "word": "Eruera"
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          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "eḍvarḍa",
          "sense": "male given name",
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          "word": "एडवर्ड"
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          "lang": "Norman",
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Iorwerth"
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    "Edward#People surnamed Edward"
  ],
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}

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        "3": "",
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    }
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