Edward
Edward Pronunciation Polish: [ˈedvart] German: [ˈedvart] Gender Male Word/name Old English : Ēadweard Meaning ēad weard Related names Eduard , Édouard , Eduardo , Edvard , Eðvarðr , Eduardas , Edvardas , Eddie , Ed , Edd , Edith , Duarte ,
Ned , Odoardo , Ted , Ward , Woody
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name Ēadweard , composed of the elements ēad weard
History
The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes.[ 1] Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I , as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor , for whom Henry had a deep admiration.[ 2]
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 and Odoardo , German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard .
Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy and Ned.
People called Edward
Medieval
Edward the Elder (c. 874–924), the son of Alfred the GreatEdward the Martyr (c. 962–978), English king and Christian martyrEdward the Confessor (c. 1003–1066), English King; patron saint of England until 1348Edward I of England (1239–1307), called Longshanks; conqueror of WalesEdward Balliol (c. 1283–1367), pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David IIEdward II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, probably murderedEdward III of England (1312–1377), English kingEdward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward IIIEdward, Duke of Guelders (1336–1371)Edward IV of England (1442–1483), older brother of Richard III, father of Edward VEdward V of England (1470–c. 1483), one of the princes in the Tower
Modern
Royalty and nobility
Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane SeymourEdward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625–1663), Count PalatinePrince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739–1767), brother of George IIILord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionaryPrince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the son of George III, father of Queen VictoriaPrince Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1823–1902), son of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-EisenachPrincess Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1827–1904), wife of Prince Edward of Saxe-WeimarEdward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910), the son of Queen VictoriaLord Edward Cecil (1867–1918), son of the 3rd Marquess of SalisburyEdward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972), the son of George V, abdicatedPrince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935), grandson of George VPrince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1964), the son of Queen Elizabeth IILady Edward Manners (born 1975), wife of Lord Edward Manners and daughter-in-law of the 10th Duke of RutlandEdward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 1988), the grandson of The Duke of Kent
Politicians
Edward Dickinson Baker (1811–1861), American politician, lawyer, and military leader, close friend of Abraham LincolnEdward Butcher , American politicianW. Edward Crockett , American politician from MaineEdward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnistEdward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980Edward Heath (1916–2005), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974Edward Jayetileke , Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1950 to 1952Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870–1948), 16th Governor of American Samoa, former United States senatorEdward "Ted" M. Kennedy (1932–2009), American politician, lawyer, and senator, Kennedy family memberEdward M. Kennedy Jr. (born 1961), American politician and lawyer, son of Ted KennedyEd Miliband (born 1969), British politician, former leader of the Labour PartyEdward Joy Morris (1815-1881), U.S. Congressman from PennsylvaniaEd Murray (born 1955), Democratic politician and former Mayor of SeattleEdward Nothnagle (1866–1938), Pennsylvania State RepresentativeEdward Alexander Nugawela (1898–1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and army majorEdward Polewarczyk , American politicianEdward "Ed" Ra , American politicianEdward L. Romero , entrepreneur and American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between 1998 and 2001Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), United States Secretary of StateEdward L. Stokes (1880–1964), U.S. Congressman from PennsylvaniaEdward Maria Wingfield (1550–1631), English colonist and soldierEdward Youde (1924–1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong
Artists and intellectuals
Edward Asare (born 1993), Ghanaian blogger, influencer, and digital marketerEdward Baranoski Edward Barker (1950–1997), English cartoonist who signed his drawings simply as EdwardEdward Blishen (1920–1996), English authorEd Byrne (neuroscientist) (born 1952), British neuroscientist and university administratorEdward Duyker (born 1955), Australian historianEdward Elgar (1857–1934), English composerEdward Gamble (born 1986), English comedianEdward Gibbons , English choirmaster and composerEdward Gorey (1925–2000), American illustratorEdward Gould (1988–2012), English animator and creator of EddsworldEdvard Grieg (1842-1907), Norwegian classical music composerEdward Grimes, one of the two members of Irish pop duo Jedward
Edward Thomas Hardy , English actor, better known as Tom HardyEdward W. Hardy (born 1992), American composer, musician, and producerEdward Hopper (1882–1967), American realist painterEdward Jayakody (born 1952), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composerEdward Killy , American filmmakerEdward Daniel Leahy , Irish painterEdward MacDowell (1860–1908), American composer and pianistEdward Maya , Romanian singer, record producer and DJEdward McClanahan (1932-2021), American professorEdward Coppée Mitchell (1836-1886), American lawyer and educatorEdvard Munch (1863-1944), Norwegian painterEdward Norton (born 1969), American actorEdward Platt (1916–1974), American actorEdward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 1982), English actorEdward Ayearst Reeves (1862–1945), British geographerEdward G. Robinson , (1893–1973), Romanian-American actorEdward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American academicEdward Sene (born 2000), Finnish artistEd Sheeran , English singer-songwriter and musicianEd Speleers , English actorEdward van de Vendel , Dutch author of children's literatureEdward "Eddie" Van Halen (1955–2020), Dutch-American musicianEddie Vedder , American singer, musician, songwriter
Sports
Edward Scott Bozek (1950–2022), American Olympic épée fencerEdward Fatu (1973–2009), American professional wrestler better known as Umaga , member of Anoaʻi family
Ed Gainey (Canadian football) , American player of Canadian footballEddie Guerrero (1967–2005), American professional wrestlerEd Hochuli (born 1950), NFL officialEd Hodgkiss (born 1970), American football coachEdward Lawrence Levy , English world champion weightlifterEdward Meron (born 1938), Arab-Israeli Olympic weightlifterEd Mieszkowski (1925–2004), American football playerEd Orgeron (born 1961), American football coachEdward Pratt , British long-distance unicyclistEdward J. Trembly (1860–1937), American baseball playerEdward Weitz (born 1946), Israeli Olympic weightlifterEd Woods (born 2002), American football player
Other people
Edward H. White II (1930–1967) American astronautEdward Allaway (born 1939), American mass murderer who perpetrated the 1976 California State University, Fullerton, massacre
Edward Rohan Amerasekera (1916–1974), first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Air ForceEdward Harold Bell (1939–2019), American sex offender and murdererEdward Brown (born 1942), American involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. governmentEdward Douglas (bishop) (1901–1967), Scottish Roman CatholicEdward Edwards (disambiguation) , several peopleEdward F. Fritsch (born 1950), American scientistEdward "Ed" Gein (1906–1984), American murderer and suspected serial killerEdward Lagrone (1957–2004), American serial killer and rapistEdward Kmiec (1936–2020), American Catholic bishopEdward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), second son of Abraham LincolnEdward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropistEdward McSweegan , American microbiologistEdward Playfair , British businessmanEdward Popek (1919-2001), American flying aceEdward Porta (born 1954), Argentine former textile traderEdward Snowden (born 1983), American who disclosed National Security Agency secretsEdward Smith (disambiguation) , several people
People surnamed Edward
John Edward , professional name of John Edward McGee, Jr. (born 1969), American self-proclaimed psychicOlivia Edward (born 2007), American actress and daughter of John EdwardTrevelyan Edward (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
Fictional characters
Ed, Edd n Eddy Edward , an anthropomorphic platypus from Camp Lazlo Edward , in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Edward AKA: DEATH , a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Edward Bear , mock "formal" name for a teddy bear —another name for Winnie-the-PoohEdward the Blue Engine , a character from The Railway Series Thomas & Friends Eddie Brock , a character from Marvel ; the best known incarnation of Venom Edward Bunnigus, in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
Edward Cullen , the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of Stephenie Meyer 's Twilight Series Edward Elric , the protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist Edward Ferrars , in Sense and Sensibility Edward Gardner, in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie FairyTale: A True Story
Edward "Ted" Hasting, from British television series Line of Duty
Edward Elizabeth Hitler , a character from British television series Bottom Edward Hyde , the title character's evil alter ego in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Edward James Kenway , a character from the Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward Lewis, a wealthy corporate raider and the male protagonist in Pretty Woman
Edward Mars , the shipwrecked marshal in American television series Lost Edward Gerald Marshall, the forgotten U.S. President in the British comic book series Nemesis Reloaded
Edward "Eddie" Munson , from the American television series Stranger Things Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate , the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the One Piece Edward Nigma , aka The Riddler, a supervillain from DC Edward Richtofen, a sociopathic German scientist from Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops II Call Of Duty: Black Ops III Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII Dark Horse comic series Call Of Duty: Zombies [ 3]
Edward Fairfax Rochester , the love interest of Jane in Jane Eyre Edward Scissorhands Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield , the fictional undead from the Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse video gameEdward Tanaka, a character from Sonic X
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach , fictionalized versions of the historical figure of the same name from various mediaEdward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV , from the anime Cowboy Bebop Edward Chris von Muir , "spoony bard" from Final Fantasy IV Ed Norton , a character played by Art Carney in American sitcom The Honeymooners Mister Ed , the talking horse, from the television series of the same name Edward the Butler , played by Lachlan Walker in the web-series Corner Shop Show Edward Trunk, an elephant from the Rupert Bear
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