Edward

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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

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• 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
• Fijian: Etuate