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Edward

Syllables: Ed·ward/ˈɛdwəd/US/ˈɛdwɚd/

Edward proper noun: a male given name from Old English.

Proper noun

Edward

  1. A male given name from Old English.
    • The Christian humility of King Edward the Confessour brought such credit to this name, that since that time it hath been most usual in all estates.1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 77
    • Heaven is my witness! that in the warmest transport of my wishes for the prosperity of my child, I never once wished to crown his head with more glory and honour than what George or Edward would have spread around it.1765, Laurence Sterne, chapter 8, in Tristram Shandy, Book IV
  2. (uncommon) A surname. See also Edwards.

Noun

Edward (plural Edwards)

  1. (historical) A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
    • It is indeed the same golden Edward, with three holes in it, with which I presented my Mary on her birthday, in her eighteenth year, to buy a new suit for the holidays.1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet

Edward meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Arabic

Edward in Hindi

male given name
एडवर्ड eḍvarḍ, इदवार्द idvārd

Edward in Marathi

male given name
एडवर्ड eḍvarḍa

Edward in Bengali

male given name
এডওয়ার্ড eḍōẇarḍo

Edward in Arabic

male given name
إِدْوَارْد ʔidwārd
More languagesFewer languages
Edward in Persian
ادوارد edvârd

Examples of Edward in a sentence

  • There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
  • The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.2025 February 2, Vittoria Elliott, “The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover”, in WIRED, archived from the...

Forms of Edward

pluralEdwards

Origin of Edward

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”), doublet of Eduard.

Words formed from Edward

Phrases with Edward

Questions about Edward

What does Edward mean?
Edward means a male given name from Old English.
What is Edward in Hindi?
Edward in Hindi is एडवर्ड (eḍvarḍ), इदवार्द (idvārd). See Edward meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Edward in a sentence?
There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
What part of speech is Edward?
Edward can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Edward?
Edward is pronounced /ˈɛdwəd/ (UK).

Words near Edward in the dictionary

  1. EDV
  2. EDVA
  3. EDVs
  4. EDW
  5. Edwalton
  6. Edward
  7. Edward River
  8. Edward Snowden
  9. Edward Snowdens
  10. Edward the Confessor
  11. Edwarda

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