Edward
/ˈɛdwəd/ · name
Meaning
- A male given name from Old English.
- A surname. See also Edwards.
- A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English 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.
- *Audawarduz(gem-pro)→
- *Audawardu(gmw-pro)→
- Ēadweard(ang)→
- Edward(Middle English)→
- Edward (English)
- Relations: inh, inh, inh, inh
Related words
Descendant words
- Edward(Cebuano) (der)
- 愛德華(Chinese) (bor)
- Edvard(Finnish) (der)
- Eduard(German) (der)
- Éadbhard(Irish) (der)
- Audvard(Norwegian Nynorsk) (cog)
- Eduard(Romanian) (der)
- Eduard(Romanian) (der)
- Eduard(Slovak) (der)
- Eduard(Slovak) (der)
- Едвард(Ukrainian) (bor)
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