Edward
English
Etymology
Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwəd/
Audio (UK) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwɚd/
- Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
Proper noun
Edward
- A male given name from Old English.
- 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 77:
- 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.
- 1765, Laurence Sterne, chapter 8, in Tristram Shandy, Book IV:
- 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.
- 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
- 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.
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- (less common) A surname. See also Edwards.
Derived terms
- Ed
- Eddie
- Eddy
- Edwardsville
- Fort Edward
- King Edward
- Ned
- Prince Edward County
- Ted
- Tedd
- Teddie
- Teddy
Translations
male given name
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Noun
Edward (plural Edwards)
- (historical) A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
- 1828, James Hogg, Mary Burnet
- 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
Anagrams
- drawed, wadder, warded
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from eād (“rich”) + weard (“guard”).
Proper noun
Edward
- a male given name from Old English
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛdvaːrd]
- Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
- Rhymes: -aːrd
Proper noun
Edward
- Edward
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Edward | Edwardok |
accusative | Edwardot | Edwardokat |
dative | Edwardnak | Edwardoknak |
instrumental | Edwarddal | Edwardokkal |
causal-final | Edwardért | Edwardokért |
translative | Edwarddá | Edwardokká |
terminative | Edwardig | Edwardokig |
essive-formal | Edwardként | Edwardokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Edwardban | Edwardokban |
superessive | Edwardon | Edwardokon |
adessive | Edwardnál | Edwardoknál |
illative | Edwardba | Edwardokba |
sublative | Edwardra | Edwardokra |
allative | Edwardhoz | Edwardokhoz |
elative | Edwardból | Edwardokból |
delative | Edwardról | Edwardokról |
ablative | Edwardtól | Edwardoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular | Edwardé | Edwardoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | Edwardéi | Edwardokéi |
Possessive forms of Edward | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Edwardom | Edwardjaim |
2nd person sing. | Edwardod | Edwardjaid |
3rd person sing. | Edwardja | Edwardjai |
1st person plural | Edwardunk | Edwardjaink |
2nd person plural | Edwardotok | Edwardjaitok |
3rd person plural | Edwardjuk | Edwardjaik |
Old French
Proper noun
Edward m (nominative singular Edwards)
- a male given name, Edward
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛd.vart/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdvart
- Syllabification: Ed‧ward
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Edward.
Proper noun
Edward m pers (diminutive Edek, feminine Edwarda)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Edward
Declension
Declension of Edward
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Edward | Edwardowie |
genitive | Edwarda | Edwardów |
dative | Edwardowi | Edwardom |
accusative | Edwarda | Edwardów |
instrumental | Edwardem | Edwardami |
locative | Edwardzie | Edwardach |
vocative | Edwardzie | Edwardowie |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Edward f
- genitive plural of Edwarda
Further reading
- Edward in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Edward in Polish dictionaries at PWN