Edward

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{{Infobox given name

| name = Edward

| image = Edward I - Westminster Abbey Sedilia.jpg

| caption= Edward I, King of England

| pronunciation= {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|d|w|ər|d}}
{{IPA|pl|ˈedvart|lang}}
{{IPA|de|ˈedvart|lang}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = ēad "Riches", "Prosperous" or "Fortune" and weard "Guardian" or "Protector"

| region =

| origin = Old English: Ēadweard

| related names =Eduard, Édouard, Edoardo, Edvard, Eðvarðr, Eduardas, Edvardas,Eduardo, Eddie, Ed, Edd, Edith, Duarte,

Ned, Odoardo, Ted, Ward, Woody

| footnotes =

}}

Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name Ēadweard, composed of the elements ēad "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and weard "guardian, protector”.

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.{{cite book|title=The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England|first1=Dan|last1=Jones|author-link=Dan Jones (writer)|date=March 25, 2014|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0143124924|page=241}} The popularity of the name was revived when 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.{{cite book|title=The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England|first1=Dan|last1=Jones|author-link=Dan Jones (writer)|date=March 25, 2014|publisher=Penguin Books|isbn=978-0143124924|pages=241–242}}

Variant forms

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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 =

{{further|Saint Edward (disambiguation)|Duarte (disambiguation)|Prince Edward (disambiguation)}}

=Modern=

==Royalty and nobility==

==Politicians==

==Artists and intellectuals==

==Sports==

==Other people==

People surnamed Edward

  • John Edward, professional name of John Edward McGee, Jr. (born 1969), American self-proclaimed psychic
  • Olivia Edward (born 2007), American actress
  • Trevelyan Edward (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters

See also

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