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Edward
	Edward I, King of England
Pronunciation	/ˈɛdwərd/; Polish: [ˈedvart]; German: [ˈedvart]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old English: Ēadweard
Meaning	ēad "Riches", "Prosperous" or "Fortune" and weard "Guardian" or "Protector"
Other names
Related names	Eduard, Édouard, Eduardo, Edvard, Eðvarðr, Eduardas, Edvardas, Eddie, Ed, Edd, Edith, Duarte, Ned, Odoardo, Ted, Ward, Woody

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Variant forms

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

Edward the Elder (c. 874–924), the son of Alfred the Great
Edward the Martyr (c. 962–978), English king and Christian martyr
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 Balliol (c. 1283–1367), pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
Edward II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, probably murdered
Edward III of England (1312–1377), English king
Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward III
Edward, Duke of Guelders (1336–1371)
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

Modern

Royalty and nobility

Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern (1625–1663), Count Palatine
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739–1767), brother of George III
Lord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionary
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the son of George III, father of Queen Victoria
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1823–1902), son of Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1827–1904), wife of Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar
Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910), the son of Queen Victoria
Lord Edward Cecil (1867–1918), son of the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972), the son of George V, abdicated
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935), grandson of George V
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (born 1964), the son of Queen Elizabeth II
Lady Edward Manners (born 1975), wife of Lord Edward Manners and daughter-in-law of the 10th Duke of Rutland
Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 1988), the grandson of The Duke of Kent

Politicians

Edward Dickinson Baker (1811–1861), American politician, lawyer, and military leader, close friend of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Butcher, American politician
W. Edward Crockett, American politician from Maine
Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
Edward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980
Edward Heath (1916–2005), British Conservative politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
Edward Jayetileke, Chief Justice of Sri Lanka from 1950 to 1952
Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870–1948), 16th Governor of American Samoa, former United States senator
Edward "Ted" M. Kennedy (1932–2009), American politician, lawyer, and senator, Kennedy family member
Edward John Lampron (1909–1983), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Edward M. Kennedy Jr. (born 1961), American politician and lawyer, son of Ted Kennedy
Ed Miliband (born 1969), British politician, former leader of the Labour Party
Edward Joy Morris (1815-1881), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Ed Murray (born 1955), Democratic politician and former Mayor of Seattle
Edward Nothnagle (1866–1938), Pennsylvania State Representative
Edward Alexander Nugawela (1898–1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and army major
Edward Polewarczyk, American politician
Edward "Ed" Ra, American politician
Edward L. Romero, entrepreneur and American diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra between 1998 and 2001
Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900–1949), United States Secretary of State
Edward L. Stokes (1880–1964), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Edward Maria Wingfield (1550–1631), English colonist and soldier
Edward Youde (1924–1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong

Artists and intellectuals

Edward Asare (born 1993), Ghanaian blogger, influencer, and digital marketer
Edward Baranoski
Edward Barker (1950–1997), English cartoonist who signed his drawings simply as Edward
Edward Blishen (1920–1996), English author
Ed Byrne (neuroscientist) (born 1952), British neuroscientist and university administrator
Edward Duyker (born 1955), Australian historian
Edward Elgar (1857–1934), English composer
Edward Gamble (born 1986), English comedian
Edward Gibbons, English choirmaster and composer
Edward Gorey (1925–2000), American illustrator
Edward Gould (1988–2012), English animator and creator of Eddsworld
Edvard Grieg (1842-1907), Norwegian classical music composer
Edward Grimes, one of the two members of Irish pop duo Jedward
Edward Thomas Hardy, English actor, better known as Tom Hardy
Edward W. Hardy (born 1992), American composer, musician, and producer
Edward Hopper (1882–1967), American realist painter
Edward Jayakody (born 1952), Sri Lankan Sinhala musician and composer
Edward Killy, American filmmaker
Edward Daniel Leahy, Irish painter
Edward MacDowell (1860–1908), American composer and pianist
Edward Maya, Romanian singer, record producer and DJ
Edward McClanahan (1932-2021), American professor
Edward Coppée Mitchell (1836-1886), American lawyer and educator
Edvard Munch (1863-1944), Norwegian painter
Edward Norton (born 1969), American actor
Edward Platt (1916–1974), American actor
Edward John David "Eddie" Redmayne (born 1982), English actor
Edward Ayearst Reeves (1862–1945), British geographer
Edward G. Robinson, (1893–1973), Romanian-American actor
Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian-American academic
Edward Sene (born 2000), Finnish artist
Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter and musician
Ed Speleers, English actor
Edward van de Vendel, Dutch author of children's literature
Edward "Eddie" Van Halen (1955–2020), Dutch-American musician
Eddie Vedder, American singer, musician, songwriter

Sports

Edward Bozek (1950–2022), American Olympic épée fencer
Edward Fatu (1973–2009), American professional wrestler better known as Umaga, member of Anoaʻi family
Ed Gainey (Canadian football), American player of Canadian football
Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), American professional wrestler
Ed Hochuli (born 1950), NFL official
Ed Hodgkiss (born 1970), American football coach
Edward Lawrence Levy, English world champion weightlifter
Edward Meron (born 1938), Arab-Israeli Olympic weightlifter
Ed Mieszkowski (1925–2004), American football player
Ed Orgeron (born 1961), American football coach
Edward Pratt, British long-distance unicyclist
Edward J. Trembly (1860–1937), American baseball player
Edward Weitz (born 1946), Israeli Olympic weightlifter
Ed Woods (born 2002), American football player

Other people

Edward H. White II (1930–1967) American astronaut
Edward Allaway (born 1939), American mass murderer who perpetrated the 1976 California State University, Fullerton, massacre
Edward Rohan Amerasekera (1916–1974), first indigenous Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force
Edward Harold Bell (1939–2019), American sex offender and murderer
Edward Brown (born 1942), American involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government
Edward Douglas (bishop) (1901–1967), Scottish Roman Catholic
Edward Edwards (disambiguation), several people
Edward F. Fritsch (born 1950), American scientist
Edward "Ed" Gein (1906–1984), American murderer and suspected serial killer
Edward Lagrone (1957–2004), American serial killer and rapist
Edward Kmiec (1936–2020), American Catholic bishop
Edward Baker Lincoln (1846–1850), second son of Abraham Lincoln
Edward Mosberg (1926–2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist
Edward McSweegan, American microbiologist
Edward Playfair, British businessman
Edward Popek (1919-2001), American flying ace
Edward Porta (born 1954), Argentine former textile trader
Edward Snowden (born 1983), American who disclosed National Security Agency secrets
Edward Smith (disambiguation), several 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 and daughter of John Edward
Trevelyan Edward (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

Fictional characters

Ed, Edd n Eddy, television show, as well as main characters thereof
Edward, an anthropomorphic platypus from Camp Lazlo
Edward, in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Edward AKA: DEATH, a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series
Edward Bear, mock "formal" name for a teddy bear—another name for Winnie-the-Pooh
Edward the Blue Engine, a character from The Railway Series and Thomas & Friends
Eddie Brock, a character from Marvel; the best known incarnation of Venom
Edward Bunnigus, in the webcomic Schlock Mercenary
Edward Cullen, the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series
Edward Elric, the protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
Edward Ferrars, in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Edward Gardner, in the 1997 French-American fantasy drama movie FairyTale: A True Story
Edward "Ted" Hasting, from British television series Line of Duty
Edward Elizabeth Hitler, a character from British television series Bottom
Edward Hyde, the title character's evil alter ego in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Edward James Kenway, a character from the Assassin's Creed video game franchise, appearing as the protagonist of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Edward Lewis, a wealthy corporate raider and the male protagonist in Pretty Woman
Edward Mars, the shipwrecked marshal in American television series Lost
Edward Gerald Marshall, the forgotten U.S. President in the British comic book series Nemesis Reloaded
Edward "Eddie" Munson, from the American television series Stranger Things
Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the One Piece manga series
Edward Nigma, aka The Riddler, a supervillain from DC
Edward Richtofen, a sociopathic German scientist from Call of Duty: World at War; appears in the Nazi Zombies mode as well as in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call Of Duty: Black Ops III, Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII, and the Dark Horse comic series Call Of Duty: Zombies^[3]
Edward Fairfax Rochester, the love interest of Jane in Jane Eyre
Edward Scissorhands, title character of the eponymous film
Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead from the Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse video game
Edward Tanaka, a character from Sonic X
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, fictionalized versions of the historical figure of the same name from various media
Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV, from the anime Cowboy Bebop
Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" from Final Fantasy IV
Ed Norton, a character played by Art Carney in American sitcom The Honeymooners
Mister Ed, the talking horse, from the television series of the same name
Edward the Butler, played by Lachlan Walker in the web-series Corner Shop Show
Edward Trunk, an elephant from the Rupert Bear franchise

References

^ Jones, Dan (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. p. 241. ISBN 978-0143124924.
^ Jones, Dan (March 25, 2014). The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England. Penguin Books. pp. 241–242. ISBN 978-0143124924.
^ "Call of Duty: Zombies #1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". www.darkhorse.com. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

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