# Edward
## English
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɛdwəd/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /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.
** 2025 February 2, Vittoria Elliott, “The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover”, in WIRED‎, archived from the original on 2025-02-02:The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
* (less common) A surname. See also Edwards.

#### Derived terms

* Ed
* Eddie
* Eddy
* Edwardsville
* Fort Edward
* King Edward
* Ned
* Point Edward
* Prince Edward County
* Ted
* Tedd
* Teddie
* Teddy

#### Translations
### 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.

### 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 English [in turn from Old English]

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛdvaːrd]
* Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
* Rhymes: -aːrd

### Proper noun

Edward
* Edward

#### Declension
## Middle English
### Etymology

From Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛdward/

### Proper noun

Edward
* a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

#### Descendants

* English: Edward
* Yola: Edweard

#### References

* “Edward”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Old French
### Proper noun

Edward m (nominative singular Edwards)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.dvart/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛdvart
* Syllabification: E‧dward

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English Edward.

#### Proper noun

Edward m pers (female equivalent Edwarda, diminutive Edek)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Proper noun

Edward f
* genitive plural of Edwarda

### Further reading

* Edward in Polish dictionaries at PWN