Edward

{{Other uses}} {{Infobox name | name = Edward | image = Edward I - Westminster Abbey Sedilia.jpg | caption = [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], [[King of England]] | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|d|w|ər|d}}<br />{{IPA|pl|ˈedvart|lang}}<br />{{IPA|de|ˈedvart|lang}} | gender = Male | meaning = ''[[wikt:ead#Old English|ēad]]'' "Riches", "Prosperous" or "Fortune" and ''[[wikt:weard#Old English|weard]]'' "Guardian" or "Protector" | region = | origin = [[Old English]]: ''Ēadweard'' | related names = [[Eduard (name)|Eduard]], [[Édouard]], [[Edoardo]], [[Edvard]], [[Eduardas]], [[Edvardas]], [[Eduardo]], [[Eddie (given name)|Eddie]], [[Ed (given name)|Ed]], [[Edd (disambiguation)#people|Edd]], [[Edith]], [[Duarte (name)|Duarte]], [[Ned (given name)|Ned]], [[Odoardo]], [[Ted (given name)|Ted]], [[Ward (given name)|Ward]], [[Woody (name)|Woody]] | footnotes = }}

'''Edward''' is an [[English language|English]] masculine name. It is derived from the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements ''[[wikt:ead#Old English|ēad]]'' "wealth, fortune; prosperity" and ''[[wikt:weard#Old English|weard]]'' "guardian, protector”.

==History== The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the [[House of Normandy|Norman]] and [[House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet]] dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes.<ref>{{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=978-0-14-312492-4 |page=241}}</ref> The popularity of the name was revived when [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] named his firstborn son, the future [[Edward I of England|Edward I]], as part of his efforts to promote a cult around [[Edward the Confessor]], for whom Henry had a deep admiration.<ref>{{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=978-0-14-312492-4 |pages=241–242}}</ref>

==Variant forms== {{Wiktionary|Edward#Translations}} The name has been adopted in the [[Iberian Peninsula#Modern Iberia|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 (name)|Duarte]]. Other variant forms include French [[Édouard]], Italian [[Edoardo]] and [[Odoardo]], German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian [[Eduard (name)|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)}} * [[Edward the Elder]] (c. 874–924), Anglo-Saxon king and son of Alfred the Great * [[Edward the Martyr]] (c. 962–978), English king and Christian martyr * [[Edward the Confessor]] (c. 1003–1066), English king and 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]] (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 D. 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 J. Freel]], American politician * [[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 * [[Ted Kennedy|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 (Washington politician)|Ed Murray]] (born 1955), Democratic politician and former Mayor of Seattle * [[Edward Nothnagle]] (1866–1938), Pennsylvania State Representative * [[E. A. Nugawela|Edward Alexander Nugawela]] (1898–1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and army major * [[Edward Polewarczyk]], American politician * [[Ed Ra|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 Baranoski]] * [[Edward Barker (cartoonist)|Edward Barker]] (1950–1997), English cartoonist who signed his drawings simply as Edward * {{anbl|Edward Balcerzan}} * [[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 Jay Epstein]], American journalist and political scientist * [[Edward "Little Buster" Forehand]] (1942–2006), American soul and blues musician * [[Ed Gamble|Edward Gamble]] (born 1986), English comedian * [[Edward Gibbons]], English choirmaster and composer * [[Edward Gorey]] (1925–2000), American illustrator * [[Edd Gould|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 Grochowicz]] (1939–2014), Polish photographer * [[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 Linden (1935–2023), known as [[Eddie Linden]], Scottish poet and magazine editor * [[Edward MacDowell]] (1860–1908), American composer and pianist * [[Edward Maya]], Romanian singer, record producer and DJ * [[Ed McClanahan|Edward McClanahan]] (1932–2021), American professor * [[E. Coppée Mitchell|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 * [[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 * [[Sexmane|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 * [[Eddie Van Halen|Edward "Eddie" Van Halen]] (1955–2020), Dutch-American musician * [[Eddie Vedder]], American singer, musician, songwriter * [[Edward Teller]] (1908–2003), Hungarian-American physicist and chemical engineer

====Sports==== * [[Eddie Alvarez]] (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * [[Edward Bozek]] (1950–2022), American Olympic épée fencer * [[Edward Bushnell]] (1876–1951), American Olympic track and field athlete * Edward Fatu (1973–2009), American professional wrestler better known as [[Umaga (wrestler)|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==== * [[Ed White (astronaut)|Edward H. White II]] (1930–1967) American astronaut * Edward Allaway (born 1939), American mass murderer who perpetrated the 1976 [[California State University, Fullerton, massacre]] * [[Rohan Amerasekera|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 Julius Berwind]] (1848–1936), American businessman * [[Edward and Elaine Brown|Edward Brown]] (born 1942), American involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government * [[Edward G. Budd]] (1870–1946), American inventor and businessman * [[Edward Douglas (bishop)]] (1901–1967), Scottish Roman Catholic * [[Edward Edwards (disambiguation)]], several people * [[Edward F. Fritsch]] (born 1950), American scientist * [[Ed Gein|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 McSweegan]], American microbiologist * [[Edward J. Megarr]] (1927–2019), American academic administrator and major general * [[Edward L. Molineux]] (1833–1915), American businessman and military officer * [[Edward A. Mortimer Jr.]] (1922–2002), American pediatrician, epidemiologist, and public health educator * [[Edward Mosberg]] (1926–2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator, and philanthropist * [[Edward R. Murrow]] (1908–1965), American broadcast journalist * [[Edward Partin]], trade union official * [[Edward Playfair]], British businessman * [[Edward Popek]] (1919–2001), American flying ace * [[Edward Porta]] (born 1954), Argentine textile trader * [[Edward Screven]], American billionaire businessman * [[Edward Shanbrom]] (1924–2012), American medical researcher and hematologist * [[Edward Snowden]] (born 1983), American who disclosed National Security Agency secrets * [[Ed Smith (disambiguation)|Edward Smith (disambiguation)]], several people * [[Edward Bennett Williams]], American lawyer, businessman, and sports team owner * [[Zakrzewski family murders|Edward Zakrzewski II]] (1965–2025), American murderer

==People surnamed Edward== * [[John Edward]], (born 1969), American self-proclaimed psychic * [[Olivia Edward]] (born 2007), American actress * [[Trevelyan Edward]] (1938–1995), Sri Lankan cricketer

== Fictional characters == * ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'', television show, as well as main characters thereof * [[List of characters in Camp Lazlo#Edward|Edward]], an anthropomorphic [[platypus]] from ''[[Camp Lazlo]]'' * [[List of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn characters#Dawn Brigade|Edward]], in ''[[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]]'' * [[List of Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter characters#Other humans|Edward AKA: DEATH]], a main character and assassin from the ''[[Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter]]'' series * [[Winnie the Pooh#First publication|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]]'' books and the ''[[Thomas & Friends (franchise)|Thomas & Friends]]'' franchise * [[Eddie Brock]], a character from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]; the best known incarnation of [[Venom (character)|Venom]] * Edward Bunnigus, in the webcomic [[Schlock Mercenary#Main characters|''Schlock Mercenary'']] * [[Edward Cullen]], the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s ''[[Twilight (novel series)|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#Cast|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 (fictional character)|Edward Hyde]], the title character's evil alter ego in ''[[Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'' by Robert Louis Stevenson * [[Edward Kenway|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 Letheridge, a character from ''[[Softly, Softly: Task Force]]'', portrayed by [[Peter Sallis]] * Edward Lewis, a wealthy corporate raider and the male protagonist in ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' * Edward Lyons, in the British musical ''[[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]]'' * [[Edward Mars]], the shipwrecked marshal in American television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' * Edward Gerald Marshall, the forgotten U.S. President in the British comic book series ''[[Nemesis: Reloaded]]'' * [[Edward Chris von Muir]], "spoony bard" from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' * [[List of Stranger Things characters#Eddie Munson|Edward "Eddie" Munson]], from the American television series ''[[Stranger Things]]'' * [[Whitebeard (Edward Newgate)|Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate]], the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in the ''[[One Piece]]'' manga series * [[Edward Nigma]], aka The Riddler, a supervillain from [[DC Comics|DC]] * [[Ed Norton]], a character played by Art Carney in American sitcom ''[[The Honeymooners]]'' * 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 III]]'', ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 4|Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII]]'', and the [[Dark Horse Comics|Dark Horse]] comic series ''Call Of Duty: Zombies''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Call of Duty: Zombies #1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/28-825/Call-of-Duty-Zombies-1 |access-date=2023-04-22 |website=www.darkhorse.com}}</ref> * [[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]] * [[Blackbeard in popular culture|Edward "Blackbeard" Teach]], fictionalized versions of the [[Blackbeard|historical figure of the same name]] from various media * [[Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV]], from the anime ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' * Edward Trunk, a friend of ''[[Rupert Bear]]'' * [[List of Corner Shop Show characters#Recurring characters|Edward the Butler]], played by Lachlan Walker in the web-series ''Corner Shop Show''

==See also== * {{lookfrom|Edward}} * [[Edwards (surname)]]

==References== {{reflist}}

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