Edward

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɛdwÉ™d/
• US IPA: /ˈɛdwÉšd/
• Hyphenation: Ed + ward

Origin

From Old English Ēadweard, from eād ("rich") + weard ("guard").

Full definition of Edward

Proper noun

1. .
• 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain. John Russell Smith, 1870. p.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: Tristram Shandy, Book IV, Chapter 8: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 2004, ISBN 1582433135, 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.

Derived terms

Anagrams

• drawed, warded