Edward
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwəd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛdwɚd/
- Hyphenation: Ed‧ward
Proper noun edit
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.
- (less common) A surname. See also Edwards.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
male given name
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Noun edit
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 edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from eād (“rich”) + weard (“guard”).
Proper noun edit
Edward
- a male given name from English [in turn from Old English]
Hungarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Edward
Declension edit
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Edward | Edwardok |
| accusative | Edwardot | Edwardokat |
| dative | Edwardnak | Edwardoknak |
| instrumental | Edwarddal | Edwardokkal |
| causal-final | Edwardért | Edwardokért |
| translative | Edwarddá | Edwardokká |
| terminative | Edwardig | Edwardokig |
| essive-formal | Edwardként | Edwardokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Edwardban | Edwardokban |
| superessive | Edwardon | Edwardokon |
| adessive | Edwardnál | Edwardoknál |
| illative | Edwardba | Edwardokba |
| sublative | Edwardra | Edwardokra |
| allative | Edwardhoz | Edwardokhoz |
| elative | Edwardból | Edwardokból |
| delative | Edwardról | Edwardokról |
| ablative | Edwardtól | Edwardoktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
Edwardé | Edwardoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
Edwardéi | Edwardokéi |
| Possessive forms of Edward | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | Edwardom | Edwardjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | Edwardod | Edwardjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | Edwardja | Edwardjai |
| 1st person plural | Edwardunk | Edwardjaink |
| 2nd person plural | Edwardotok | Edwardjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | Edwardjuk | Edwardjaik |
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Edward
- a male given name, equivalent to English Edward
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Edward”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French edit
Proper noun edit
Edward m (nominative singular Edwards)
- a male given name, Edward
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Edward m pers (female equivalent Edwarda, diminutive Edek)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Edward
Declension edit
Declension of Edward
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun edit
Edward f
Further reading edit
- Edward in Polish dictionaries at PWN