Edward

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Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words meaning "rich, blessed" and "guard."[1]

• Proto-Germanic *audwardon
• Old English Ēadweard
• Modern English Edward

Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy, Teddie, Ned, Neddie, Neddy, and Ward. Edward may refer to:

In nobility:

• Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
• Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
• Edward the Confessor, the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last of the House of Wessex
• Edward the Elder, the son of Alfred the Great
• Edward the Martyr, Christian martyr
• Edward I of England, the monarch who conquered Wales
• Edward II of England, King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327
• Edward III of England, one of the most successful English kings of medieval times
• Edward IV of England, King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483
• Edward V of England, one of the Princes in the Tower
• Edward VI of England, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom, the son of Queen Victoria
• Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, the son of George V
• Lord Edward FitzGerald, Irish revolutionary

In politics:

• Edward Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts
• Edward Youde, the 26th Governor of Hong Kong

In fiction:

• Edward is one of the best known of the Child ballads.
• Edward, fictional platypus from Camp Lazlo
• Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead on Stubbs the Zombie in "Rebel Without a Pulse"
• Edward Elric, the main protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
• Edward Scissorhands, movie directed by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson
• Edward the Blue Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Miles Edward O'Brien, character in the fictional Star Trek universe
• Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV.
• Edward Cullen (fictional), a vampire from Stephenie Meyer's book series Twilight (novel)
• Edward Winnie-the-Pooh bear

In other fields:

• Edward O'Connor Terry, 19th Century English Actor and Theatre Owner
• Edward Hamilton Waldo, American science fiction author
• Edward Higgins, the 3rd General of The Salvation Army
• Edwards syndrome, genetic disorder
• Prince Edward Island, a Canadian province situated in the Maritimes
• Edward R. Murrow, an American journalist

In other languages:

• Arab: إدوارد
• Chinese: 愛德華
• French: Édouard
• German: Eduard
• Greek: Εδουάρδος
• Icelandic: Edvarður
• Italian: Edoardo or Eduardo
• Latin: Eduardus
• Maltese: Dwardu
• Norwegian: Edvard
• Polish: Edward
• Portuguese: Eduardo or Duarte
• Spanish: Eduardo
• Swedish: Edvard
• Russian: Эдуард or Эдвард
• Finnish: Eetu