Edward

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Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead (meaning 'wealth', 'fortune' or 'prosperous') and weard (meaning 'guardian' or 'protector'). It is one of the few Old English names to gain popularity in other parts of Europe and beyond for example, as Eduardo and Duarte in Spain and Portugal respectively.

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

Other forms for Edward, Édouard, Edoardo, Eduardo, Eduard or Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy, Woody and Ned. Edward can be abbreviated as Edw.

People

Edward may refer to:

In nobility

• Edward the Elder (c. 874–924), the son of Alfred the Great
• Edward the Martyr (c. 962–978), English king and Christian martyr
• St. Edward the Confessor (c. 1003–1066), English King; patron saint of England until 1348
• Edward I of England (1239–1307), called Longshanks; conqueror of Wales
• Edward II of England (1284–1327), deposed in January 1327, probably murdered
• Edward III of England (1312–1377), one of the most successful English kings of medieval times
• Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), eldest son of King Edward III
• 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
• Edward VI of England (1537–1553), the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
• Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1841–1910), the son of Queen Victoria
• Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (1894–1972), the son of George V, abdicated

• Edward Balliol (c. 1283–1367), pretender to the Scottish throne during the reign of David II
• Lord Edward FitzGerald (1763–1798), Irish aristocrat and revolutionary
• Edward, Duke of Guelders (1336–1371)
• See also Prince Edward (disambiguation)
• For Edward in Portuguese Royalty see Duarte (disambiguation)

In religion

• Saint Edward (disambiguation)

In politics

• Ed Miliband (born 1969), leader of the Labour Party
• Edward and Elaine Brown (born 1942), involved in a tax dispute with the U.S. government
• Edward Dembowski (1822–1846), Polish leftist, philosopher and columnist
• Edward Gierek (1913-2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970-1980
• Edward Heath (1916–2005), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• Edward Snowden (born 1983), American who disclosed National Security Agency secrets
• Edward Stanley Kellogg (1870-1948), 16th Governor of American Samoa
• Edward Kennedy (1932-2009), better known as Ted Kennedy; former United States senator
• Edward Stettinius, Jr. (1900–1949), former United States Secretary of State
• Edward Youde (1924–1986), 26th Governor of Hong Kong

In fiction

• Edward (ballad), one of the best known of the Child ballads
• Edward Richtofen, a sociopathic German scientist from Call of Duty: World at War and appears in the Nazi Zombies mode as well as Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
• Edward, fictional platypus from Camp Lazlo
• Edward, a character in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
• Edward AKA: DEATH, a main character and assassin from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series
• Edward Bear, mock "formal" name for a teddy bear - another name for Winnie-the-Pooh
• Edward the Blue Engine, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Edward Cullen, the vampire love-interest in the fantasy/romance novels of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series
• Edward Elric, the main protagonist in the anime/manga series, Fullmetal Alchemist
• Edward Ferrars, character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
• Edward Elizabeth Hitler, a character from Bottom
• Edward James Kenway, the main protagonist of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
• Edward Mars, the marshal responsible for chasing and catching Kate Austen in the Lost television series
• Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates in One Piece
• Edward Rochester, the one-armed love interest of Jane in Jane Eyre
• Edward Scissorhands, movie directed by Tim Burton and written by Caroline Thompson
• Edward "Stubbs" Stubblefield, the fictional undead from the Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse video game
• Edward Teach, commonly referred to as Blackbeard, based on the eponymous historical figure of the same name, in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV from the anime Cowboy Bebop
• Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV
• Ed, Edd n Eddy, television show, as well as main characters thereof
• Eddie Brock fictional comic book character
• Prince Edward, Giselle's prince in Enchanted

In other fields

• Edward Barker (cartoonist), English cartoonist who signed his drawings simply as Edward
• Edward Blishen, English author
• Edward Elgar, English composer with Anglo-Saxon first and last names
• Edward Gould, an English animator and creator of Eddsworld
• Edward Grimes, one of the two members of Jedward
• Edward Lawrence Levy (1851–1932), English world champion weightlifter
• The given name of a large number of other notable individuals; see all pages beginning with Edward for a full list

Other uses

• Edwards syndrome, genetic disorder
• Lake Edward, the smallest of the Great Lakes of Africa
• Prince Edward Island, Canadian province situated in the Maritime

In other languages

See also

• Edwards (surname)

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