Edward
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Edward is a masculine given name of English origin, historically associated with kings of England and notable figures such as U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward canonical | 865 |
| King Edward | 2 |
| Edward of England | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| category |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
masculine given names ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Old English name Ēadweard ⓘ |
| etymologicalComponent |
weard (meaning "guardian" or "protector")
ⓘ
ēad (meaning "wealth" or "fortune") ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Ed
ⓘ
Eddie ⓘ Ned ⓘ Ted ⓘ
surface form:
Teddy
|
| hasOriginInLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Ed
ⓘ
Eddie ⓘ
surface form:
Edd
Ted ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Eduardo
ⓘ
Edvard ⓘ Edvard ⓘ
surface form:
Edvardas
Édouard ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
kings of England
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| meaning |
guardian of riches
ⓘ
prosperous guardian ⓘ wealth guardian ⓘ |
| nameDayObservedIn | various Christian traditions ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Edward I of England
ⓘ
Edward II of England ⓘ Edward III of England ⓘ Edward IV of England ⓘ Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ Edward M. Kennedy ⓘ
surface form:
Edward M. Kennedy, U.S. Senator
Edward V of England ⓘ Edward VI of England ⓘ Edward VII ⓘ
surface form:
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VIII ⓘ
surface form:
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Edward the Confessor ⓘ |
| popularity |
common in medieval England
ⓘ
used in modern English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
England
ⓘ
Anglosphere ⓘ
surface form:
English-speaking world
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedAs | first name ⓘ |
Referenced by (868)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward Shorter
subject surface form:
Edward John Eyre
subject surface form:
Edward Vernon