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Edward

name · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛdwəd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɛdwɚd/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈedwəd/
  • Scotland: /ˈɛdwəɾd/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 D W ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Old English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname. See also Edwards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Black Prince

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Prince of Wales

5

noun

Meaning 5

third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Prince Edward, Edward Antony Richard Louis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prince

6

noun

Meaning 6

King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward I

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

7

noun

Meaning 7

King of England from 1307 to 1327 and son of Edward I; was defeated at Bannockburn by the Scots led by Robert the Bruce; was deposed and died in prison (1284-1327)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward II

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

8

noun

Meaning 8

son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward III

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

9

noun

Meaning 9

King of England from 1461 to 1470 and from 1471 to 1483; was dethroned in 1470 but regained the throne in 1471 by his victory at the battle of Tewkesbury (1442-1483)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward IV

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

10

noun

Meaning 10

King of England who was crowned at the age of 13 on the death of his father Edward IV but was immediately confined to the Tower of London where he and his younger brother were murdered (1470-1483)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward V

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

11

noun

Meaning 11

King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward VI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

12

noun

Meaning 12

King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward VII, Albert Edward

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

13

noun

Meaning 13

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: King of England, King of Great Britain

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward 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”), doublet of Eduard.

Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: ኤድዋርድ (ʾedward) — male given name
  • Arabic: إِدْوَارْد (ʔidwārd) — male given name
  • Aramaic: ܐܕܘܪܕ (ʔedwa:rd) — male given name
  • Armenian: Էդվարդ (Ēdvard) — male given name
  • Basque: Edorta — male given name
  • Bengali: এডওয়ার্ড (eḍōẇarḍo) — male given name
  • Catalan: Eduard — male given name
  • Chinese Cantonese: 愛德華 /爱德华 (oi3 dak1 waa4) — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛德華 /爱德华 (Àidéhuá) — male given name
  • Czech: Edvard — male given name
  • Czech: Eduard — male given name
  • Danish: Edvard — male given name
  • Dutch: Eduard — male given name
  • Dutch: Edward — male given name
  • Esperanto: Eduardo — male given name
  • Estonian: Eduard — male given name
  • Faroese: Jatvarður — male given name
  • Finnish: Edvard — male given name
  • Finnish: Eetu — male given name
  • French: Édouard — male given name
  • Middle French: Edouard — male given name
  • Old French: Edward — male given name
  • Galician: Eduardo — male given name
  • Georgian: ედუარდი (eduardi) — male given name
  • Georgian: ედვარდი (edvardi) — male given name
  • German: Eduard — male given name
  • Greek: Εδουάρδος (Edouárdos) — male given name
  • Greek: Έντουαρντ (Éntouarnt) — male given name
  • Hawaiian: Ekewaka — male given name
  • Hebrew: אדוארד (edvard) — male given name
  • Hindi: एडवर्ड (eḍvarḍ) — male given name
  • Hindi: इदवार्द (idvārd) — male given name
  • Hungarian: Edvárd — male given name
  • Icelandic: Eðvarð — male given name
  • Icelandic: Játvarður — male given name
  • Irish: Éadbhard — male given name
  • Italian: Edoardo — male given name
  • Italian: Eduardo — male given name
  • Japanese: エドワード (Edowādo) — male given name
  • Korean: 에드워드 (edeuwodeu) — male given name
  • Latin: Eduardus — male given name
  • Latin: Edwardus — male given name
  • Latvian: Eduards — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Eduárdas — male given name
  • Lithuanian: Èdvardas — male given name
  • Maltese: Dwardu — male given name
  • Manx: Edard — male given name
  • Māori: Eruera — male given name
  • Marathi: एडवर्ड (eḍvarḍa) — male given name
  • Norman: Êdouard — male given name
  • Norwegian: Edvard — male given name
  • Old English: Eadweard — male given name
  • Old Norse: Játvarðr — male given name
  • Persian: ادوارد (edvârd) — male given name
  • Polish: Edward — male given name
  • Portuguese: Eduardo — male given name
  • Portuguese: Duarte — male given name
  • Romanian: Eduard — male given name
  • Russian: Эдуа́рд (Eduárd) — male given name
  • Russian: Э́двард (Édvard) — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Eideard — male given name
  • Sicilian: Duartu — male given name
  • Slovak: Eduard — male given name
  • Slovene: Édvard — male given name
  • Slovene: Édi — male given name
  • Slovene: Édo — male given name
  • Spanish: Eduardo — male given name
  • Swedish: Edvard — male given name
  • Swedish: Edward — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Едуа́рд (Eduárd) — male given name
  • Welsh: Iorwerth — male given name
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