Edward

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Edward

Gender: Masculine.
Language: English.
Etymology:
Edward is a form of the Old English name, Eadweard, which means “Rich Guard,” from “ead” (rich) and “weard” (guard).

History:
Edward is one of the few Anglo-Saxon names to outlive the Norman invasion and even thrive (mostly due to the veneration King Henry III had for St. Edward the Confessor). It has been consistently popular for centuries.
The diminutives Ned and Ted first appeared in the 14th century.

Pronunciation: ed-word

Diminutives:
English: Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Ted, Teddy.

Alternates: Edwarde.
Basque: Edorta.
Dutch: Eduart, Eduwart.
French: Edouard.
Frisian: Eeltje.
German: Eduard.
Hawaiian: Ekualo, Ekewaka.
Italian: Edoardo.
Polish: Edward.
Scandinavian: Edvard.
Scottish Gaelic: Eideard.
Spanish: Eduardo.

Surnames:
English: Edison, Edwards, Edwardson, Edson.
Welsh: Edwards.

See also: Ed, Eddie, Eduardo, Ted.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Edward Hugh Sothern (1543-1607)
English poet.
Edward Fairfax (1575-1635)
English poet.
Edward Benlowes (1602-1676)
English poet.
Edward Taylor (1645-1729)
British American colonial poet.
Edward Young (1683-1765)
English poet.
Edward Greene Malbone (1777-1907)
American painter.
Edward Hicks (1780-1849)
American painter.
Eduard von Bauernfeld (1802-1890)
Austrian dramatist.
Eduard Friedrich Mörike (1804-1875)
German poet.
Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909)
American author. Wrote “The Man Without a Country.”
Ned Buntline (Edward Judson) (1823-1886)
Originator of the dime novel.
Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
French painter.
Edward Godwin (1833-1886)
British architect.
Edward Dowden (1843-1913)
Irish critic and biographer.
Edvard Grieg (1863-1907)
Norwegian composer.
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)
French painter.
Edward Bellamy (1850-1898)
American writer.
Edouard Rod (1857-1910)
French writer.
Sir Edward German (1862-1936)
English composer.
Edouard Estaunié (1862-1942)
French writer.
Edvard Munch (1863-1944)
Norwegian painter.
Edward Thomas (1878-1917)
English writer.
Edward John Moreton Drax Dusany, Baron of Plunkett (1878-1957)
Irish dramatist.
Eduard Georgiyevich Bagritsky (1895-1934)
Soviet poet.
Eduard van Beinum (1901-1959)
Dutch pianist and violist.
Edouard Boubat (1923-1999)
French photographer.
Edward Gorey (1925-)
American writer.
Edward Abbey (1927-1989)
American writer.
Edward Albee (1928-)
American dramatist responsible for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
Edouard Glissant (1928-)
West Indian poet.
Edward Joseph Blackwell (1929-1992)
American jazz drummer.
Edouard J. Maunick (1931-)
African poet.
Edward Hoagland (1932-)
American novelist.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Edward Hall (1498-1547)
British historian.
Edward Holyoke (1689-1769)
American educator. 10th President of Harvard College.
Edward Livingston (1764-1836)
American lawyer.
Edward Frederick Sorin (1814-1893)
First president of Notre Dame.
Edward Arber (1836-1912)
English scholar.
Edward Channing (1856-1931)
American historian.
Eduard Brückner (1862-1927)
German geographer.
Edward Westermarck (1862-1939)
Finnish sociologist.
Edward A. Ross (1866-1951)
American sociologist.
Eduard Hermann (1869-1950)
German linguist.
Edward Samuel Corwin (1878-1963)
American political scientist.
Edward Sapir (1884-1939)
British anthropologist and linguist.
Edward C. Tolman (1886-1959)
American psychologist.
Edward Hastings Chamberlin (1899-1967)
American economist.
Edward Morris Bernstein (1904-1996)
American economist.
Edward Shils (1910-1995)
American sociologist.

Miscellaneous:
Edward Blount (1565-1632)
English publisher of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Edward Braddock (1695-1755)
British military leader during the French and Indian War. Killed in battle.
Edward Teach (?-1718)
The famous “Blackbeard” the pirate.
Edward Bransfield (1795-1852)
English explorer of the Antarctic.
Edward Wyllis Scripps (1854-1926)
American newspaper published and founder of the United Press.
Ned Kelly (1855-1880)
Australian outlaw.
Eduard Robert Flegel (1855-1886)
German explorer of Africa.
Edward A. Filene (1860-1937)
American businessman and philanthropist.
Edward Howard (1813-1904)
American watch maker.
Edward Bok (1863-1930)
American editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal.
Edoardo Mangiarotti (1919-)
Italian fencer.
Edward “Eddie” George Elias (1928-1998)
American founder of the Professional Bowlers Association.
Edward H. White, II (1930-1967)
American astronaut. Killed during a flight simulation.

Places:
Lake Edward
Africa
Prince Edward Island
Canada.

Political Figures:
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset (1500-1552)
Regent for King Edward VI of England.
Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634)
British politician.
Edward Marcus Despard (1751-1803)
British colonial administrator who attempted to overthrow the British government and assassinated King George III.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1763-1798)
Irish rebel of 1798.
Edward Everett (1794-1865)
American statesman.
Sir Edward William Stafford (1819-1901)
Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Edward Blake (1833-1912)
Canadian statesman.
Edouard-Marie Vaillant (1840-1815)
French radical politician.
Edward M. House (1858-1938)
American diplomat.
Edward T. Sanford (1865-1930)
American associate justice of the Supreme Court.
Edvard Benes (1884-1948)
Czech statesman.
Edouard Daladier (1884-1970)
French politician and signer of the Munich Pact.
Edvard Kardelj (1910-1979)
Yugoslavian politician.
Edward Brooke (1919-)
American senator.
Eduard Shevardnadze (128-)
Soviet foreign minister.
Edouard Balladur (1929-)
French Prime Minister.
Edward Kennedy (1932-)
American senator.

Religious Figures:
St. Edward the Martyr, King of England (963-978)
Supposedly assassinated by his step-mother and half-brother.
St. Edward the Confessor, King of England (1003-1066)
Paved the way for the Norman Conquest after his death.

Royalty:
Edward the Elder, King of England (-924)
Son of Alfred the Great.
St. Edward the Martyr, King of England (963-978)
Supposedly assassinated by his step-mother and half-brother.
St. Edward the Confessor, King of England (1003-1066)
Paved the way for the Norman Conquest after his death.
King Edward I of England (1239-1307)
Called Edward Longshanks.
Edward de Balliol of Scotland (-1264)
Never really ruled.
King Edward II of England (1284-1327)
Called Edward of Caernarvon.
King Edward III of England (1312-1377)
The descendants of his twelve children fought the War of the Roses.
Edward, the Black Prince (1330-1376)
The popular son of King Edward III of England. He died before his father.
King Edward IV of England (1442-1483)
Leader of the York cause in the War of the Roses.
King Edward V of England (1470-1483)
Son of Edward IV of England. Came to the throne at age 12 and was probably murdered (along with his younger brother) by his uncle, King Richard III.
King Edward VI of England (1537-1553)
The son of Henry VIII. Came to the throne as a sickly boy of ten. His regents ruled the country, turning it towards Protestantism, until Edward died of tuberculosis at age 16.
King Edward of Portugal (1391-1438)
Died of plague.
King Edward VII of Great Britain (1841-1910)
First name was Albert. His reign was called the Edwardian Age.
King Edward VIII of Great Britain (1894-1972)
Abdicated the throne to marry a divorcee, Mrs. Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson.
Prince Edward Windsor (1964-)
Fourth child of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain.

Scientists:
Edward Godwin (1650-1708)
English physician. Pioneer in anatomy.
Edward Daniel Clarke (1769-1822)
English mineralogist.
Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883)
English astronomer.
Edward Davy (1806-1886)
British chemist. Invented an electrochemical telegraph.
Sir Edward Frankland (1825-1899)
English chemist.
Edward Morley Williams (1838-1923)
American chemist.
Edouard van Beneden (1846-1910)
Belgian embryologist.
Edouar-Jean-Baptiste Goursat (1858-1936)
French mathematician.
Eduard Buchner (1860-1917)
German biochemist. Winner of the 1907 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Edward Charles Jeffrey (1866-1952)
Canadian-American botanist.
Edouard Claparède (1873-1940)
Swiss psychologist.
Edouard Belin (1876-1963)
French engineer.
Edward Calvin Kendall (1886-1972)
American chemist. Co-winner of the 1950 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Sir Edward Victor Appleton (1892-1965)
British physicist. Winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physics.
Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893-1986)
American biochemist. Co-winner of the 1943 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
Edward U. Condon (1902-1974)
American physicist.
Edward Emerson Barnard (1957-1923)
American astronomer.
Sir Edward Crisp Bullard (1907-1980)
British geophysisicist.
Edward L. Tatum (1909-1975)
American biochemist.
Sir Edward Penley Abraham (1913-1999)
British biochemist.
Edward B. Lewis (1918-)
American geneticist. Co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

Singers and Entertainers:
Edward Alleyn (1566-1626)
English actor.
Edward “Ned” Kynaston (1640-1706)
English actor.
Edward Loomis Davenport (1815-1877)
American actor.
Edward “Ned” Harrigan (1845-1911)
American actor.
Edward Hugh Sothern (1859-1933)
American actor.
Edward G. Robinson (1893-1973)
American actor. Originally named Emmanuel Goldenburg.
Edward Mulhare (1923-1997)
American actor.
Edward Asner (1929-)
American actor.
Edward “Eddie” Rabbitt (1944-1998)
American singer and songwriter.

Popularity:
For all ages, in the United States (1990 Census):
0.779 % named Edward
0.144 % named Eddie
0.047 % named Eduardo
0.032 % named Ed
0.012 % named Ned
0.010 % named Eddy
0.004 % named Edison

Popularity of Edward:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 18th most popular.
1850: 10th most popular.
1875: 10th most popular.
1881: 9th most popular.
1882: N/A
1883: 10th most popular.
1884: N/A
1885: 10th most popular.
1886: 10th most popular.
1887: N/A
1886: N/A
1889: 9th most popular.
1890: 10th most popular.
1891: N/A
1892: N/A
1893: 8th most popular.
1894: N/A
1895: N/A
1896: 10th most popular.
1897: 10th most popular.
1898: 8th most popular.
1899: 10th most popular.
1900: N/A
1901: 10th most popular.
1902: 9th most popular.
1903: N/A
1904: 9th most popular.
1905: 9th most popular.
1906: 10th most popular.
1907: N/A
1908: 9th most popular.
1909: 9th most popular.
1910: 8th most popular.
1911: 9th most popular.
1912: 9th most popular.
1913: 9th most popular.
1914: 9th most popular.
1915: 8th most popular.
1916: 8th most popular.
1917: 8th most popular.
1918: 8th most popular.
1919: 8th most popular.
1920: 8th most popular.
1921: 8th most popular.
1922: 8th most popular.
1923: 8th most popular.
1924: 8th most popular.
1925: 9th most popular.
1926: 9th most popular.
1927: 10th most popular.
1928: 10th most popular.
1929: 10th most popular.
1930-1940: 12th most popular.
1930: 10th most popular.
1940-1950: 18th most popular.
1950-1960: 32rd most popular.
1960-1970: 29th most popular.
1970-1980: 40th most popular.
1980-1990: 57th most popular.
1990: 68th most popular.
1991: 69th most popular.
1992: 71st most popular.
1993: 77th most popular.
1994: 86th most popular.
1995: 90th most popular.
1996: 95th most popular.
1997: 101st most popular.
1998: 106th most popular.
1999: 102nd most popular.
2000: 107th most popular.
2001: 113th most popular.
2002: 118th most popular.
2003: 128th most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 79th most popular.
1999: 81st most popular.
2000: 81st most popular.
2001: 77th most popular.
2002: 89th most popular.
2003: 87th most popular.

Popularity of Ned:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 460th most popular.
1910-1920: 356th most popular.
1920-1930: 400th most popular.
1930-1940: 356th most popular.
1940-1950: 405th most popular.
1950-1960: 470th most popular.
1960-1970: 656th most popular.
1970-1980: 948th most popular.
1980-2000: N/A

Popularity of Edouard:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 34th most popular.
1910: 36th most popular.
1920: 42nd most popular.
1930: 44th most popular.
1940: 46th most popular.
1950: 93rd most popular.
1960: 134th most popular.
1970: 147th most popular.
1980: 119th most popular.
1990: 98th most popular.
2000: 147th most popular.