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Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and weard (meaning "guard"). Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 151 languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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

Short forms include Ed, Edd, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Neddie, Neddy, Ted, Teddy and Teddie; all of which may be short for Edward, Edmond or Edmund. Edmond may refer to: Places in the United States: Edmond, Kansas Edmond, Oklahoma Edmonds, Washington People: Edmond de Goncourt Edmond James de Rothschild Edmond - the 1982 play by David Mamet. ... Edmund can refer to: Edmund I of England Edmund II of England St. ...

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, English king and 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
• Lord Edward Jones-Davies, Welsh Legend

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, KG (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), popularly known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, and father to King Richard II of England. ... Edward Balliol (c. ... St Edward the Confessor or Eadweard III (c. ... Edward the Elder (Old English: Ēadweard se Ieldra) (c. ... Not to be confused with Edmund the Martyr. ... Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), popularly known as Longshanks[1], also as Edward the Lawgiver or the English Justinian because of his legal reforms, and as Hammer of the Scots,[2] achieved fame as the monarch who conquered Wales and tried to do the same to Scotland. ... Edward II, (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... This article is about the King of England. ... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 – April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470–1471. ... Edward V (4 November 1470 – 1483?) was the King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. ... Edward Tudor redirects here. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on 20... Lord Edward FitzGerald (15 October 1763–4 June 1798) was an Irish aristocrat and revolutionary. ...

In politics

• Edward Dembowski, Polish leftist active in Cracow Uprising in 1846, philosopher and columnist
• Edward Brown, involved in a dispute with the U.S. government
• Edward Kennedy, United States Senator from Massachusetts
• Edward Stettinius, Jr., United States Secretary of State
• Edward Youde, the 26th Governor of Hong Kong
• Edward Jansen, Du mascotte van du VLD_DEP

1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ... Edward Lewis Brown (born 1942) and his wife, Elaine Alice Brown (born c. ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ... Portrait of U.S. Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... Sir Edward Youde (尤德) GCMG, GCVO, MBE (19 June 1924 - 5 December 1986 in Beijing, China) was a British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. ...

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
• Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, character on 77 Sunset Strip
• Edward Chris von Muir, "spoony bard" of Final Fantasy IV.
• Edward Cullen, a vampire from Stephenie Meyer's book series Twilight (novel)
• Edward Winnie-the-Pooh bear
• Edward Rochester, Romantic hero and Jane's lover in Jane Eyre
• Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV from the anime Cowboy Bebop
• Edward Ferrars, character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Edward is a traditional murder ballad existing in several variants, collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad number 13. ... The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child. ... Edward Platypus is a fictional character from the animated series Camp Lazlo. ... For other uses, see Platypus (disambiguation). ... Camp Lazlo is an Emmy Award-winning, American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and currently airs on Cartoon Network. ... Edward Stubbs Stubblefield is a fictional undead and a rebel character and is the protagonist of Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse. // Early Life In 1933, Stubbs is a travelling salesman during the Great Depression. ... Edward Elric ), commonly nicknamed as Ed is a fictional character in the Fullmetal Alchemist universe created by Hiromu Arakawa and developed into a media franchise, consisting of a series of manga, anime, soundtracks, OVAs, movies, video games, and even collectibles. ... Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American fantasy film, written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by Burton. ... Edward the Blue Engine is a fictional anthropomorphic steam locomotive from The Railway Series by Rev W. Awdry, and the TV Series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. ... Miles OBrien Miles Edward OBrien is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, played by Colm Meaney. ... Edward Chris Von Muir , Gilbart Chris Von Muir in the original Japanese language version) is a fictional, playable character from the Square Co. ... Edward Cullen Edward Cullen is a character in the novels Twlight(novel) and New Moon(novel). ... Stephenie Meyer (born December 24, 1973, in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American author. ... For other uses, see Twilight (disambiguation). ... Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... Jane Eyre is a classic romance novel by Charlotte Brontë that was published in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Company, London. ... This article is about the Victorian novel. ... The following is a list of major and minor characters from the anime series Cowboy Bebop. ... Original run April 3, 1998 – April 23, 1999 Episodes 26 Movie: Knockin on Heavens Door (天国の扉) Director Shinichiro Watanabe Writer Keiko Nobumoto Studio Sunrise BONES Bandai Visual[2] Released September 1, 2001 Runtime 115 min. ... For other uses, see Sense and Sensibility (disambiguation). ... A watercolour and pencil sketch of Jane Austen, believed to be drawn from life by her sister Cassandra (c. ...

In other fields

• Edward O'Connor Terry, 19th Century English Actor and Theatre Owner
• Edward Grieg, Norwegian composer
• 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 Kofler, Polish-Swiss mathematician
• Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter-expressionist
• Edward R. Murrow, an American journalist
• Eddy Merckx, 5 time Tour de France Champ (cyclist)
• Ned Kelly, an Australian Bushranger
• Edward Harris (disambiguation)
• Harry Edward(s) (disambiguation)
• Ed Farhat, Professional wrestler under the name The Sheik
• Ed Trice, inventor of Gothic Chess
• Edward Cullen, Of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series

Edward OConnor Terry (1844–1912), English actor, was born in London, allegedly the illegitimate son of Feargus OConnor, Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the land plan. ... Edvard Hagerup Grieg (June 15, 1843 – September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who was also of partial Scottish descent. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York – May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. ... Edward Higgins (November 26, 1864 – December 14, 1947) was the 3rd General of The Salvation Army (1929-1934). ... ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ... This article is about the Canadian province. ... Leonhard Euler, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. ... The Scream. ... Edward R. Ed Murrow (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American journalist and media figure. ... Baron Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx (IPA: ) (born June 17, 1945, Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) is a former Belgian professional cyclist. ... For other uses, see Ned Kelly (disambiguation). ... Ed Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor. ... Harry Edwards is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete. ... Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1924 - January 18, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from the wrestler the Iron Sheik of the 1980s). ... Edward A. Trice (born December 5, 1966 in Philadelphia, PA) is an American inventor and entrepreneur who is most widely known for creating the chess variant known as Gothic chess. ... Edward Cullen Edward Cullen is a character in the novels Twlight(novel) and New Moon(novel). ...

In other languages

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• Arab: إدوارد
• Chinese: 愛德華
• Croatian: Eduard
• Dutch: Eduard
• French: Édouard
• German: Eduard
• Greek: Εδουάρδος
• Icelandic: Eðvarður, Játvarður
• Irish: Éamonn
• Italian: Edoardo or Eduardo
• Latin: Eduardus
• Maltese: Dwardu
• Norwegian: Edvard
• Polish: Edward
• Portuguese: Eduardo or Duarte
• Romanian: Eduard
• Spanish: Eduardo
• Swedish: Edvard
• Russian: Эдуард or Эдвард
• Finnish: Eetu

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