First name origin & meaning:
Old English: Rich guardian
First name variations: Eduard, Eduardo, Edoardo, Edouard, Edwards, Edwardson, Eddie, Eddy, Teddie, Neddie, Edvard, Edwardo
Last name origin & meaning:
English: from the Middle English personal name Edward, Old
English Ēadward, composed of the elements ēad
‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + w(e)ard ‘guard’. The English personal
name also became popular on the Continent as a result of the fame of
the two canonized kings of England, Edward the Martyr (962–79) and
Edward the Confessor (1004–66). They certainly contributed largely
to its great popularity in England.
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Mel Brooks,
Mel Gibson
This name appears in the following lists:
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Artists,
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Nobel Prize Winners,
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