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Definitions for Edward
ˈɛd wərded·ward
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Edward.
Princeton's WordNet
Edward, Edward VIII, Duke of Windsornoun
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Edward, Edward VII, Albert Edwardnoun
King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)
Edward, Edward VInoun
King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553)
Edward, Edward Vnoun
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)
Edward, Edward IVnoun
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)
Edward, Edward IIInoun
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)
Edward, Edward IInoun
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)
Edward, Edward Inoun
King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307)
Edward, Prince Edward, Edward Antony Richard Louisnoun
third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)
Edward, Black Princenoun
son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
Wiktionary
Edwardnoun
A male given name from Old English.
The Christian humility of King Edward the Confessour brought such credit to this name, that since that time it hath been most usual in all estates.
Etymology: From Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, corresponding to ed ("wealth, riches") + ward ("ward, guard").
Wikipedia
Edward
Edward is an English male given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name Ēadweard, composed of the elements ēad "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and weard "guardian, protector”.
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edward
Edward is primarily used as a male given name, originated from Old English elements "ead" meaning "wealth, fortune" and "weard" meaning "guard" – hence it translates to "rich guard". Historically, it has been a common name in British royalty. The name Edward can also refer to various characters in literature, film, and television. It does not have a specific definition outside of its use as a name.
Wikidata
Edward
Edward is a traditional murder ballad existing in several variants. In English its versions were collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad number 13. The Roud number is 200.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Edward is ranked #7446 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Edward surname appeared 4,473 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Edward.
48.5% or 2,173 total occurrences were Black.
37.4% or 1,677 total occurrences were White.
6.7% or 301 total occurrences were Asian.
3.9% or 176 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.3% or 105 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 41 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Edward' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1466
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Edward' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3292
Anagrams for Edward »
drawed
warded
wadder
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Edward in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Edward in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Edward in a Sentence
Today, the Department of Defense announced that it intends to appoint former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, Ambassador Thomas Carter, Dr. Edward Luttwak, Mr. Scott O'Grady, Mr. Thomas Stewart, the Honorable Randy Forbes, Senator Robert Smith and Ambassador Charles Glazer to the Defense Policy Board.
Its hood was up, and Edward, our driver, couldn't do anything but slow down and try to go around it, but being the gentleman farmer that he was, he started to offer help. And as quick as his words were coming out, they jumped on the bus with their guns pointed at us. And the rifle. And told Edward to go to the back of the bus.
Torrance Police Chief Eve Irvine:
Whether Jake Edward Brown was a drifter or whether Jake Edward Brown was just driving through, we don't know that at this time, clearly because Jake Edward Brown is deceased, I don't know if we'll ever find out. ...
Edward's digging up and out, Mike's digging, Jeff's digging, Robert's digging.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:
As to the specific allegations this morning, we never comment on operational intelligence matters so I'm not going to talk about what we have or haven't done in order to mitigate the effect of the Edward Snowden revelations, but nobody should be in any doubt that Edward Snowden has caused immense damage.
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