Edward at a glance
- Meaning
- “rich guardian”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Old English
- Pronunciation
- ED-werd
- Nicknames
- Ed, Eddie, Ted, Ned
- Other forms
- Eduardo, Édouard, Edoardo, Eduard
Where the name Edward comes from
Edward is an Anglo-Saxon name made of the Old English words for “wealth” and “guard”. It was the name of the English king Edward the Confessor, and it survived the Norman Conquest because people respected him. England and Britain have had eight kings called Edward.
Famous people named Edward
- Edward Elgar (composer)