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'''Edward''' is an [[English language|English]] [[given name]]. It is derived from Old English words ''[[wikt:ead#Old English|ead]]'' (meaning "happy" or 'prosperous') and ''[[wikt:weard#Old English|weard]]'' (meaning "guard"). It's one of the only Old English names to gain currency in other parts of Europe and beyond.
*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]].
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
* for Portuguese Royalty see [[Duarte]]
*[[Lord Edward FitzGerald]], Irish revolutionary
*[[Lord Edward Jones-Davies]], Welsh Legend
== In politics ==
*Edward Dembowski, Polish leftist active in Cracow Uprising in [[1846]], [[philosopher]] and [[columnist]]
*[[Edward and Elaine Brown|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
== In fiction ==
*[[Edward (ballad)|Edward]] is one of the best known of the [[Child ballads]].
*[[Edward Platypus|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 O'Brien (Star Trek)|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 (Twilight)|Edward Cullen]], a vampire from [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s book series ''[[Twilight (series)|Twilight]]''
*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]]
== In other fields ==
*[[Edward O'Connor Terry]], 19th Century English Actor and Theatre Owner
*[[Edward Grieg]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[composer]]
*[[Theodore Sturgeon|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]], [[Poland|Polish]]-[[Switzerland|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 Edwards|Harry Edward(s) (disambiguation)]]
*[[Ed Farhat]], Professional wrestler under the name The Sheik
*[[Ed Trice]], inventor of Gothic Chess
== In other languages ==
{{wiktionary|Edward}}
*[[Arab language|Arab]]: إدوارد
*[[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 愛德華
*[[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Eduard
*[[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Eduard
*[[French language|French]]: Édouard
*[[German language|German]]: Eduard
*[[Greek language|Greek]]: Εδουάρδος
*[[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: Eðvarður, Játvarður
*[[Irish language|Irish]]: Éamonn
*[[Italian language|Italian]]: Edoardo or Eduardo
*[[Latin language|Latin]]: Eduardus
*[[Maltese language|Maltese]]: Dwardu
*[[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Edvard
*[[Polish language|Polish]]: Edward
*[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Eduardo or Duarte
*[[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Eduard
*[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Eduardo
*[[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Edvard
*[[Russian language|Russian]]: Эдуард or Эдвард
*[[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Eetu
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