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Boy name Old English origin Christian tradition

Edward

ED-werd · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wealthy guardian
Language
Old English
Culture
Anglo-Saxon
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
royal · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#228
2024 births1,584
Peak year1924
First appeared1880
Total US births1,301,987
1924 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EdEddieTedNed
Alternate spellings
EdwerdEdvard
In other languages
Eduardo (Spanish/Portuguese)Édouard (French)Eduard (Russian)Edvard (Scandinavian)

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Notable people named Edward

King Edward
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