Word
edward
Phoneticsed·ward
/ˈɛdwɝd/
Definitions
01given name
n. a common first name for a man.
n. a masculine given name of Old English origin, frequently used in English-speaking countries.
“Edward decided to go by the nickname Ed when he started university.”
“The protagonist, Edward, undergoes a significant character transformation throughout the first three chapters of the novel.”
02historical figure
n. the name of several famous kings of England.
n. a name held by numerous English and British monarchs, most notably Edward the Confessor and Edward VIII.
“King Edward VII ruled the United Kingdom at the start of the 1900s.”
“Historians often debate the political impact of King Edward I's legal reforms on the development of the English Parliament.”
03historical coin
n. an old gold coin used during the time of a King Edward.
n. a gold coin minted during the reign of an English king named Edward.
“The museum displayed a rare Edward found by a farmer in the field.”
“The numismatist identified the artifact as a gold Edward, noting the specific mint marks characteristic of the mid-fourteenth century.”
Archaic · Technical
Etymology
From Middle English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic Audawarduz, corresponding to ed (“wealth, riches”) + ward (“ward, guard”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.