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Vinony

Edward

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛdwəd/ / /ˈɛdwɚd/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward 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”), doublet of Eduard.

  1. 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.”

    “Heaven is my witness! that in the warmest transport of my wishes for the prosperity of my child, I never once wished to crown his head with more glory and honour than what George or Edward would have spread around it.”

  2. A surname. See also Edwards.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *audaz Proto-Indo-European *wer- Proto-Indo-European *wor-tús Proto-Germanic *warduz Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu Old English Ēadweard Middle English Edward English Edward 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”), doublet of Eduard.

  1. A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.

    “It is indeed the same golden Edward, with three holes in it, with which I presented my Mary on her birthday, in her eighteenth year, to buy a new suit for the holidays.”