Meaning of Edward | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
   historical
3. A surname. See also Edwards.
   uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.”

“The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.”

“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.”

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