Edward

Edward is a male given name and family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a form of the male given name Eduard . It is particularly widespread in English-speaking countries.

Name bearer

Single name

• Edward the Elder (≈871–924), King of Wessex, see Edward the Elder
• Edward the Confessor (≈1004-1066), penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and saint, see Edward the Confessor
• Edward VII (1841–1910), King of Great Britain, see Eduard VII.
• Edward VIII (1894–1972), King of Great Britain, see Eduard VIII.
• Edward, 2nd Duke of Kent (* 1935), British nobleman, member of the British royal family
• Edward, Earl of Wessex (* 1964), youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II.

First name

• Edward Albee (1928–2016), American playwright and essayist
• Edward Arnold (1890–1956), American actor of German descent
• Edward Babiuch (* 1927), Polish politician
• Edward Granville Browne (1862-1926), British orientalist
• Edward Kevin Daly (1933-2016), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry
• Edward Dębicki (* 1935), Polish Roma musician
• Edward Elgar (1857–1934), English composer
• Edward Fox (born 1937), British actor
• Edward Furlong (born 1977), American actor
• Edward Gierek (1913-2001), Polish politician
• Edward Peregrine Gueritz (1855–1938), British colonial governor in North Borneo
• Edward Heath (1916–2005), British politician, Prime Minister
• Edward Kennedy (1932–2009), American politician
• Edward N. Lorenz (1917–2008), American meteorologist and university professor
• Edward Joseph Mahoney (1949-2019), American rock singer, see Eddie Money
• Edward Ambrose Mellors (1907-1946), British motorcycle racer, see Ted Mellors
• Edward Moore (1712–1757), English playwright and writer
• Edward Murray (born 1956), American football player
• Edward Nalbandjan (* 1956), Armenian politician
• Edward Newton (1832-1897), British colonial administrator and ornithologist
• Edward Norton (born 1969), American actor
• Edward Piccin (* 1971), Swiss actor
• Edward Raczyński (1786–1845), Polish nobleman and patron
• Edward Raczyński (1891–1993), Polish politician and diplomat
• Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886–1941), Polish military man and politician
• Edward Simoni (* 1959), German-Polish pan flutist
• Edward Snowden (* 1983), American whistleblower
• Edward Speleers (* 1988), British film actor
• Edward Sternaman (1895–1973) American football player and football official
• Edward Teller (1908–2003), Hungarian-American physicist
• Edward Francis Twining (1899–1967), British governor of British North Borneo and Tanganyika
• Edward Van Halen (* 1955), Dutch-American guitarist, see Eddie Van Halen
• Edward Whymper (1840-1911), British mountaineer
• Edward Woodward (1930–2009), British actor
• Edward Zanki (1952–2019), German musician, singer and producer, see Edo Zanki

Second first name

• Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870), American Army Colonel
• Lawrence Edward Grace Oates (1880–1912), British polar explorer
• Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), son of James Francis Edward Stuart and English heir to the throne

Edvard

• Edvard Beneš (1884–1948), Czech politician, founder of Czechoslovakia
• Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composer
• Edvard Hoem (* 1949), Norwegian writer
• Eðvarð Matthíasson , Icelandic snooker player
• Edvard Munch (1863–1944), Norwegian painter and graphic artist
• Edvard Hugo von Zeipel (1873–1959), Swedish astronomer

family name

• Alonso Edward (* 1989), Panamanian athlete
• Harry Edward (1895–1973), British athlete
• Hugo Edward (1845–1914), German theater actor
• Julia Edward (* 1991), New Zealand rower

See also

• Edwards
• Edwards (family name)
• Edward with the scissor hands
• Edward Anthony Masen Cullen , fictional character from the Twilight universe
• Ioann Sucharjew (* 1987), Ukrainian e-athlete with the nickname Edward
• Edward Ridge , mountain ridge in Enderbyland, Antarctica
• Edward VII Peninsula , Peninsula in the Ross Dependency, Antarctica
• Edward VIII Bay , Bay on the Kemplands Coast, Antarctica
• Edward VIII Plateau , peninsula on the coast of Kemplands, Antarctica
• Edward VIII Ice Shelf , ice shelf on the coast of Kemplands, Antarctica
• Mount Edward (various mountains)