Eadweard

Old English

Alternative forms

Ēadƿeard

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *warþō (“guardian, watchman”).

Proper noun

Ēadweard

A male given name, the Old English equivalent of Edward.

Descendants

Middle English: Edward
- English: Edward
  - → Norwegian: Edvard
  - → Swedish: Edvard
  - → Danish: Edvard
    - → Icelandic: Eðvarð
→ Old Norse: Játvarðr
- Icelandic: Játvarður
- Faroese: Jatvarður
→ Old French: Edward
- Middle French: Edward
  - French: Édouard
    - → German: Eduard
→ Latin: Edwardus, Eduardus
- Italian: Edoardo, Eduardo
- Spanish: Eduardo
- Portuguese: Eduardo
→ Irish: Éadbhard

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