Ed
/ɛd/noun
A familiar short form of the masculine given name Edward, and sometimes Edmund or Edgar.
Did you know?The name Edward was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, including Edward the Confessor, helping preserve its royal and protective aura in English history.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*audawardaz
“A compound meaning roughly “wealth or prosperity guardian”; the reconstructed ancestor of Edward.”
Old English
Old English
Ēadweard
“A personal name combining ēad, “prosperity, fortune,” with weard, “guardian, keeper.””
10th–11th Century
Old English
Ēadweard
“A royal Anglo-Saxon name, borne by English kings including Edward the Elder and Edward the Confessor.”
Middle English
English
Edward
“The inherited form of the Old English royal name, increasingly standardized after the Norman Conquest.”
Modern English
English
Ed
“A shortened familiar form of Edward, also used informally for some other names beginning with Ed-.”