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Edward m. Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English weard 'guard, ward'.

The name of eight medieval kings of England, one of whom was the patron saint of the kingdom until 1348, as well as another 10th C saint.

Unlike many Old English names which never made it outside of England, and perhaps Scotland, Edward is one of the few which can be found as far away as Iberia in the Middle Ages.

England
Latin
● 966 Eadward (nom) CDAS DXXIX; 1189 Eduuard (nom) GASurv p. 102, Eduuardus (nom) ibid. p. 106, Edward (nom) ibid. p. 174, Edwardi (gen) ibid. p. 118, Edwardus (nom) ibid. p. 108; 1279–80 Edwardi (gen) WaHR-SK p. 25; 1290 Edwardus (nom) POSDu VII; 1298 Edwardus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 2; 1299 Edwardus (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1300 Edwardi (gen) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 229; 1357 Edwardi (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 23, Edwardo (abl) ibid. no. 23; 1381 Edwardus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 94; 1440 Edwardo (dat) WillsInv LI, Edwardum (acc) ibid. LI; 1485–1486 Edwardo (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 53; 1503 Edwardus (nom) WillsInv LXXIV; 1530 Edwardum (acc) ibid. LXXX; 1563 Edwardus (nom) Chst-1 p. 11; 1566 Edwardus (nom) ibid. p. 11
Old English
● 966 Edward (nom) CDAS DXXIX
Middle English
● 1420 Edward EEW p. 53; 1438 Edward ibid. p. 110; 1438–39 Edward ibid. p. 130
Early Modern English
● 1520 Edward SaxhamSf p. 128; 1528 Edward ExMar p. 1; 1529 Edwarde PP-HenV p. 5; 1530 Edward LIWill-III p. 5, Edwarde ibid. p. 4; 1541 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, WillsInv LXXXVIII; 1542/3 Edwarde SIAcc 3; 1543 Edward StAnthonlin p. 4; 1545 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 4, StAnthonlin p. 5, WillsInv LXXXIV; 1546 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 Edward StAnthonlin p. 6, Edwarde WillsInv XCIII; 1548 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 6; 1549 Edward ibid. p. 8; 1550 Edward ibid. p. 8, WillsInv XCV; 1551 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1552 Edward ibid. p. 7, Edwarde ibid. p. 7; 1553 Edward ibid. p. 8, DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1554 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 5, BarnstapleBap p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 26; 1556 Edward StAnthonlin p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 2, Edwarde BarnstapleBap p. 9; 1557 Edward ibid. p. 10, Edwarde ProcSuf-vol3 p. 265; 1558 Edward StAnthonlin p. 12, bruton-vol1 p. 110; 1559 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 10, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, SaxhamSf p. 1, bruton-vol1 p. 30, Edwarde BarnstapleBap p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 30; 1560 Edward BarnstapleBap p. 10, HAmar-vol9 p. 67, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, SaxhamSf p. 56, StAnthonlin p. 14, Edwarde BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Edward ibid. p. 11, COmar-vol5 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 14, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Edwarde BarnstapleBap p. 11; 1562 Edward ibid. p. 12, COmar-vol2 p. 69; 1563 Edward BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, SaxhamSf p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 15; 1564 Edward ibid. p. 17; 1565 Edward ibid. p. 17; 1566 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 8, HAmar-vol9 p. 68, Redruth-Co p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 18; 1567 Edward HAmar-vol9 p. 68, StAnthonlin p. 19, bruton-vol1 p. 36; 1568 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 95, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, ExMar 2b, Redruth-Co p. 6; 1569 Edward StAnthonlin p. 20, bruton-vol1 p. 38; 1570 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 54, StAnthonlin p. 21; 1571 Edward bruton-vol1 p. 39; 1572 Edward BUmar-vol9 p. 5, CAmar-vol1 p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 22, bruton-vol1 p. 40; 1573 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 9, StAnthonlin p. 22; 1574 Edward ibid. p. 23, bruton-vol1 p. 41; 1575 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 30, StAnthonlin p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 42; 1576 Edward COmar-vol2 p. 70, StAnthonlin p. 25, bruton-vol1 p. 43; 1577 Edward CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1578 Edward StAnthonlin p. 26; 1579 Edward ibid. p. 27, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1580 Edward StAnthonlin p. 27; 1581 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 10, BEmar-vol2 p. 130, BUmar-vol9 p. 6; 1582 Edward COmar-vol2 p. 101, StAnthonlin p. 29; 1583 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 130, CAmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol2 p. 8, OrpingtonKe p. 6, StAnthonlin p. 29, Edwarde BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1584 Edward DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1585 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 130, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, DEmar-vol2 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 7, Edwarde BEmar-vol2 p. 69, SaxhamSf p. 57; 1586 Edward OrpingtonKe p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1587/8 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1587 Edward CAmar-vol1 p. 4, OrpingtonKe p. 8, bruton-vol1 p. 47; 1588 Edward DEmar-vol2 p. 16, OrpingtonKe p. 8; 1589 Edward DEmar-vol2 p. 18, StAnthonlin p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 48; 1590 Edward BUmar-vol9 p. 7, COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 20; 1591 Edward BEmar-vol1 p. 14, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, DEmar-vol2 p. 22, StAnthonlin p. 35; 1592 Edward COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol2 p. 24, bruton-vol1 p. 52; 1593 Edward DEmar-vol2 p. 26, bruton-vol1 p. 10; 1594 Edward COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 30, HAmar-vol9 p. 92, StAnthonlin p. 37; 1595 Edward DEmar-vol2 p. 30, StAnthonlin p. 37, bruton-vol1 p. 54; 1596 Edward CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol2 p. 33, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1597 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 54, DEmar-vol2 p. 36, StAnthonlin p. 38, bruton-vol1 p. 11; 1598 Edward COmar-vol2 p. 102, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, DEmar-vol2 p. 37, bruton-vol1 p. 56, Edwarde HAmar-vol9 p. 93; 1599 Edward BEmar-vol2 p. 131, CAmar-vol1 p. 6, DEmar-vol2 p. 42, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 57, Edwarde HAmar-vol9 p. 51
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1592 Hetto Tiik1977 p. 285
France
Latin
● 1301 Edouart (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 220
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Edwardus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 3
Scotland
Latin
● 1095 Edwardi (gen) ESC XV; c1120 Edwardus (nom) ibid. XXXVI; 1124 Eduardo (abl) ibid. XLIX
Wales
Latin
● 1497 Edward (nom) ArchCambIII p. 66, Edwardi (gen) ibid. p. 66
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Edward". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Edward.