Given name & surname
Edouard
“a wealthy protector”
Edouard is a variant of Edward. One English interpretation is “a wealthy protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Edouard is a variant of Edward. One English interpretation is “a wealthy protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Edouard is a variant of Edward. An origin associated with Edward is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Middle French usage, Edouard developed from Edward.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Edouard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 621
- 621 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −68%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,194 as a first name in 2020; 2,766 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Edouard’s family of names
In Middle French usage, Edouard developed from Edward. In French usage, Edouard has a related form in Édouard. Edouard has a related form in Edward.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Edouard has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Edouard
- Edouard Van BenedenBelgian cytologist, embryologist, marine biologist1846–1910
- Eddy VerstraetenRoad bicycle racer (1948-2005)
- Edouard Benedictusinventor of the laminated glass (1878-1930)
- Edouard SaoumaLebanese United Nations official (1926-2012)
- Edouard MathosCentral African Roman Catholic bishop (1948–2017)
- Ed SetrakianAmerican actorborn 1928
- Edouard FesingerBelgian sport shooter1850
- Edouard Agneessenspainter (1842-1885)
- Edouard SinayobyeRwandan Roman Catholic bishopborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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