Given name
Edwardus
Edwardus is a masculine given name from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, built from Proto-Germanic *audaz + *warduz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Edwardus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Edwardus has a later derivative in Εδουάρδος. In Latin usage, Edwardus has a conventional equivalent in the German form Eduard. In Latin usage, Edwardus has a related form in EDUARDUS.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Edwardus has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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