Given name · also Old English
Jedvard
Jedvard is a masculine given name from Old English, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old Swedish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jedvard comes from Old English, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, built from Old English ēad + weard.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jedvard’s family of names
In Old Swedish usage, Jedvard continues an earlier form in Játvarðr.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Jedvard, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Audvard
“riches, wealth” · “guard, ward”
>99% boys
Håvard
“high”
>99% boys
Eðvald
“riches, wealth”
>99% boys
Æþelbald
“noble” · “bold, brave”
>99% boys
Ealdræd
“old, wise” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Eadræd
“wealth” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Eivind
“luck, fortune”
>99% boys
Êdouard
“wealth, riches”
>99% boys