Edward
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edward in British English:
UK [ˈedwəd]
How to pronounce Edward in American English:
US [ ˈedwərd]
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- Noun:
- third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964)
- son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
Word Origin
- Edward
- masc. proper name, from Old English Eadweard, literally "prosperity-guard," from ead "wealth, prosperity" (see Edith) + weard "guardian" (see ward (n.)). Among the 10 most popular names for boys born in the U.S. every year from 1895 to 1930.
Example
- 1. Edward did not go to school with other children .
- 2. Edward thomas was a late starter to poetry .
- 3. 1912 Edward enters oxford university .
- 4. Yunbo : we also went to prince edward island .
- 5. 1920 Edward begins a five-year journey round the world .