Meaning, origin and history of the name Eddy

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛd.i/(English) /ˈɛ.di/(Dutch) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Edward, Edmund and other names beginning with Ed.

VariantsEd, Eddie, Ned, Ted, Teddie, Teddy(English) Ed, Ward(Dutch)

Feminine FormEdwina(English)

Other Languages & CulturesEdmond, Eduart(Albanian) Eadgar, Eadmund, Eadweard, Eadwine(Anglo-Saxon) Eduard, Edvard(Armenian) Edorta(Basque) Eduard(Belarusian) Ogier(Carolingian Cycle) Eduard(Catalan) Eduard, Edi(Croatian) Eduard, Edvard(Czech) Edvard, Edvin(Danish) Eduard, Edvin(Estonian) Edvard, Edvin, Eetu(Finnish) Eduard(Georgian) Edgar, Edmund, Eduard, Edi, Otwin(German) Audagar, Audowin, Autchar, Otgar(Germanic) Ekewaka(Hawaiian) Eduárd, Edvárd, Edvin, Ödön, Ede, Ödi(Hungarian) Eadbhárd, Éamonn, Éamon, Eamon(Irish) Edgardo, Edmondo, Edoardo(Italian) Edgars, Edmunds, Eduards, Edvīns, Edijs, Edvards(Latvian) Edmao(Limburgish) Edgaras, Edmundas, Eduardas, Edvardas, Edvinas(Lithuanian) Audoin(Lombardic) Audun, Edvard, Edvin(Norwegian) Audaweniz(Old Germanic) Auðun(Old Norse) Edmund, Edward(Polish) Duarte, Edgar, Edmundo, Eduardo, Dado, Du, Duda, Dudu, Edu(Portuguese) Eduard(Romanian) Eduard(Russian) Eideard(Scottish Gaelic) Eduard(Slovak) Edvard, Edi(Slovene) Édgar, Edgardo, Edmundo, Eduardo, Edu, Lalo(Spanish) Edvard, Edvin(Swedish) Eduard(Ukrainian)

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