Edvard

Gender Masculine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Czech, Armenian
Scripts Էդվարդ(Armenian)
Pronounced Pron. EHD-vahd(Swedish) /ˈɛd.ʋɑɖ/(Norwegian) EH-vahd(Danish) /ˈed.ʋɑrd/(Finnish) /ˈéːd.ʋart/(Slovene) /ˈɛd.vard/(Czech) /ɛd.ˈvɑɾd/(Eastern Armenian) /ɛtʰ.ˈvɑɾtʰ/(Western Armenian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Edward in several languages. Notable bearers include the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944).

Related Names

Rootsead + weard
VariantsEetu(Finnish) Eduard(Czech) Eduard(Armenian)
DiminutiveEdi(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesEduart(Albanian) Eadweard(Anglo-Saxon) Edorta(Basque) Eduard(Catalan) Eduard, Edi(Croatian) Eduard, Ed, Eddy, Ward(Dutch) Edward, Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Ned, Ted, Teddie, Teddy(English) Eduard(Estonian) Édouard, Eddy(French) Eduard(Georgian) Eduard(German) Ekewaka(Hawaiian) Eduárd, Edvárd, Ede(Hungarian) Eadbhárd(Irish) Edoardo(Italian) Eduards, Edijs, Edvards(Latvian) Eduardas, Edvardas(Lithuanian) Edward(Polish) Duarte, Eduardo, Dado, Du, Duda, Dudu, Edu(Portuguese) Eduard(Romanian) Eduard(Russian) Eideard(Scottish Gaelic) Eduard(Slovak) Eduardo, Edu, Lalo(Spanish)
Surname DescendantEdvardsen(Norwegian)
Same SpellingEdvárd

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   urban   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Finland: March 18
Norway: March 18
Sweden: March 18

Categories

artists, conductors, expressionist artists, painters, printmakers, symbolist artists, trumpeters
Entry updated October 6, 2024