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Edvard

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See also: Eðvarð

Danish

Proper noun

Edvard

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Eðvarð
  • Faroese: Edvard (or possibly directly from English)

Faroese

Proper noun

Edvard m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Edvard: Edvardsson
  • daughter of Edvard: Edvardsdóttir

Declension

More information singular, indefinite ...

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • Eedvard

Etymology

From Swedish Edvard, from English Edward.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈedʋɑrd/, [ˈe̞dʋɑ̝rd]
  • Rhymes: -edʋɑrd
  • Syllabification(key): Ed‧vard
  • Hyphenation(key): Ed‧vard

Proper noun

Edvard

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Usage notes

  • Mainly used of foreign kings and historical persons, or as a middle name.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
  • (vernacular form): Eetu

Statistics

  • Edvard is the 600th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 304 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,309 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Norwegian

Alternative forms

  • Edevart, Elevardt, Ellevart

Proper noun

Edvard

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Slovene

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ẹ̑dvard m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Masculine anim., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...

Further reading

  • Edvard”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Edvard c (genitive Edvards)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

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