Name Element WEARD

Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "guard, guardian".

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Other Languages & Culturesward(Frankish) wards(Gothic) warda(Late Roman) wardaz(Old Germanic) wart(Old High German) vǫrðr(Old Norse) ward(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsEduart(Albanian) Ælfweard, Æthelweard, Cyneweard, Eadweard, Hereward, Sigeweard(Anglo-Saxon) Eduard, Edvard(Armenian) Edorta(Basque) Eduard(Catalan) Eduard(Croatian) Eduard, Edvard(Czech) Edvard, Sigurd(Danish) Eduard, Sjoerd, Sieuwerd(Dutch) Edward, Millard, Seward, Ward, Ewart, Kennard(English) Eduard(Estonian) Edvard, Eetu(Finnish) Édouard(French) Sjoerd(Frisian) Eduard(Georgian) Eduard, Siegward(German) Sigiward, Siward(Germanic) Ekewaka(Hawaiian) Eduárd, Edvárd(Hungarian) Sigurður(Icelandic) Eadbhárd(Irish) Edoardo(Italian) Eduards, Edvards(Latvian) Eduardas, Edvardas(Lithuanian) Sievert(Low German) Sigurd, Sigurðr(Norse Mythology) Edvard, Sigurd, Sivert, Sjurd(Norwegian) Sigiwardaz(Old Germanic) Sigurðr(Old Norse) Edward(Polish) Duarte, Eduarda, Eduardo(Portuguese) Eduard(Romanian) Eduard(Russian) Eideard(Scottish Gaelic) Eduard(Slovak) Edvard(Slovene) Eduardo(Spanish) Edvard, Sigurd, Sigvard, Sivert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsEdwards, Edwardson, Ewart, Haward, Hayward, Kennard, Millard, Millward, Seward, Sowards, Ward, Woodward(English) Sigurdsson, Sigurðsson(Icelandic) Ó Suaird, Seward, Sowards(Irish) Edvardsen(Norwegian) Duarte(Portuguese) Duarte(Spanish) Sigurdsson(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1176, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated October 6, 2024