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Edward

American  
[ed-werd] / ˈɛd wərd /

noun

  1. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall The Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).

  2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2,150 sq. km).

  3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”


Edward 1 British  
/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

  1. known as the Black Prince. 1330–76, Prince of Wales, the son of Edward III of England. He won victories over the French at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War

  2. Prince. born 1964, Earl of Wessex, third son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999 he married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965); their daughter Louise was born in 2003 and their son James in 2007

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Edward 2 British  
/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

  1. Former official name: Lake Amin. a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And the always-reliable Edward Norton would increase his tally to five.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We see deep change under way at Heineken, and we expect new CEO Rafa Oliveira to drive sharper execution,” analyst Edward Mundy at Jefferies wrote in a recent note to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Her son Edward “Teddy” Ebersol died at age 14 in a 2004 Colorado plane crash that also claimed the lives of two other people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The King, wearing sunglasses and a grey suit, was given a ceremonial welcome at the airport and was greeted by the island's Governor General Dame Cynthia A. Pratt and its Prime Minister Philip Edward.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The court believed Kate’s sons would be safe with Uncle Edward, so her neglect case was dropped and the boys were released from the asylum.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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