edward
エドワード
解説 Definition
英語圏で一般的な男性の名前。古英語で「豊かな守護者」を意味する。
Edward is a traditional masculine given name in English-speaking communities. It identifies a particular man or boy and historically carries the sense of a guardian associated with wealth, prosperity, or good fortune.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Edward は英語圏の男性名で、実際の表記では必ず Edward と大文字にする。古英語の ead「富・幸福」＋ weard「守護者」という構成を、ward「守ること・保護」と結び付けると覚えやすい。King Edward や Edward teaches のように、称号の後や人を主語とする位置に現れる。
Remember Edward as a man’s given name and write it with a capital E in normal use. Its Old English parts provide a reliable memory aid: ead meant “wealth” or “prosperity,” and weard meant “guardian.” The second element is related to the idea seen in ward and warden, so Edward can be pictured historically as a guardian of prosperity. In modern sentences, however, the name simply identifies a person. Patterns such as King Edward, Edward teaches, and named Edward help distinguish it from an ordinary vocabulary word.
例文
Edward is named after his grandfather.
エドワードは祖父にちなんで名付けられました。
King Edward VII ruled England in the early 1900s.
エドワード7世は1900年代初頭にイングランドを統治しました。
Edward teaches history at the local university.
エドワードは地元の大学で歴史を教えています。
edward の類義語・関連語
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edward の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 Eadweard（ead「富・幸福」+ weard「守護者」）に由来。「財産の守り手」が原義で、Anglo-Saxon時代の王族に多い名前。関連語: ward（守る）、Edward the Confessor（エドワード懺悔王）。英国王室で繰り返し使われた由緒ある名前。
Edward comes from Old English Eadweard, a compound of ead, meaning “wealth,” “prosperity,” or “good fortune,” and weard, meaning “guardian” or “protector.” It was borne by Anglo-Saxon rulers and saints and later remained prominent among English monarchs. The second element is related to English ward and warden. Although the historical compound can be interpreted as “guardian of wealth,” modern Edward functions as a personal name without conveying a literal occupational meaning.
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