Eddie

alternative Eddy

1. A diminutive of the male given names Edward, Edgar, and Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-; variant form Eddy.

   A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.

   2015 October 1, Elaine Goodman, “Hot Property: Eddie Murphy's former home is back on the market (slideshow)”, in Sacramento Business Journal, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2016

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   There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.

   1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169

plural Eddies · alternative Eddy

1. CanadainformalA member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.