Edwards

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UK/ˈɛdwədz/US/ˈɛdwɚdz/

proper noun

An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

Edwards1

proper nounEdwards (countable and uncountable, plural Edwardses)

plural Edwardses · alternative Edward · alternative Edwardes

  1. countableuncountableAn English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.

    Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards.

    2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2016
    1 more example

    The group has dramatically raised the stakes, too, in Maryland, ahead of its July 19 primary, already spending more than $4 million to defeat former Rep. Donna Edwards in the 4th Congressional District. J Street’s super PAC recently invested there to defend Edwards with a $500,000 television buy, complementing more than $150,000 in digital and direct mail advertising.

    2022 July 12, Gregory Krieg, “Progressive pro-Israel group takes on AIPAC in Michigan Democratic primary fight”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2025
  2. A locale in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California, the location of Edwards Air Force Base.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado; named for postal official Melvin Edwards.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableA township and unincorporated community therein, in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri.
    7. countableuncountableA town and hamlet therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for Edward McCormack, brother of the founder.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Hinds County, Mississippi; named for landowner Dick Edwards.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Edwards2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Edward
noun
  1. pluralplural of Edward

Origin

Edwards · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wer-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wor-tús
  4. Proto-Germanic*warduz
  5. Proto-Germanic*Audawarduz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*Audawardu
  7. Old EnglishĒadweard
  8. Middle EnglishEdward
  9. EnglishEdward
  10. EnglishEdwards

From Edward + -s.

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Edwards · proper noun, noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

Edwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edwards

MLA

“Edwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edwards. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edwards,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edwards.

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