Where it comes from
ead (wealth, fortune) + weard (guardian)
Also known as
Eduardo (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), Édouard (French), Eduard (German)
Fun Fact
One of the few pre-Norman English names that survived the Conquest largely intact, carried by numerous English kings across many centuries. Most European versions of the name were borrowed later, directly from English royal history, rather than developing independently the way many other common names did.