Edvard

See also: Eðvarð

Danish

Proper noun

Edvard

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Related terms

• Teddy

Descendants

• → Icelandic: Eðvarð
• → Faroese: Edvard (or possibly directly from English)

Faroese

Proper noun

Edvard m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Edvard's son: Edvardsson
• Edvard's daughter: Edvardsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Edvard
accusative	Edvard
dative	Edvardi
genitive	Edvards

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Eedvard

Etymology

From Swedish Edvard, from English Edward, Old English Ēadweard, literal meaning “guard of (the) riches, guard of wealth”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedʋɑrd/, [ˈe̞dʋɑ̝rd]
• Rhymes: -edʋɑrd
• Syllabification^(key): Ed‧vard
• Hyphenation^(key): Ed‧vard

Proper noun

Edvard

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Usage notes

• Mainly used of foreign kings and historical persons, or as a middle name.

Declension

Inflection of Edvard (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Edvard	Edvardit
genitive		Edvardin	Edvardien
partitive		Edvardia	Edvardeja
illative		Edvardiin	Edvardeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Edvard	Edvardit
accusative	nom.	Edvard	Edvardit
	gen.	Edvardin
genitive		Edvardin	Edvardien
partitive		Edvardia	Edvardeja
inessive		Edvardissa	Edvardeissa
elative		Edvardista	Edvardeista
illative		Edvardiin	Edvardeihin
adessive		Edvardilla	Edvardeilla
ablative		Edvardilta	Edvardeilta
allative		Edvardille	Edvardeille
essive		Edvardina	Edvardeina
translative		Edvardiksi	Edvardeiksi
abessive		Edvarditta	Edvardeitta
instructive		—	Edvardein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Edvard (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Edvardini Edvardini accusative nom. Edvardini Edvardini gen. Edvardini genitive Edvardini Edvardieni partitive Edvardiani Edvardejani inessive Edvardissani Edvardeissani elative Edvardistani Edvardeistani illative Edvardiini Edvardeihini adessive Edvardillani Edvardeillani ablative Edvardiltani Edvardeiltani allative Edvardilleni Edvardeilleni essive Edvardinani Edvardeinani translative Edvardikseni Edvardeikseni abessive Edvardittani Edvardeittani instructive — — comitative — Edvardeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Edvardisi Edvardisi accusative nom. Edvardisi Edvardisi gen. Edvardisi genitive Edvardisi Edvardiesi partitive Edvardiasi Edvardejasi inessive Edvardissasi Edvardeissasi elative Edvardistasi Edvardeistasi illative Edvardiisi Edvardeihisi adessive Edvardillasi Edvardeillasi ablative Edvardiltasi Edvardeiltasi allative Edvardillesi Edvardeillesi essive Edvardinasi Edvardeinasi translative Edvardiksesi Edvardeiksesi abessive Edvardittasi Edvardeittasi instructive — — comitative — Edvardeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Edvardimme Edvardimme accusative nom. Edvardimme Edvardimme gen. Edvardimme genitive Edvardimme Edvardiemme partitive Edvardiamme Edvardejamme inessive Edvardissamme Edvardeissamme elative Edvardistamme Edvardeistamme illative Edvardiimme Edvardeihimme adessive Edvardillamme Edvardeillamme ablative Edvardiltamme Edvardeiltamme allative Edvardillemme Edvardeillemme essive Edvardinamme Edvardeinamme translative Edvardiksemme Edvardeiksemme abessive Edvardittamme Edvardeittamme instructive — — comitative — Edvardeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Edvardinne Edvardinne accusative nom. Edvardinne Edvardinne gen. Edvardinne genitive Edvardinne Edvardienne partitive Edvardianne Edvardejanne inessive Edvardissanne Edvardeissanne elative Edvardistanne Edvardeistanne illative Edvardiinne Edvardeihinne adessive Edvardillanne Edvardeillanne ablative Edvardiltanne Edvardeiltanne allative Edvardillenne Edvardeillenne essive Edvardinanne Edvardeinanne translative Edvardiksenne Edvardeiksenne abessive Edvardittanne Edvardeittanne instructive — — comitative — Edvardeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Edvardinsa Edvardinsa accusative nom. Edvardinsa Edvardinsa gen. Edvardinsa genitive Edvardinsa Edvardiensa partitive Edvardiaan Edvardiansa Edvardejaan Edvardejansa inessive Edvardissaan Edvardissansa Edvardeissaan Edvardeissansa elative Edvardistaan Edvardistansa Edvardeistaan Edvardeistansa illative Edvardiinsa Edvardeihinsa adessive Edvardillaan Edvardillansa Edvardeillaan Edvardeillansa ablative Edvardiltaan Edvardiltansa Edvardeiltaan Edvardeiltansa allative Edvardilleen Edvardillensa Edvardeilleen Edvardeillensa essive Edvardinaan Edvardinansa Edvardeinaan Edvardeinansa translative Edvardikseen Edvardiksensa Edvardeikseen Edvardeiksensa abessive Edvardittaan Edvardittansa Edvardeittaan Edvardeittansa instructive — — comitative — Edvardeineen Edvardeinensa

Related terms

• (vernacular form): Eetu

Statistics

• Edvard is the 600^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 304 male individuals (and as a middle name to 5,309 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Edevard, Edvar, Edvardt, Edvart (historical Norwegian variants)

Etymology

Borrowed from English Edward, from Old English Ēadweard, from Proto-West Germanic *Audawardu, from Proto-Germanic *Audawarduz, composed of *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *warduz (“guard, guardian”). Doublet of Audvard. First attested in the 16th century in Norway.

Compare Danish Edvard, Swedish Edvard, Faroese Edvard and Icelandic Eðvarð (“male given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛd.ʋɑrd/, [ˈɛd.ʋɑɖ]
• Rhymes: -ɑɖ
• Hyphenation: Ed‧vard

Proper noun

Edvard

1. a male given name from English [in turn from Old English], equivalent to English Edward

Usage notes

• The Norwegian name day for Edvard is 18 March, shared with Aleksander and Sander.
• The name had one major period of popularity around 1900 and another beginning after 2010.

Derived terms

• Edvarda (“female given name”)
• Edvardsen (“patronymic surname”)

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 3,532 men in Norway had Edvard as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Edvard” in Store norske leksikon.
• “Edvard” at Nordic Names.

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éːdʋart/

Proper noun

Ẹ̑dvard m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	Édvard
gen. sing.	Édvarda
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Édvard	Édvarda	Édvardi
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Édvarda	Édvardov	Édvardov
dative (dajȃlnik)	Édvardu	Édvardoma	Édvardom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Édvarda	Édvarda	Édvarde
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Édvardu	Édvardih	Édvardih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Édvardom	Édvardoma	Édvardi

Further reading

• “Edvard”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Edvard c (genitive Edvards)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Edward

Related terms

• Ted