Names like Edward
Edward is a two-syllable Germanic name that ends in -rd. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Edward.
Leonard Germanic · Germanic, 'brave lion' or 'lion-strength'
Richard Germanic · brave ruler
Bernard Germanic · brave bear
Willard Germanic · resolutely brave
The same roots
Also Germanic names, from the tradition Edward comes from.
William Germanic · "will" and "helmet," two old words fused into one name; carried to England by the Conqueror in 1066 and near the top of English boys' names for most of the thousand years since. Will, Liam, and Billy all live inside it
Henry Germanic · "home ruler," from heim and rik, smoothed through French Henri into English; eight kings of England carried it, and after a mid-century nap it returned to the modern top tier. A century of Hanks, Hals, and Harrys ride along
Fredric Germanic · A variant spelling of Frederick, from Germanic frid, peace, and ric, ruler: peaceful ruler.
Leopold Germanic · "bold people"
The same feel
Also classic and royal names.
Edvard Scandinavian · Scandinavian form of Edward, Old English for wealth and guardian; famously borne by Edvard Munch, whose The Scream distilled modern anxiety into one face.
Edmund English · wealthy protector
Edmond English · wealthy protector
Alfred English · Old English, 'elf counsel'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1890s, the same decade as Edward, on a similar curve.
Earnest Germanic · variant of Ernest, 'serious, resolute'
Millard English · English surname, 'keeper of the mill'
Sanford English · English place name/surname, 'sandy river crossing'
Erwin Germanic · boar friend; famously borne by Erwin Schrödinger, physicist known for the wave equation and the 'Schrödinger's cat' thought experiment
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