Ed - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Ed [ 1 syll. ed ] is pronounced as EHD ^KEY. Ed is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Old English. Ed is a short form of the name Edward (English and Polish).

Ed is uncommon as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.183% of baby boys were given the name Ed. It ranked at #87 then. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is currently of very modest use. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Ed, Edward (English and Polish) was the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Ed include Ade (English), Eddie (English), Eddy (English), and Ehud (Hebrew).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Ed: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"

Details of famous persons named Ed:
Actor Ed Asner, born 15 November 1929, Kansas City, Kansas.
Fictional Character Mister Ed, born 1961.
Journalist Ed Bradley, born 22 June 1941 - 9 November 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
TV Personality Ed McMahon, born 6 March 1923, Detroit, Michigan.

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