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Meaning of Ed

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Ed is an English name for boys.
The meaning is `the persistent protector`
The name Ed is most commonly given to Scottish boys. (5 times more often than to American boys.)

It is short for:

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Edward

If it's too long you might use:

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Edward, Edmund

What do they use in other countries?

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Eddie (English)
Eduardo (Spanish)
Eddy (English)
Edi (Albanian)
Edward (English, Polish)
Emon

The name sounds like:

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Ad, Aad, Ade, Ado, Adi, Aed, Eddy, Ido, Jed, Jud, Odo, Ot, Udi, Udo

Similar names are:

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Eb, Em, Ev

See also:

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Iorwerth, Eduardo, Edmundo, Eideard, Edvard, Duarte, Edoardo, Edmondo, Ödön, Ekewaka, Eduard, Edmond, Édouard, Eetu, Eddy, Ned, Ted, Teddy, Ewart

Statistics

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