The first name Édouard

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About the first name Édouard

Meaning

The name Édouard is a form related to Edward and shares its traditional meaning: “guardian of prosperity”.

Historical origin

Édouard belongs to the same name family as Edward. The name Edward comes from Old English Eadweard, formed from ead “wealth” and weard “guardian”.

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Édouard also appears in several compound names in French-speaking tradition, including Charles-Édouard, Joseph-Édouard. Form variants are common in older sources.

Pronunciation:é-dou-are.du.aʁ

Frequency of the first name Édouard by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Édouard by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

11,013total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name ÉdouardLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Édouard in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001710176918281887194620051710–1714 3 baptisms1755–1759 3 baptisms1760–1764 6 baptisms1765–1769 15 baptisms1770–1774 3 baptisms1775–1779 3 baptisms1780–1784 3 baptisms1785–1789 12 baptisms1790–1794 30 baptisms1795–1799 105 baptisms1800–1804 168 baptisms1805–1809 219 baptisms1810–1814 306 baptisms1815–1819 372 baptisms1820–1824 534 baptisms1825–1829 555 baptisms1830–1834 762 baptisms1835–1839 654 baptisms1840–1844 789 baptisms1845–1849 852 baptisms1850–1854 795 baptisms1855–1859 882 baptisms1860–1864 780 baptisms1865–1869 654 baptisms1870–1874 435 baptisms1875–1879 477 baptisms1880–1884 399 baptisms1885–1889 276 baptisms1890–1894 240 baptisms1895–1899 204 baptisms1900–1904 114 baptisms1905–1909 84 baptisms1910–1914 66 baptisms1915–1919 33 baptisms1920–1924 48 baptisms1925–1929 42 baptisms1930–1934 9 baptisms1935–1939 18 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 9 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 9 baptisms1985–1989 6 baptisms1990–1994 12 baptisms1995–1999 6 baptisms2000–2004 6 baptisms2005–2009 6 baptisms

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