The baby name Edvard is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛd.vɑrd/ (ED-vard).
Edvard is English in Origin.
The baby name Edvard is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛd.vɑrd/ (ED-vard).
Edvard is English in Origin.
Edvard is the Scandinavian and some Slavic form of Edward, from Old English ead "wealth, prosperity" + weard "guardian," yielding the sense "guardian of riches" or "protector of prosperity." It appears across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the Czech lands, with Icelandic Eðvarð and Baltic forms Edvards (Latvian) and Edvardas (Lithuanian). Related variants include Edward (English, Polish), Édouard (French), Eduard (German, Dutch, several Slavic languages), Edoardo (Italian), and Eduardo (Spanish, Portuguese). Common diminutives are Ed, Eddie, and Eddy; regional nicknames include Eetu (Finnish) and Edo (Central European).
Use rose in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and the name remains culturally resonant through figures such as Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and painter Edvard Munch, as well as Czech statesman Edvard Beneš. Edvard offers a timeless, stately profile with a familiar root yet a distinctly Nordic feel compared with mainstream Edward.
| Edvard Beneš Edvard Beneš was a Czech politician best known for serving as president of Czechoslovakia, first from 1935 to 1938 and then again from 1939 to 1948. During much of World War II, he led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile. | Edvard Radzinsky Edvard Radzinsky is best known as a Russian historian and playwright who also became a popular television personality. He has written more than 40 history books, including Stalin and The Last Tsar, and is widely known in Russia for bringing history to a broad audience. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| MD | 0 | #34 | 1 | 434 | |
| GE | 0 | #44 | 1 | 997 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #57 | 100 | 444 |
| SI | 0 | #77 | 4 | 1,612 | |
| MD | Boys | 0 | #81 | 1 | 756 |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 4 | 2,055 |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #113 | 39 | 2,166 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #114 | 12 | 2,087 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #149 | 6 | 2,277 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #162 | 21 | 1,509 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #171 | 39 | 3,402 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| HR | 0 | #180 | 2 | 2,081 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #219 | 40 | 3,997 |
| PS | 0 | #225 | 2 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #273 | 32 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #277 | 13 | 6,578 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #309 | 17 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #361 | 148 | 12,621 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #381 | 47 | 2,041 |
| France | Boys | 2019 | #390 | 5 | 2,886 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #434 | 308 | 3,552 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #511 | 42 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #735 | 17 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #928 | 25 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,027 | 7 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,451 | 21 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Edvard is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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