Ed

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ed"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd/
• Rhymes: -ɛd
• Homophone: ed

Proper noun

Ed (plural Eds)

1. A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
   • 1989, Ann Beattie, Picturing Will, Random House, →ISBN, page 67:

     His first name was probably Steve or Ed. No, there were no more Steves or Eds in New York. They were now Steven or Edward, whether they were gay or straight. If they had money, they didn't have a nickname. Everybody was into high seriousness, so that now even dogs were named Humphrey and Raphael.

Anagrams

• de-, D&E, dE, DE, de, De

East Central German

Proper noun

Ed m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Edgar and Edwin.

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 36:

Swedish

Etymology

From ed (“isthmus”), referring to the isthmus between Stora Le and Lilla Le which the town is situated on.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ed ? (genitive Eds)

1. A town in Dals-Ed municipality, Västra Götaland county, Sweden.