Eddie
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English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛdi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdi
Proper noun
Eddie
- A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
- 1994, Caroline Knapp, The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays, Counterpoint Press, published 2004, →ISBN, page 169:
- There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
Noun
Eddie (plural Eddies)
- (Canada, informal) A member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From English Eddie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1900.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Eddie c (genitive Eddies)
- a male given name
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