Eddie - Meaning of Eddie

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[ 2 syll. ed-die, edd-ie ] The baby boy name Eddie is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is EH-Diy- †. Eddie is largely used in the English language, and its origin is Old English and English.

Eddie is an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as an English diminutive form of the name Edgar (English, French, German, and Polish).

Eddie is also an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as a variant of the name Edison (English).

Eddie is also an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as an English diminutive form of the name Edmund (English, German, and Polish).

Eddie is also an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as a diminutive form of the name Edric (English).

Eddie is also an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as an English diminutive form of the name Edward (English and Polish).

Eddie is also an English diminutive form of the name Ed (English and Polish) as well as an English diminutive form of the name Edwin (English and German).

See also the related category english.

Eddie is a classic favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1910, 0.284% of baby boys were given the name Eddie. It ranked at #59 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and is now of occasional use. In 2018, its usage was only 0.017% and its ranking #725. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Eddie, Edward was the most commonly used. In 2018, it was used 7 times more than Eddie. Eddie has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1958, the name Eddie was given to 29 times as many baby boys than girls.

Baby names that sound like Eddie include Eddy, Eddiss, Eddyss, Ede, Edet, Edete, Edett, Edwey, Edwi, Edwie, Edwy, Etai, Etu, Etue, Eyad, Edwee, Eita, Eito, Eyota, and Adyuto.

† Pronunciation for Eddie: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

Details of famous persons named Eddie:
Comedian Eddie Murphy, born 3 April 1961, Brooklyn, New York.
Comedian Eddie Cantor, born Israel Iskowitz, January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964, New York City, New York.