Eddie

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Eddie

  1. 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.

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Eddie (plural Eddies)

  1. (Canada, informal) A member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.

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Swedish

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From English Eddie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1900.

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Eddie c (genitive Eddies)

  1. a male given name