Edwards

English

Etymology

From Edward +‎ -s.

Proper noun

Edwards (countable and uncountable, plural Edwardses)

1. An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic.
   • 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Vodafone has also dropped its claim against one of Rhys Edwards’s travelling companions – who had been at the same reunion and had his phone pickpocketed two hours later in almost identical circumstances to Rhys Edwards.

2. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, the location of Edwards Air Force Base.
   2. A census-designated place in Eagle County, Colorado; named for postal official Melvin Edwards.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kickapoo Township, Peoria County, Illinois.
   4. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
   5. A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
   6. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri.
   7. A town and hamlet therein, in St. Lawrence County, New York; named for Edward McCormack, brother of the founder.
   8. A town in Hinds County, Mississippi; named for landowner Dick Edwards.
   9. An unincorporated community in the town of Herman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Alternative forms

• Edward, Edwardes

Derived terms

• Edwards County
• Edwardsville

Proper noun

Edwards

1. plural of Edward

Noun

Edwards

1. plural of Edward

Anagrams

• swarded, wadders