Eddy: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Eddy – Meaning: wealth, fortune (as a diminutive of Edward-type names) – Origin: English (variant of Eddie, from Edward/Edwin/Edmund, ultimately Old English ead) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ED-ee


Eddy is an English (variant of Eddie, from Edward/Edwin/Edmund, ultimately Old English ead) boy's name meaning “wealth, fortune (as a diminutive of Edward-type names)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Eddy

Meaning: Wealth, fortune (as a diminutive of Edward-type names).

Origin: English (variant of Eddie, from Edward/Edwin/Edmund, ultimately Old English ead).

A common claim: Eddy means 'a swirling current of water' Actually: That's the meaning of the unrelated common noun. The given name Eddy is short for Edward-type names and relates to Old English ead, 'wealth/fortune.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Eddy

Phonetic: ED-ee   IPA: /ˈɛdi/

Popularity of Eddy

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1884–2024.

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