July 8
Why this day? Ed is a short form of Edgar, and shares its name day.
Ed is celebrated in the United States and Brazil on October 13; France on January 7; Argentina on July 8.
Ed is a short form of Edgar. It keeps its origin (German) and meaning — wealth and prosperity and spear, and shares its name day, July 8.
On birth records, Ed is rarely written as such: the Eds are Edgars (46,557 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Edgar page. Ed is also a short form of Edmundo, Edwin, Edison.
Ed is a short form of Edgar, which means wealth and prosperity and spear.
July 8, together with Edgar: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Edgar.
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