January 7
Why this day? Ed is a short form of Cedric, 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 Cédric. It keeps its origin (Celtic) and meaning — leader, generous, and shares its name day, January 7.
On birth records, Ed is rarely written as such: the Eds are Cédrics (152,770 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Cédric page. Ed is also a short form of Édouard, Edmond, Eden.
Ed is a short form of Cédric, which means leader, generous.
January 7, together with Cédric: 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 Cédric.
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