January 5
Why this day? Ward is a short form of Edouard, and shares its name day.
Ward is celebrated in the United States and Germany on November 5; France on January 5.
Ward is a short form of Édouard. It keeps its origin (Old English (ead « wealth, prosperity » + weard « guardian »)) and meaning — the guardian of wealth, protector of goods, and shares its name day, January 5.
On birth records, Ward is rarely written as such: the Wards are Édouards (80,760 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Édouard page. Ward is also a short form of Warda.
Ward is a short form of Édouard, which means the guardian of wealth, protector of goods.
January 5, together with Édouard: 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 Édouard.
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