Eddie (given name)
Eddie or Eddy is a diminutive for Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edison, Edsel, Edwin or Eduardo. It is also occasionally used as a given name on its own and may refer to:
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛdi/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | Wealth defender |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Eddy |
| Variant form(s) | Ed, Eddy |
| Related names | Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edwin, Edsel, Eduardo |
Sports
- Eddie Aikau (1946–1978), American surfer
- Eddie Alvarez, American mixed martial artist
- Eddie Charlton (1929–2004), Australian snooker and billiards player
- Eddie Charlton (born 1988), English squash player
- Eddie Cheever, American race car driver
- Eddy Curry, American professional basketball player
- Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, British ski jumper
- Eddie Elder, American football player
- Eddie Fatu (1973–2009), Samoan-American wrestler
- Eddie Foster (born 1954), American football player
- Eddie Griffin (basketball) (1982-2007), American basketball player
- Eddie Guardado, American baseball closer
- Eddie Guerrero (1967–2005), Mexican-American professional wrestler
- Eddy Hamel (1902–1943), Jewish-American soccer player for Dutch club AFC Ajax who was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz concentration camp
- Eddie House (born 1978), American basketball player
- Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish Formula One driver
- Eddie Jackson (safety) (born 1993), American football player
- Eddie Jones (basketball), basketball player
- Eddie Jones (rugby union), Australian rugby coach and former player
- Eddy Koaz (born 1959), Israeli Olympic judoka
- Eddy Merckx, retired Belgian professional cyclist
- Eddie Miles, American football player
- Eddie O'Sullivan, head coach of Irish rugby team
- Eddy Piñeiro (born 1995), American football player
- Eddie Price, Tulane University Green Wave and NFL running back
- Eddie Robinson (Basketball) (born 1976), American basketball player
- Eddie Vanderdoes (born 1994), American football player
- Eddy Wilson (American football) (born 1997), American football player
Music
- Eddy Arnold (1918–2008), American country music singer and musician
- Eddie Clarke (musician) (1950–2018), British guitarist, member of the band Motörhead
- Eddie Cochran (1938–1960), American rockabilly musician
- Eddie Fisher (singer) (1928–2010), American singer
- Eddy Grant, reggae musician
- Eddie Harsch (1957–2016), Canadian keyboardist, member of The Black Crowes
- Eddie "Evil Eddie" Jacobson, frontman for Australian band Butterfingers
- Eddie McGuire, Australian television presenter and businessman
- Eddy Mitchell, French rock singer and actor
- Eddie Money (1949–2019), stage name of Edward Mahoney, American rock musician
- Eddie Morton, rag-time singer
- Eddie Rabbitt (1941–1998), American country music singer and songwriter
- Eddie Van Halen, guitarist and songwriter
- Eddie Vedder, frontman of the band Pearl Jam
- Eddie the Head, mascot of the band Iron Maiden
Acting
- Eddie Cahill, American actor
- Eddie Cibrian, Cuban-American actor
- Eddie Izzard, English actor, comedian, writer and political activist.
- Eddie Murphy, African-American actor, comedian and singer.
- Eddie Paskey, American actor
- Eddie Redmayne, English actor
- Eddie Shin, Korean-American actor
Politics
- Eddie Lumsden (born 1952), American politician
Fictional characters
- Eddie, a dog in the American sitcom Frasier
- Eddie, the shipboard computer on the starship Heart of Gold in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- Eddy, a character played by Nico Jouvel in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
- Eddie Brock, anti-hero also known as Venom
- Eddie Carr, field researcher from The Lost World by Michael Crichton
- Eddie Dean (The Dark Tower), from The Dark Tower
- Eddy Gordo, in the video game series Tekken
- Eddie Haskell
- Eddie Elizabeth Hitler, from the 1990s British comedy show Bottom, played by Adrian Edmondson
- Eddie Menuek, from the sitcom Friends
- Eddie Morra, in the 2011 film Limitless
- Eddie Valiant, from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Eddie Windass, in the British soap-opera Coronation Street
- Eddy Steve Jeeves, a character played by Nico Jouavel in the web-series Corner Shop Show.
- Eddie, one of the main characters in the Ice Age film franchise.
Other
- Eddie Carmel (born Oded Ha-Carmeili; 1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer with gigantism and acromegaly, popularly known as "The Jewish Giant"
- Eddie Linden, British-Irish poet and magazine editor
- Eddie Price III, Louisiana elected official
- Eddie Rickenbacker, Allied World War I flying ace, credited with shooting down more enemy planes than any other American pilot during that conflict
- Eddie Woo, Australian mathematician
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