Menu

Eddy name meaning

First Name
14k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
19k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Eddy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Eddy

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
Puerto Rican
13%
American
7%
Hebrew
7%
Islamic/Muslim
7%

Submit the origin and/or meaning of Eddy to us below

International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ed"dy
Senses
  1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
  2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool."And smiling eddies dimpled on the main." [Dryden.]"Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play." [Addison.]

Note: Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds.

Etymology: Prob. fr. Icel. iða; cf. Icel. pref. ið- back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-

verb Ed"dy
To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
verb Ed"dy
To collect as into an eddy.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
  2. Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  3. Flow in a circular current, of liquids
Wiktionary

From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa (< ed- "turning" + ēa "water"), equivalent to ed- +‎ ea.

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
  2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

eddy was also found in the following language(s): Luxembourgish and Welsh

Notable Persons Named Eddy

Notable Persons Named Eddy

Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx is a cyclist. Eddy was born on June 17th, 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Brabant, Belgium.

Popularity:
Eddy Curry

Eddy Curry is a basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Dallas Mavericks. His career lasted from 2001 to 2013. Eddy was born on December 5th, 1982 in Harvey, Illinois.

Popularity:
Eddy Grant

Eddy Grant is a reggae, pop music, and ringbang musician. He has had major accomplishments since 1968. Eddy was given the name Edmond Montague Grant on March 5th, 1948 in Plaisance, Guyana.

Popularity:
Eddy Arnold

Eddy Arnold was a country music, gospel music, and pop music singer, songwriter, tv host, actor, and singer-songwriter. He plays Acoustic guitar and Banjo. He was most active from 1937 to 1998. Eddy was given the name Richard Edward Arnold on May 15th, 1918. Eddy is also known as The Tennessee Plowboy. He breathed his last breath on May 8th, 2008.

Popularity:
Eddy Cue

Popularity:
Eddy Wally

Eddy Wally was a musician. He was most active from 1959 to 2012. Eddy was given the name Eduard Van De Walle on July 12th, 1932 in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium. Eddy is also known as Eddy Wally. He breathed his last breath on February 6th, 2016.

Popularity:

Notable Persons With the Last Name Eddy

Notable Persons With the Last Name Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy

Mary was given the name Mary Morse Baker on July 16th, 1821 in Bow, New Hampshire. Mary is also known as Mary Baker Glover, Mary Patterson, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, and Mary Baker G. Eddy. She passed away on December 3rd, 1910.

Popularity:
Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy is a rock, roll, and rockabilly musician. He plays Gretsch. He was most active from 1954 to present. Duane was born on April 26th, 1938 in Corning, New York, United States.

Popularity:
Nelson Eddy

Nelson Eddy was a baritone and film star. Nelson was given the name Nelson Ackerman Eddy on June 29th, 1901 in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. He passed away on March 6th, 1967.

Popularity:
SeXXXy Eddy

SeXXXy was born on April 13th, 1978 in Montreal. SeXXXy is also known as Dorozowsky and Eddy.

Popularity:
Sonya Eddy

Sonya Eddy is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1995 to present. Sonya was born on June 17th, 1967 in Concord, California, U.S.

Popularity:
Jim Eddy

Popularity:
  • William Alfred Eddy
  • Manton Sprague Eddy
    Military Person
  • Chuck Eddy
  • Helen Jerome Eddy
  • Sean Eddy
  • Bernice Eddy
  • Ezra Butler Eddy
    Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Ottawa
  • Arthur Jerome Eddy
  • William Abner Eddy
  • Sarah J. Eddy
    Artist
  • Frank Eddy
    Office Holder
  • Cullen Eddy
    Hockey Player
  • Ron Eddy
    Ontario MPP
  • Richard Eddy

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Eddy U.S.
  White 91.09% 64.26%
  African American 3.13% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.65% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.92% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.50% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.71% 16.26%

Of Last Name Eddy

People with the last name Eddy are most frequently White

Entire United States

Fun Facts about the name Eddy

  • What name lists does Eddy rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Eddy? Eddy is the 2,158th most popular name of all time. As a last name Eddy was the 1,858th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Eddy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 13,730 babies born with the first name Eddy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Eddy to occupy the territory of Wallis and Futuna (France) with an estimated population of 13,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Eddy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1884 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Eddy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Eddy is Saturday, July 2nd, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Eddy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Eddy was in 1956 with a total of 246 babies.
  • Random Eddy Factoid: According to the 1977 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Eddy is not a popular baby boy's name in Florida. Imagine that, only 7 babies in Florida have the same name in 1977.
  • Weird things about the name Eddy: The name spelled backwards is Ydde. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Dyde. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Eddy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 19,321 people with the last name Eddy.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Eddy? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 7 of them will have Eddy as their last name.
  • Eddy name meaning

    Related Names by Origin

    Rank Name Gender
    378 Mckinleigh Girl
    2k Neymar Boy
    877k Sandra Girl
    140k Xavier Boy
    108k Jocelyn Girl
    217 Neythan Boy
    33k Lyla Girl
    358k Ruby Girl
    260 Naviah Girl
    1.1m Jessica Girl

    Related Names by Gender

    Rank Name Origin
    4.4m Michael Hebrew
    686 Kyro Hebrew
    615 Ermias Eritrea
    2k Neymar English
    207 Naod Eritrea
    5k Zayn Arabic
    699 Ramir Filipino (Philippines)
    140k Xavier English
    170 Zameer Islamic/Muslim
    434 Jasai Hebrew
    Live-Fun.com is a free hosting service for porn videos. You can create your verified user account to upload porn videos to our website in several different formats. Every porn video you upload will be processed in up to 5 working days. You can also use our embed code to share our porn videos on other websites. On Live-Fun.com you’ll also find exclusive porn productions shot by ourselves. Surf around each of our categorized sex sections and choose your favorite one: amateur porn videos, anal, big ass, girlfriend, blonde, brunette, etc. https://live-fun.com/watch-video/blissful-interracial-3some-with-2-best-pals You will also find gay porn and transsexual porn videos in their corresponding sections on our website. Watching porn videos is completely free!
    This is the only porn site that you need to bookmark under "CTRL+D". 18Tube.tv brings you fresh porn videos every day, so you can easily come over and check new releases. We are a team of 18, so we work hard on our site and we hope you love it. Come over and join our family. Don't miss our most recent video - it's one of our favorite videos in the site: https://wwwAssistant.com/18Tube.tv/1w4-mhYh5y-LWVxUg9c8. 18tube.tv Thank you and have a great day!
    Xnxx.com is a website that provides free porn videos, and it has over 3,000 fresh videos all the time. It is updated every day, so you can always find new and updated videos. Big Ass Workout The quality of the videos on this site is amazing, and the action is always amazing to watch. If you want to see a crazy porn video every day, then this is the place to go to. The site also has a ton of content to explore, and you have the opportunity to get notifications for every new video, which is great. If you like watching porn, this is a must-visit website.