"Variant of Edward"
The name Ed is commonly a male name from the "English" origin.
Ed is a clipped short form of English names beginning with Ed-, most commonly Edward, and also Edmund, Edgar and Edwin. Edward goes back to Old English Eadweard, formed from ead, glossed in Old English dictionaries as wealth, prosperity or bliss, and weard, meaning guardian or keeper. The short form Ed is attested as an independent given name in English rather than only as a nickname.
Edward means "Wealthy ruling guardian.".
The pronunciation of Ed is ED.
