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Boy · Old English, through Portuguese
Duarte
Say it: DWAR-tuh
Meaning
Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English ēad 'wealth' and weard 'guardian'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Came into Portugal through the English ancestry of the House of Aviz; King Duarte was a grandson of John of Gaunt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 20 babies given this name since 1970
- At its height in 1984, about 1 in 361,000 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Edward |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Eduardo |
Famous bearers
- Duarte, king of Portugal
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.