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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cleburne County, Alabama.
2. 2
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Madison County, Illinois, named after Ninian Edwards.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Georgetown Township, Floyd County, Indiana, named after Henry H. Edwards.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Wyandotte County, Kansas, named after John H. Edwards.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Harlan Township, Warren County, Ohio, named after Edward Thomas.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
7. 7
   A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
8. 8
   A suburban area in Treharris community, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, named after pub landlord Edmund Edwards (OS grid ref ST0896).

Etymology

From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville.

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