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Eddy > define

noun

  • Founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910.
  • A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.

verb

by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
  • (v.t.) To collect as into an eddy.
  • (v.i.) To move as an eddy or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
  • (n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
  • (n.) A current of air or water running back or in a direction contrary to the main current.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Eddy is a masculine given name