Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. EHD-mənd(English) EHT-muwnt(German) EHD-moont(Polish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "rich protection", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection". This was the name of two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. It was also borne by two saints, including a 9th-century king of East Anglia who, according to tradition, was shot to death with arrows after refusing to divide his Christian kingdom with an invading pagan Danish leader. This Old English name remained in use after the Norman Conquest (even being used by King Henry III for one of his sons), though it became less common after the 15th century.

Famous bearers of the name include the English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), the German-Czech philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) and New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first person to climb Mount Everest.

Related Names

DiminutivesEd, Eddie, Eddy, Ned(English)
Other Languages & CulturesEdmond(Albanian) Eadmund(Anglo-Saxon) Edmond, Edmé(French) Ödön, Ödi(Hungarian) Éamonn, Éamon, Eamon(Irish) Edmondo(Italian) Edmunds, Edijs(Latvian) Edmao(Limburgish) Edmundas(Lithuanian) Edmundo(Portuguese) Edmundo(Spanish)
User SubmissionÉdmùnd

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: November 20
Croatia: March 23
Croatia: November 20
Croatia: December 10
Estonia: October 6
Norway: November 16
Poland: October 30
Poland: November 16
Poland: November 20
Poland: December 1
Slovakia: December 1
Sweden: March 18

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Entry updated November 16, 2019