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Edmund was a character in Shakespeare's King Lear.
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Edmund is such a great name much more unusual than Edward it makes me think of Edmund of Langley from the wars of the roses era in English history.
The nickname Eddy would be quite a good nickname for Edmund too.
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The nickname Eddy would be quite a good nickname for Edmund too.
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Also Czech: https://cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund
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Edmund or Eadmund (Within the Anglo-Saxon alphabet it was likely spelt ᚪᛖᛞᛘᚩᚾᛞ or Ædmund; fl. 1068 – 1069) was an English noble. He was the son of Harold Godwinson, King of England. His family was one of the most powerful in Anglo-Saxon England.
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Name for someone who drinks black coffee for the aesthetic.
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Also Romansh:
Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=133
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Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars
https://www.portraitarchiv.ch/portrait?page=133
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Love this and Edward equally. Handsome names.
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I just love this name I picture dark emerald green forests and elves straining viciously in the leaves.
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Just think this strong ancient name was carried by boys and men in England at a time when life was harsh and children had a 50% survival rate.
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At first I thought this name was odd, but I've really come to like it. I think it's a good alternative to the way more common name Edward.
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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American great lakes freighter ship that sank in Lake Superior during a violent storm on November 10, 1975. All 29 men on board perished, and none of their bodies were ever recovered. A definitive answer to what caused the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking has not been reached to this day.
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I love the name! I feel like it is so gentle-man like.
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I don't really like it. It's the name of a city near where I live, so it sounds kind of strange to me :/.
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It's a decent name but I do prefer Edward.
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Horrible.
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Also Estonian: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund
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Edmund is a handsome classic. I loved the name since I was a kid after reading Narnia. It's posh but it embodies to me my favorite character, Edmund, who's complex but at the end of the day a good person who made a mistake. I love the combination Edmund Louis the best, because it sounds distinguished.
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Also Slovak: https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund
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In 2018, 53 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Edmund who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 147th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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English astronomer Edmund Halley bears this name.
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The name Edmund was given to 142 boys born in the US in 2016.
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Mund means mouth in German...
It’s a nice name. But if you plan on moving to a German speaking country... probably not the best choice.
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It’s a nice name. But if you plan on moving to a German speaking country... probably not the best choice.
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Edmund is such a handsome name. Ed is super cute. I do also adore Edward, Edwin and Edgar, and the female name Edwina.
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The name Edmund was given to 172 boys born in the US in 2015.
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I love to say this name out loud in a British accent just like the movies, specifically to imitate Lucy Pevensie :)
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This is a unique alternative to Edward, but a bit more classy and old-fashioned.
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Two words: Edmund Kemper.
This name will forever be associated with the creepy serial killer in my mind. Yikes.
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This name will forever be associated with the creepy serial killer in my mind. Yikes.
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I've always thought this name sounded quite posh and sophisticated. I have to admit, this is a very handsome name. ;)
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The name Edmund was given to 133 baby boys born in the US in 2012.
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Strong, classic, handsome, and gives off a good vibe. I would love to use this name for a child, with the nickname of Ed.
I also like how it reminds me of my favorite character in The Chronicles of Narnia.
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I also like how it reminds me of my favorite character in The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Please tell me there are better nicknames for Edmund than just Ed, Ned, Eddie and Monet, because I adore this name, but the nicknames are just so hideous. I would name a son this, and spell it the French way (Edmond), but pronounce it the English way.
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Edmund was the name of the son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainaut.
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Edmund was the second son of King Edward I of England and his second wife Margaret of France.
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Edmund was the youngest son of King Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He was the younger brother of King Henry VIII of England, but died young.
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The two elements of Germanic dithematic names are almost always both nouns. The first element "ead" refers to inherited property, and thus status, wealth, fortune and happiness. This is the simple expression of the root which also produces Athel, Ethel, Adel (in Adelaide), "relating to inherited property, thus nobility" and odal "of the holding property through inheritance", as opposed to feudal "of the holding of property through fee of service".
The second element "mund" is literally "hand" (a distant cousin of Latin "manus"). It has an extended or figurative meaning applicable to name elements of "protection", as a superior offering his "hand", offered his protection.
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The second element "mund" is literally "hand" (a distant cousin of Latin "manus"). It has an extended or figurative meaning applicable to name elements of "protection", as a superior offering his "hand", offered his protection.
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Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was a British statesman and philosopher.
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It is a very handsome, classic name.
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This name is fabulous! It has so much history behind it, and it is just so strong, and nice, and cute, and old-fashioned. It also sounds so regal, fit for a king.
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He's perhaps more of an infamous bearer than a famous one, but there's always Edmund Emil Kemper, the serial killer.
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Edmund is one of the main antagonists in William Shakespeare's "King Lear."
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Edmund is a character in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and eventually marries the heroine, Fanny Price.
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British-Indian actor Ben "Krishna Bhanji" Kingsley and Alison Sutcliffe have a son Edmund Bhanji, born 5 July 1982, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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This name has also been frequently used in The Netherlands before the 1980s; nowadays, it is a bit less common (since it is mostly regarded as old-fashioned) but still in use nonetheless.
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Just love this name!
I didn't know this was Hitler's brother name; I also like Clara which was his mother's name. Haha, everyone will think we are pretentious Nazis apparently! Clara and Edmund sound like an adorable sibset I think.
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I didn't know this was Hitler's brother name; I also like Clara which was his mother's name. Haha, everyone will think we are pretentious Nazis apparently! Clara and Edmund sound like an adorable sibset I think.
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This is my friend's name. I end up calling him 'Eddie Boy' sometimes. Ha ha. Edmund is a nice though. Too bad it's usually chosen for a snobby character in a book or movie.
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Edmund Hitler, Adolf's younger brother who's death (from measles) scarred Adolf.
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I love this name even though I've never met anyone with it. It's a name that I can see any age of person having and I think it sounds better than Edward. Plus it's the name of Blackadder and the name of the kid in the Cronicles of Narnia.
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Edmund sounds more unique than Edward and less dated than Edwin. I prefer the "M" to the "w" in Edward.
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This name is adorable and serious at once. I prefer it to Edward, which has been ruined for another generation by a trashy kids vampire series.
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I like it better than most other names beginning with "Ed," mostly since I hate the nickname. But this is an alright name.
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Edmund Bertram is the hero of Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park.' He is a strong and honorable character.
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I hate all names ending in -mund, they sound so old-fashioned and rather pompous on children today anyway. I would think parents who name their son Edmund today are quite pretentious.
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Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon was a passenger on the Titanic.
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Famous bearers include New Zealand explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest; 16th century poet Edmund Spenser, author of The Faerie Queene; German philosopher Edmund Husserl, founder of the phenomenology movement; and the illegitimate son Edmund, the villian of Shakespeare's King Lear. [noted -ed]
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I've never met anybody with this name, but all the people I've read about
with this name have been so dashing! And so gallant! Ugh, I love this name!
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with this name have been so dashing! And so gallant! Ugh, I love this name!
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I love this name. It's completely adorable for a little boy, and would be dashing on an adult.
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The Honourable Edmund Charles Spencer is the youngest son of Charles, 9th Earl Spencer and Caroline, Countess Spencer (born Caroline Hutton). He is nephew to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Edmund was the original Patron Saint of England.
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Edmund Grey - All My Children is a famous character with this name.
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I love this name. And I fancy the nickname Ned.
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Edmund Barton was the first Prime Minister of Australia.
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You could easily get this name confused with Edward. They would be good names for twins.
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Edmund is the third youngest Pevensie sibling in C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" book series. He was a traitor, but was redeemed and forgiven and later became a king.
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Edmund is the first name of Rowan Atkinson character Black Adder.
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