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Also known as Edmund (given name), Edmund (first name)

Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector".

Key facts

Given name.name
Edmund
Given name.image
File:Edmund I of England.png
Given name.image_size
250px
Given name.caption
Edmund I of England
Given name.gender
Masculine
Given name.language
English
Given name.languageorigin
Old English
Given name.derivation
ēad + mund
Given name.meaning
"prosperity", "riches" + "protector"
Given name.variant
Eadmund
Given name.derivative
Eamonn, Edmond, Edmundo

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
male given name
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language of work or name
Polish
name day
March 18
different from
Edmund
IPA transcription
ˈɛdmũnt
native label
Edmund
Commons category
Edmund (given name)
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
E355
Cologne phonetics
02662
Caverphone
ATMNT1
Latvian transcription
Edmunds
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
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  • Fictional characters
  • See also
  • References

Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and mund, meaning "protector".

Persons named Edmund include:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Edmund” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.