Edmund
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Edmund is a traditional given name of English origin, historically borne by kings and saints and still used in various English-speaking countries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmond | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian saints
ⓘ
English royalty ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon
Christian ⓘ |
| derivedFromLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| etymologicalComponent |
mund (meaning "protector" or "guardian")
ⓘ
ēad (meaning "wealth" or "prosperity") ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Ed
ⓘ
Eddie ⓘ Ned ⓘ Ted ⓘ |
| hasOldEnglishForm |
Edmund Ironside
ⓘ
surface form:
Ēadmund
|
| hasVariant |
Edmund Ironside
ⓘ
surface form:
Eadmund
Edmund self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Edmond
|
| historicallyBorneBy |
Edmund I of England
ⓘ
Edmund Ironside ⓘ
surface form:
Edmund Ironside, king of England
Edmund the Martyr, king of East Anglia ⓘ Saint Edmund Rich, Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| meaning |
prosperity guardian
ⓘ
protector of prosperity ⓘ wealth protector ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
royal name
ⓘ
saintly name ⓘ traditional English name ⓘ |
| popularityTrend | traditional rather than modern ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| usageRegion |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ England ⓘ Ireland ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| usedAs | first name ⓘ |
| usedBy |
English speakers
ⓘ
speakers in various English-speaking countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edmond