Eadmund

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Pronounced Pron. /ˈæːɑ̯d.mund/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Edmund.

Related Names

Rootsead + mund

Other Languages & CulturesEdmond(Albanian) Edmund, Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Ned(English) Edmond, Edmé(French) Edmund(German) Ödön, Ödi(Hungarian) Éamonn, Éamon, Eamon(Irish) Edmondo(Italian) Edmunds, Edijs(Latvian) Edmao(Limburgish) Edmundas(Lithuanian) Edmund(Polish) Edmundo(Portuguese) Edmundo(Spanish)

Categories

defence, fortune, protection, wealth

Sources & References

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, entry Edmund, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 183.

Entry updated April 5, 2022