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.
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.
― Anonymous User 7/2/2023
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Name for someone who drinks black coffee for the aesthetic.
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
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.
― Anonymous User 12/18/2021
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I love the name! I feel like it is so gentle-man like.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
― Anonymous User 5/1/2011
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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.
British-Indian actor Ben "Krishna Bhanji" Kingsley and Alison Sutcliffe have a son Edmund Bhanji, born 5 July 1982, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
You could easily get this name confused with Edward. They would be good names for twins.
― Anonymous User 1/22/2006
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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.