Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡod.ˌmund/(Old English) /ˈɡoːd.ˌmund/(Old English) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsGodmundus (Latinized) Meaning & History Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".