Name: Edmund
Gender: Male
Usage: Edmund is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Edmund are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Edmund across the world, see Eddie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Edmund is: Prosperous protection, Protector.
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Numerology of the first name Edmund: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Edmund is ranked on the 1,983rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 209300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.003% of the population. The name Edmund has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Edmund for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Edmund is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Edmund is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ēad, meaning "prosperity", "riches"; and mund, meaning "protector".
English (also used in Germany): from an Old English personal name composed of the elements ēad prosperity, riches, fortune + mund protector. It was borne by several early royal and saintly figures, including a 9th-century king of East Anglia killed by invading Danes, allegedly for his adherence to Christianity. This story earned him a cult that spread throughout Western and Central Europe.
Cognates: Irish: Eamon. Scottish Gaelic: Eumann. French, Dutch: Edmond. Italian: Edmondo. Spanish, Portuguese: Edmundo. Hungarian: Ödön.
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