First name origin & meaning: Old English: Rich warrior First name variations: Edmon, Edmonde, Edmondo, Edmand, Edmaund, Edmun, Ed, Ned, Ted, Teddy, Edmund Last name origin & meaning: Scottish, English, and French: from the Middle English personal
name Edmund (Old English Ēadmund), composed of the
elements ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’ + mund
‘protection’. In medieval England and France the name was often
bestowed in honor of the East Anglian King St. Edmund the Martyr (died
869), who was killed by pagan Danish invaders, and about whom many
legends grew up. This name appears in the following lists:
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