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Boy name Old English origin Christian tradition

Edmund

ED-mund · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wealthy protector
Language
Old English
Culture
Anglo-Saxon
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
royal · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1182
2024 births175
Peak year1923
First appeared1880
Total US births51,883
1923 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
EdEddieNed
Alternate spellings
EdmondEdmondo
In other languages
Edmond (French)Edmondo (Italian)Edmundo (Spanish)Edmund (German)

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Notable people named Edmund

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