Edmund
See also: Édmùnd
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛdmənd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Edmund (plural Edmunds)
- A male given name from Old English, borne by early English kings and saints.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):: Act II, Scene II:
- This Edmund, in the reign of Bolingbroke, / As I have read, laid claim unto the crown; / And but for Owen Glendower, had been king, / Who kept him in captivity till he died.
- 1814 July, [Jane Austen], chapter IV, in Mansfield Park: […], volume II, London: […] T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, pages 79–80:
- To me, the sound of Mr. Bertram is so cold and nothing-meaning—so entirely without warmth or character!—It just stands for a gentleman, and that's all. But there is nobleness in the name of Edmund. It is a name of heroism and renown—of kings, princes, and knights; and seems to breathe the spirit of chivalry and warm affections.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Edmund, from Old English.
Danish
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛd.munt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛdmunt
- Syllabification: Ed‧mund
Declension
Declension of Edmund
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Edmund | Edmundowie |
genitive | Edmunda | Edmundów |
dative | Edmundowi | Edmundom |
accusative | Edmunda | Edmundów |
instrumental | Edmundem | Edmundami |
locative | Edmundzie | Edmundach |
vocative | Edmundzie | Edmundowie |
Further reading
- Edmund in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛdmund/
Proper noun
Edmund m anim (genitive singular Edmunda, nominative plural Edmundovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Edmund
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Edmund | Edmundovia |
genitive | Edmunda | Edmundov |
dative | Edmundovi | Edmundom |
accusative | Edmunda | Edmundov |
locative | Edmundovi | Edmundoch |
instrumental | Edmundom | Edmundmi |
Derived terms
- Edmundko
- Edo, Edko
- Edušo, Eduš, Eduško
Further reading
- “Edmund”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
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