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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Edmund m. Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English mund 'protector'.

The name of a 9th C English saint, two kings of England, a 13th C English saint, and two 16th C English saints.

The 9th C English saint was regarded in the Middle Ages as the patron saint of England, which helps account for the name's enduring popularity even after the Norman Conquest.

England
Latin
1279–80 Edmundo (abl) WaHR-SK p. 40, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1300 Edmundus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232; 1327 Edmundo (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1341 Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 111; 1372 Edmundo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 42; 1375 Edmundo (dat) ibid. no. 52; 1381 Edmundi (gen) Suffolk1381 p. 120, Edmundo (abl) ibid. p. 90, Edmundum (acc) ibid. p. 72, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 72
Middle English
1428 Edmond EEW p. 79; 1438 Edmond ibid. p. 110
English
1511 Edmonde OrpingtonKe p. 74; 1520 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 128; 1530 Edmund LIWill-III p. 11, Edmunde ibid. p. 7; 1531 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 127; 1539 Edmond DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1542 Edmont BarnstapleBap p. 3; 1543 Edmonde OrpingtonKe p. 75, Edmunde ibid. p. 75; 1544 Edmond BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1545 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 3, BarnstapleBap p. 4, Edmont DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1546 Edmond BarnstapleBap p. 5; 1547 Edmond ibid. p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 6; 1549 Edmund ibid. p. 8; 1550 Edmund ibid. p. 8; 1554/5 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 5; 1554 Edmond BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Edmond ibid. p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 2; 1556 Edmonde ibid. p. 27; 1557 Edmund ProcSuf-vol3 p.265; 1558 Edmond SaxhamSf p. 133, Edmonde ibid. p. 133, Edmund ibid. p. 129, Emond ibid. p. 132; 1559 Edmond BarnstapleBap p. 10, Edmonde BEmar-vol1 p. 6, Edmund SaxhamSf p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 13; 1560 Edmonte DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1561 Edmond bruton-vol1 p. 3, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 14; 1562 Edmond bruton-vol1 p. 32, Edmonde ibid. p. 32, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 15, Edmunde BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 16; 1565 Edmonte DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1566 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 2; 1567 Edmond BUmar-vol2 p. 61; 1570 Edmond OrpingtonKe p. 3; 1571 Edmond BEmar-vol2 p. 95, Emond SaxhamSf p. 56; 1572 Edmond BEmar-vol2 p. 129, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 22; 1573 Edmund BUmar-vol9 p. 5, SaxhamSf p. 3; 1575 Edmond OrpingtonKe p. 4, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 24; 1576 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 43; 1577 Edmond BEmar-vol2 p. 96, Edmund BUmar-vol9 p. 6, Edmunde SaxhamSf p. 56; 1578 Edmonde OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1581 Edmond BEmar-vol2 p. 30, OrpingtonKe p. 6; 1582 Edmond ibid. p. 6, Edmund SaxhamSf p. 3; 1583 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 6, Edmunde SaxhamSf p. 3, Emunde ibid. p. 39; 1584 Edmond DEmar-vol2 p. 9, Emunde SaxhamSf p. 57; 1585 Edmond OrpingtonKe p. 7, Edmund BUmar-vol9 p. 7; 1586 Edmond SaxhamSf p. 57; 1587 Edmond ibid. p. 57; 1588 Edmond ibid. p. 4, Edmund DEmar-vol2 p. 16; 1589 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1591 Edmond ibid. p. 15, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 34; 1592 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BUmar-vol1 p. 27, SaxhamSf p. 4, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 35; 1593 Edmond BUmar-vol1 p. 27, Edmund StAnthonlin p. 36; 1595 Edmond BUmar-vol1 p. 27, DEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1597 Edmond ibid. p. 36, Edmund ibid. p. 36; 1598 Edmond ibid. p. 39, Edmund ibid. p. 38; 1599 Edmond BUmar-vol1 p. 17
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