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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Warmund m. A derivative of Old Saxon waru, Old High German wara 'protection, watch' + Old Saxon mund, Old High German munt 'hand, protection'.

The name of the ancestor of the Mercian royal family.

England
Latin
1189 Garmund (nom) GASurv p. 115, Garmundus (nom) ibid. p. 116
France
Latin
1115 Warmundus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1119 Warmundus (nom) ibid. VII; 1120 Warmundo (abl) ibid. VIII, Warmundus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1121 Garmundi (gen) ibid. IX; 1123 Warmundo (abl) ibid. XII, Warmundus (nom) ibid. XII; 1173 Guermundi (gen) NDParisII 1-III; 1258 Wermundo (abl) ArrestReg-volI XI, Pentecost; 1301 Wermont (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 257
Germany
Latin
822x875 Wermundo (abl) TradCorb §130
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Warmund". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Warmund.