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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
● 1189 Eadmundi (gen) GASurv p. 85, Eadmundus (nom) ibid. p. 131, Edmundi (gen) ibid. p. 142, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 125; 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 Edmond HAmar-vol9 p. 116, Edmonte DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1566 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 2; 1567 Edmond BUmar-vol2 p. 61; 1568 Edmund HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 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, Edmund ibid. p. 4; 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; 1596 Edmonde HAmar-vol9 p. 93; 1597 Edmond DEmar-vol2 p. 36, Edmund ibid. p. 36; 1598 Edmond ibid. p. 39, Edmund ibid. p. 38; 1599 Edmond BUmar-vol1 p. 17
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Edmund". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Edmund.