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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
● 1185x1186 Ædmundo (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 15; 1189 Eadmundi (gen) GASurv p. 85, Eadmundus (nom) ibid. p. 131, Edmundi (gen) ibid. p. 142, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 125; 1222 Eadmundus (nom) StPaulDom p. 46, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 49, eadmundi (gen) ibid. p. 27, edmundi (gen) ibid. p. 80; 1279–80 Edmundo (abl) WaHR-SK p. 40, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1296 Edmundi (gen) RCS-1 p. 94a, Edmundus (nom) ibid. p. 93b; 1300 Edmundus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232; 1327 Edmundo (abl) SaxhamSf p. 111; 1340xc1450 Edmundus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 6; 1341 Edmundus (nom) SaxhamSf 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) FenPT-2 p. 10, Suffolk1381 p. 72; 1419 Edmundum (acc) Bar-in-El p. 2; 1436 Edmundo (dat) WillsInv LIX; 1485–1486 Edmundo (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 69; 1553 Edmondus (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1560 Edmundus (nom) Chst-1 p. 10; 1575 Edmundi (gen) ibid. p. 12
Middle English
● 1428 Edmond EEW p. 79; 1438 Edmond ibid. p. 110
Early Modern English
● 1485 Edmond WillsInv LXIX; 1511 Edmonde OrpingtonKe p. 74; 1520 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 128; 1528 Edmond SRS-XXI p. 6; 1530 Edmund LIWill-III p. 11, Edmunde ibid. p. 7; 1531 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 127; 1532–1533 Edmond CovGuild-2 p. 113, Edmonde ibid. p. 100; 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; 1548 Edmund WAmar-1 p. 107; 1549 Edmund StAnthonlin 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, bruton-vol1 p. 109, Edmonde SaxhamSf 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, WAmar-1 p. 108, Edmunde BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 16; 1563/4 Edmunde BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1565 Edmond HAmar-vol9 p. 116, StMaryA p. 4, Edmonte DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1566 Edmund SaxhamSf p. 2; 1567 Edmond BUmar-vol2 p. 61, bruton-vol1 p. 112; 1568 Edmond COmar-vol5 p. 84, Edmund ExMar 2b, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, bruton-vol1 p. 112; 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 Edmonde Bar-in-El p. 22, 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; 1580 Edmund COmar-vol5 p. 6; 1581 Edmond BEmar-vol2 p. 30, OrpingtonKe p. 6, RegBisham p. 4; 1582 Edmond OrpingtonKe p. 6, Edmund SaxhamSf p. 3; 1583 Edmond BEmar-vol1 p. 11, OrpingtonKe p. 6, Edmund WAmar-1 p. 108, Edmunde SaxhamSf p. 3, Emunde ibid. p. 39; 1584 Edmond DEmar-vol2 p. 9, Edmund COmar-vol5 p. 7, 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; 1590 Edmund Bar-in-El p. 28; 1591 Edmond BEmar-vol1 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; 1596/7 Edmond RegFord p. 3; 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
◑ 1540 Edmot BarnstapleBap p. 2
Ireland
Early Modern English
● 1536 Edmund Fiants-1 55; 1539/40 Edmund ibid. 104; 1539 Edmund ibid. 85; 1540 Edmund ibid. 111
Wales
Latin
● 1397 Edmundo (dat) StDav-1 p. 2
Welsh
● 1543 Edmund RegCon1 p. 4
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Edmund". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Edmund.