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
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Garmund (nom) GASurv p. 115,
Garmundus (nom) ibid. p. 116
- France
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- 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
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- 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 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Warmund.