Edmund

//ˈɛdmənd// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Old English, borne by early English kings and saints.

    "This Edmund, in the reign of Bolingbroke, / As I have read, laid claim unto the crown; / And but for Owen Glendower, had been king, / Who kept him in captivity till he died."

  2. 2
    A surname.

Example

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"Halley is the comet that proved correct Edmund Halley's prediction that it would reappear."

Etymology

From Old English Ēadmund, from ēad (“prosperity”) + mund (“protection”). Doublet of Eamon.

Related phrases

Bury St EdmundsCaistor St Edmund

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