Edward
ED-werd
Boy · English
Meaning: Wealthy guardian, fortunate protector
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Edmund
Boy · English · Medium name
- Meaning
- Wealthy protector, fortunate guardian
- Pronunciation
- ED-mund
- Origin
- English
- Popularity
- Rare in United States (2023)
From Old English 'ead' (wealth) and 'mund' (protector).
Popularity: Behind the Name, 2023
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Languages in use: English
Commonly used in: United States, United Kingdom
Alternate spellings
EdmondFrench / English
French-influenced form.
Cultural associations
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Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
New Zealand mountaineer who, with Tenzing Norgay, became the first to summit Mount Everest.
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