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Edmund

“Fortunate protector”

2 syllables · 6 letters

About the name Edmund

An Anglo-Saxon king, a martyr, a mountaineer and a Narnian traitor have all answered to Edmund, which is quite a spread. It is the most underused of the classic Ed names, and the only one that still sounds distinctly bookish rather than merely old.

Edmund is a boy name of Old English origin, pronounced ED-mund. On the NameRarity scale it scores 75 out of 100, which places it in the rare band — recognisable but seldom used. Distinctive without needing to be spelled out twice. Its strongest period was the 1910s.

Associated with
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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Fortunate protector
Origin
Old English
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
ED-mund
Syllables
2
Letters
6
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1910s
Rarity
75 / 100
Per million
~10
Starts with
E
Numerology
7 · The Seeker

How popular is Edmund?

Popularity25/100
Rarity75/100

Edmund currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 10 people per million carry it — about 1 in 100,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Edmund

  • Edmund Hillary
    New Zealand mountaineer and first to summit Everest
  • Edmund Burke
    Irish statesman and political philosopher
  • Edmund Spenser
    English poet who wrote The Faerie Queene

Spellings and variants of Edmund

EdmondEdmondoEamon

Names similar to Edmund

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Baxter

BAK-ster

Baker

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Very Rare

Eamon

AY-mon

Wealthy protector

Irish (Gaelic)83% rare
Uncommon

Emmett

EM-it

Universal, whole

Old English36% rare
Very Rare

Gobind

GOH-bind

Protector of cows, an epithet of Krishna used in Gurbani for God

Sanskrit87% rare
Popular

Lincoln

LINK-un

Town by the pool

Old English29% rare
Very Rare

Redmond

RED-mund

Wise protector — the Irish form of Raymond

Irish, from Germanic82% rare
Very Rare

Booker

BUUK-er

Scribe, keeper of books

Old English84% rare
Rare

Byron

BY-run

At the cattle sheds

Old English71% rare
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Edmund — frequently asked questions

What does the name Edmund mean?

Edmund means "Fortunate protector". It is a name of Old English origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Edmund?

Edmund is pronounced ED-mund, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Edmund?

Edmund scores 75 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it rare. Roughly 1 in every 100,000 people carry it — about 10 per million.

What is the numerology number for Edmund?

Edmund carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 8 and its personality number is 8.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Edmund?

The lucky number for Edmund is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.