Edmund
Old English name
Edmund is a masculine given name of Old English origin, meaning "wealthy protector." It was borne by several English kings and saints, most notably the martyred King Edmund of East Anglia.
The name has a traditional, somewhat formal quality: Edmund is such a distinguished name.
Literary examples include Edmund in *King Lear* and Edmund Bertram in *Mansfield Park*.
- NarniaFictional snow-covered kingdom
- Mansfield ParkAusten's third published novel
- Count of Monte CristoClassic revenge novel
- villainWicked story antagonist
betrayal · redemption · C.S. Lewis · Shakespeare · tragic · conflicted · brother · heir
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- WessexEarly medieval English kingdom
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
East Anglia · chronicle · monarchy · dynasty · canonized · arrow · shrine · veneration
Accepted as fact
- forenameGiven name at birth
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- baptismalOf the initiation rite
- patronymicName from father's name
moniker · appellation · namesake · Anglo-Saxon · Old English · nobility · aristocratic · medieval
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- astronomerCelestial bodies researcher
- poetWriter of verse
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
comet · statesman · mountaineer · knighted · discovery · summit · conservative · rhetoric
King Lear
- NarniaFictional snow-covered kingdom
- Mansfield ParkAusten's third published novel
- Count of Monte CristoClassic revenge novel
villain · betrayal · redemption · C.S. Lewis · Shakespeare · tragic · conflicted · brother · heir · bastard
Anglo-Saxon
Pre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
Vikings · East Anglia · chronicle · monarchy · dynasty · canonized · arrow · shrine · veneration · feast day
given
Accepted as fact
- forenameGiven name at birth
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- baptismalOf the initiation rite
patronymic · moniker · appellation · namesake · Anglo-Saxon · Old English · nobility · aristocratic · medieval · traditional
explorer
One who investigates unfamiliar regions
- philosopherStudent of fundamental questions
- astronomerCelestial bodies researcher
- poetWriter of verse
Everest · comet · statesman · mountaineer · knighted · discovery · summit · conservative · rhetoric
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- Anglo-Saxon NamesEdgar, Edward, Edwin, Godwin, Oswald
- Anglo-Saxon BritainAlfred the Great, Edgar, Edward the Confessor, Canute, Harold Godwinson
- Fictional CharactersAlice, Oliver Twist, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins
- British NamesElizabeth, George, Henry, William, Victoria
- literary villainsIago, Lady Macbeth, Moriarty, Voldemort, Dracula