Edmund is a masculine

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in the English language. The name is derived from the

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elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include:

People

Kings and nobles

Edmund the Martyr Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869) was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Few historical facts about Edmund are known, as the kingdom of East Anglia was devastated by t ...

(died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *

Edmund I Edmund I or Eadmund I (920/921 – 26 May 946) was King of the English from 27 October 939 until his death in 946. He was the elder son of King Edward the Elder and his third wife, Queen Eadgifu, and a grandson of King Alfred the Great. After ...

(922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 * Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 * Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) * Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne * Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York Edmund of Langley, Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from his birthplace: Kings Langle ...

(1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *

Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg Edmund Leopold Friedrich, Prince of Schwarzenberg (18 November 1803, in Vienna – 17 November 1873, in Orlík Castle) was the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century. Life He was the youngest son of famous field marshal Karl P ...

(1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century

In religion

Saint Edmund (disambiguation) Saint Edmund may refer to: * Saint Edmund the Martyr (d. 869), king of East Anglia who was venerated as a martyr saint soon after his death at the hands of Vikings * Saint Edmund Arrowsmith (1585–1628), Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of England ...

, religious title given to several persons * Eadmund of Winchester (died between 833 and 838), once thought to have been a Bishop of Winchester *

Edmund of Durham Edmund (or Eadmund; died 1041) was Bishop of Durham from 1021 to 1041.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 216 Symeon of Durham relates the story that Edmund was a monk of Durham Cathedral, and that he was chosen as bishop because ...

(died 1041), Bishop of Durham *

Edmund Arrowsmith Edmund Arrowsmith ''(baptized as "Brian Arrowsmith")'', SJ (c. 1585 – 28 August 1628) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales of the Catholic Church. The main source of information on Arrowsmith is a contemporary account written ...

(1585–1628), Jesuit, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales * Edmund Campion (1540–1581), English Jesuit priest and martyr * Edmund Gennings (1567–1591), English priest and martyr *

Edmund Kalau Edmund J. Kalau (9 July 1928 – 8 January 2014) was a German aviator, missionary, and pastor. He was a member of the Hitler Youth during his childhood prior to his conversion to Christianity. As an adult, Kalau served as a missionary in Micrones ...

(1928–2014), German missionary and minister * Edmund Peiris (1897–1989), Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Chilaw from 1940-1972 * Edmund Rich (1175–1240), also called Edmund of Abingdon; Archbishop of Canterbury *

Edmund Ignatius Rice Edmund Ignatius Rice ( ga, Éamonn Iognáid Rís; 1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and t ...

(1762–1844), founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers

In politics

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(1729–1797), Irish statesman, political theorist, and philosopher *

Edmund Barton Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton, (18 January 18497 January 1920) was an Australian politician and judge who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903, holding office as the leader of the Protectionist Party. He resigned to ...

(1849−1920), Australian prime minister * Edmund Joseph Cooray, Sri Lankan Senator, Minister of Justice of Sri Lanka from March 1960 to July 1960 * Edmund Bernard Dimbulane, Sri Lankan Member of Parliament for

Alutnuwara Alutnuwara Town is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. See also *List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka Central Province is a province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya ...

* Edmund Rowland Gooneratna (1845–1914), Sri Lankan Gate Mudaliyar, scholar, planter, Buddhist revivalist * Edmund Walter Jayawardena, Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat *

Edmund Muskie Edmund Sixtus Muskie (March 28, 1914March 26, 1996) was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 58th United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter, a United States Senator from Maine from 1959 to 1980, the 6 ...

(1914–1996), American Secretary of State * Edmund G. Brown, Sr. (1905–1996), commonly known as Pat Brown; governor of California, 1959–1967 *

Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected Secretary of St ...

(born 1938), commonly known as Jerry Brown; governor of California * Edmund Peiris, Sri Lankan Muhandiram * Edmund Samarakkody (1912–1992), Sri Lankan Trotskyist, trade unionist * Edmund Stoiber (born 1941), German politician, former minister-president of the state of Bayern *

Edmund Tsaturyan Edmund Tsaturyan (18 March 1937 – 14 May 2010) was an Armenian politician. He attended at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia. Tsaturyan served as a People's Party of Armenia member of the National Assembly (Armenia), National Assem ...

(1937–2010), Armenian politician, member of the National Assembly of Armenia *

Edmund (Tiruchendur MLA) Edmund was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruchendur (State Assem ...

, Indian politician, elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971

In other fields

* Sir Edmund Andros (1637–1714), English colonial administrator under the Royal House of Stuart * Edmund Anscombe (1874–1948), New Zealand architect *

Edmund Cobb Edmund Fessenden Cobb (June 23, 1892 – August 15, 1974) was an American actor who appeared in more than 620 films between 1912 and 1966. Biography Cobb was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of William Henry Cobb and Eddie (Edmundi ...

(1892–1974), American actor * Edmund Collein (1906–1992), East German architect and Bauhaus photographer * Edmund Crispin, pseudonym of English crime fiction writer Bruce Montgomery (1921–1978) * Edmund Davy (1785–1857), English chemist *

Edmund Fritz Edmund Fritz (before 1918after 1932) was an Austrian (possibly Hungarian-born) actor, film director, and manager of at least one musical group. He was co-director of the 1918 film '' Alraune'', a Hungarian science fiction horror film, believed t ...

(before 1918after 1932), Austrian actor, film director, and music manager *

Edmund H. Garrett Edmund Henry Garrett (1853–1929) was an American illustrator, bookplate-maker, and author—as well as a highly respected painter—renowned for his illustrations of the legends of King Arthur. Biography Garrett was born in Albany, New York o ...

(1853–1929), American artist * Edmund Gettier (1927–2021), American philosopher * Edmund Goulding (1891–1959), British film writer and director * Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), British mathematician * Edmund Gwenn (1877–1959), British actor * Edmund Hashim (1933–1974), American actor *

Edmund Hewavitarne Edmund Hewavitarne (1873 – 19 November 1915) was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) businessman and reservist. A member of Ceylon Defence Force, he was court-martialed for treason and died in prison, he was given posthumous pardon. He was the younger br ...

(1873–1915), Sri Lankan businessman and army reservist *Sir Edmund Hillary (1919–2008), New Zealand mountaineer * Edmund Husserl (1859–1938), philosopher and mathematician * Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Sir William Edmund Ironside (1880–1951), field marshal and chief of the British Imperial General Staff * Edmund Ironside, 2nd Baron Ironside (1924–2020), British politician and engineer, son of William Edmund Ironside * Edmund Kemper (born 1948), American serial killer and necrophile * Edmund Blair Leighton (1852–1922), British artist *

Edmund Lenihan Edmund Lenihan (born 1950), also known as Eddie Lenihan, is an Irish author, storyteller, lecturer and broadcaster. He is one of the few practising '' seanchaithe'' (traditional Irish lore-keepers and tale-spinners) remaining in Ireland. He has ...

(born 1950), Irish author and storyteller * Edmund Lowe (1890–1971), American actor *

Edmund P. Murray Edmund P. Murray (July 1930 – October 2007) was an American novelist and journalist. His novels include ''The Passion Players'', ''Kulubi'', ''My Bridge To America'', and ''The Peregrine Spy''. Edmund Murray was a media adviser to the Irani ...

(1930–2007), American novelist and journalist * Edmund Rack (c. 1735–1787), English writer *

Edmund Reid Detective Inspector Edmund John James Reid (21 March 1846 – 5 December 1917) was the head of the CID in the Metropolitan Police's H Division at the time of the Whitechapel murders of Jack the Ripper in 1888. He was also an early aeronaut.' ...

(1846–1917), head of the Metropolitan Police's CID during the time of the Jack the Ripper * Ed Skoronski (1910–1996), American football player * Edmund Kirby Smith (1824–1893), American general, telegraph president, and professor of mathematics and botany. *

Edmund Sonnenblick Edmund Hiram Sonnenblick (December 7, 1932September 22, 2007) was an American medical researcher and cardiologist. His studies of the function of cardiac muscle cells during the 1960s shaped the basis of both cardiovascular physiology and the mo ...

(1932–2007), American cardiologist *

Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser (; 1552/1553 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for ''The Faerie Queene'', an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of ...

(1552–1599), English poet * Edmund Wilson (1895–1972), American writer and literary critic

Surname

* Kyle Edmund (born 1995), British tennis player

Fictional characters

Edmund Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

, an antagonist in the play '' King Lear'' by William Shakespeare * Edmund Bertram, character in the novel '' Mansfield Park'' by

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

* Edmund Blackadder, the protagonist of the BBC historical comedy series ''

Blackadder ''Blackadder'' is a series of four period British sitcoms, plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC One from 1983 to 1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robins ...

'' * Edmund Pevensie, main character in several of '' The Chronicles of Narnia'' book series by C. S. Lewis, in which he is/was "King Edmund the Just" *King Edmund, supporting character in the animated show of '' Tangled'' in which he had ruled the uninhabitable Dark Kingdom twenty-five years prior. He is also the long-lost father of

Eugene Fitzherbert Eugene Fitzherbert (born Horace, later renamed Eugene and then known by his alias Flynn Rider) is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 50th animated feature film ''Tangled'' (2010), its short 2012 film '' Tangle ...

, making the reformed thief a prince by birth

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