From the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection". This was the name of two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. It was also borne by two saints, including a 9th-century king of East Anglia who, according to tradition, was shot to death with arrows after refusing to divide his Christian kingdom with an invading pagan Danish leader. This Old English name remained in use after the Norman conquest (even being used by king Henry III for one of his sons), though it became less common after the 15th century.Famous bearers of the name include the English poet Edmund Spenser (1552-1599), the German-Czech philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) and New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008), the first person to climb Mount Everest.
Name day: March 18th: Sweden March 23rd: Croatia October 6th: Estonia October 30th: Poland November 16th: Poland November 20th: Croatia, Poland December 1st: Poland, Slovakia December 10th: Croatia
Famous People: Edmund Hillarywiki (Mountaineer, 1919, New Zealand), Edmund Burkewiki (Politician, 1729, Ireland), Edmund Husserlwiki (Philosopher, 1859, Czech Republic), Edmund Ironsidewiki (Politician, 980, United Kingdom), Edmund I of Englandwiki (Politician, 922, United Kingdom), Edmund Phelpswiki (Economist, 1933, United States), Edmund Spenserwiki (Writer, 1552, United Kingdom), Edmund Bartonwiki (Politician, 1849, Australia), Edmund Stoiberwiki (Politician, 1941, Germany)