Definitions

1. noun

A male given name, the traditional form of the Old English name Æthelweard, derived from the elements æthel ‘noble’ and weard ‘guardian’.

“He was named Edmund after his grandfather, a great man in the community.”

2. noun

A variant of the given name Edward, used in some parts of the English-speaking world.

“The character Edmund Dantès in ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ was a great inspiration for the young Edmund.”

3. proper noun

A surname of English origin, derived from the given name Edmund.

“Edmund Burke, an 18th-century Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher.”