When choosing a name for a child, parents can be guided by their own preferences, but also by family tradition or fashion. There are many beautiful names for women and men that you can give to your child. Some of them are more popular than others, but this changes over the years.
A certain men’s name was quite popular in the times of the Polish People’s Republic, but nowadays hardly anyone gives it to their son. What does the name Edmund mean and who are the gentlemen with this name?
Edmund to of Old English origin, derived from the words “ead”, meaning “wealth”, “wealth”, “happiness” and “mund”, meaning “protector”, “guardian”. The name Edmund therefore means “one who defends good” or “provides care”. In Poland, the name has been used since the 14th century.
It is worth knowing that this noble name was worn by English kings. There are many holy martyrs with this name. He is best known Saint Edmund the Martyr (c. 840-870), king of East Anglia who fell fighting the Vikings and Saint Edmund Campion (1540-1581), an English Jesuit who converted to Catholicism, was accused of high treason and beheaded.
Men named Edmund celebrate their name days on October 30, November 16 and December 1.
In numerology, Edmund is assigned the number 7. People with this name are romantic, have great imagination and excellent intuition. The vibration of this number patronizes intelligent, often slightly introverted people who value deep bonds and honesty. They prefer difficult truths to smooth lies.
They have a talent for discovering secrets, which is helped by their inquisitiveness and innate intelligence. They value freedom and like to act independently. They also display artistic talents.
Name Edmund in the times of the Polish People’s Republic it was popular in our country. Nowadays it is rarely given to children. In the first half of 2025, 19 boys were named after Edmund, according to information published on the website Dane.gov.pl.
At the same time when it comes to occurrence of this name in the PESEL register (first name), as of January 22, 2025, it was worn by 14,321 people.
