Edmund
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edmund in British English:
UK ['ɛdmənd]
How to pronounce Edmund in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Edmund
- masc. proper name, Old English Eadmund, literally "prosperity-protector," from ead "wealth, prosperity, happiness" (see Edith). The second element is mund "hand, protection, guardian," from PIE *man- (2) "hand" (see manual (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Had c.s. lewis 's edmund first interned for the white witch , he might never have agreed to work for her .
- 2. Or edmund gosse : " he is of course not entirely without talent , but he is a literary charlatan of the extremest order . "
- 3. Then his brother edmund , earl of lancaster , made a bid for the throne of sicily , and henry demanded still more money from his subjects to support edmund 's cause .
- 4. The company created a powerful east india lobby in parliament , a caucus of mps who had either directly or indirectly profited from its business and who constituted , in edmund burke 's opinion , one of the most united and formidable forces in british politics .