EDMUND

From the Old Inglés elements ead wealth, fortune and mund protection. This was the name of two Anglosajón 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 Danés leader. This Old Inglés 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.... [more]

“ED-mənd (English), ET-muwnt (German), ED-moont (Polish)”