Given name
Audmund
“riches, wealth”·“protector”
Audmund is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Audmund is built from elements meaning “riches, wealth” and “protector”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Auðmundr, built from Old Norse auðr (“riches, wealth”) + -mundr (“protector”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Audmund’s family of names
In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audmund shares a linguistic root with the English form Edmund. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audmund shares an earlier linguistic root with Edmund. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Audmund shares a linguistic root with the Icelandic form Auðmundur.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Audmund has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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