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Edmonda

English translation/equivalent: Edmunda

Origin: Derived from ancient English Eadmund, composed of composed of ead- "property, wealth," and from mund "defense, protection," meaning "he who defends his riches."

Name Day/Onomastico: November 20—in memory of the martyr St. Edmund, beheaded in 870.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Edmondo

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