📖 About Edmundo
Edmundo is the Spanish/Portuguese form of Edmund ("wealthy protector"). It honors the martyred King Edmund of East Anglia. In Brazil, footballer Edmundo "O Animal" made it legendary in 1990s football.
📍 Details
- OriginSpanish, Portuguese, Old English
- Gender♂ Male
- MeaningWealthy protector; from Old English "ead" (wealth) + "mund" (protection)
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Edmundo (footballer) — Brazilian striker known as "O Animal," one of the most talented and controversial players of 1990s Brazilian football, who starred for Vasco da Gama and the national team
- Saint Edmund the Martyr — King of East Anglia (841-869) martyred by Vikings for his Christian faith, formerly the patron saint of England before Saint George
- Edmundo Ros — Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician who became London's "King of Latin Music" from the 1940s-60s, performing regularly for the British royal family