Etymology

Edmundston

Ed·munds·ton
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Today it means: A town in Maryland, United States. Full definition →

English Edmund ← Old English Ēadmund ← Proto-West Germanic *Audamundu
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  1. Proto-Germanic*audaz
  2. Proto-Germanic*mundō
  3. Proto-Germanic*Audamunduz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*Audamundu
  5. Old EnglishĒadmund
  6. EnglishEdmund
  7. English todayEdmundston

Derived from Edmund (a personal name) + -s- + -ton. The city in New Brunswick is named after politician and diplomat Edmund Walker Head (1805 - 1868).

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1850 A city in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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