Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Alberta, Canada.
Synonyms: Edmonchuk
- A former town and suburb of Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
- A town in the borough of Enfield, northern Greater London, England, divided into Lower Edmonton and Upper Edmonton (OS grid ref TQ3493).
- A city, the county seat of Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe capital city of Alberta, Canada.
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Origin
- Old EnglishĒadhelm
- Middle EnglishAdelmetone
- EnglishEdmonton
From Middle English Adelmetone, from Old English Ēadhelm + tūn (“town”). The Canadian city was named after the area of London.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Arabic أدمونتون
- أدمونتونcity in Alberta, Canada
Basque Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Bengali এডমন্টন
- এডমন্টন (eḍomonṭon)city in Alberta, Canada
Bulgarian Едмънтън
- Едмънтън (Edmăntăn)city in Alberta, Canada
Catalan Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Chinese Cantonese 愛民頓 /爱民顿
- 愛民頓 /爱民顿 (oi³ man⁴ deon⁶)city in Alberta, Canada
Chinese Mandarin 埃德蒙頓 /埃德蒙顿, 艾德蒙頓 /艾德蒙顿
- 埃德蒙頓 /埃德蒙顿 (Āidéméngdùn)city in Alberta, Canada
- 艾德蒙頓 /艾德蒙顿 (Àidéméngdùn)city in Alberta, Canada
Czech Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Danish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Dutch Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Esperanto Edmontono
- Edmontonocity in Alberta, Canada
Estonian Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Finnish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
French Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
German Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Greek Έντμοντον
- Έντμοντον (Éntmonton)city in Alberta, Canada
Hebrew אדמונטון
- אדמונטוןcity in Alberta, Canada
Hindi एडमंटन
- एडमंटन (eḍmaṇṭan)city in Alberta, Canada
Indonesian Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Italian Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Japanese エドモントン
- エドモントン (Edomonton)city in Alberta, Canada
Korean 에드먼턴, 에드먼턴
- 에드먼턴 (Edeumeonteon)city in Alberta, Canada
- 에드먼턴 (edeumeonteon)area of London
Latin Edmundopolis
- Edmundopoliscity in Alberta, Canada
Lithuanian Edmontonas
- Edmontonascity in Alberta, Canada
Norwegian Edmonton, Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
- Edmontonarea of London
Persian ادمونتون
- ادمونتونcity in Alberta, Canada
Polish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Portuguese Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Romanian Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Russian Э́дмонтон
- Э́дмонтон (Édmonton)city in Alberta, Canada
Scottish Gaelic Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Slovak Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Spanish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Swahili Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Swedish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Tagalog Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Tamil எட்மன்டன்
- எட்மன்டன் (eṭmaṉṭaṉ)city in Alberta, Canada
Turkish Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Ukrainian Е́дмонтон
- Е́дмонтон (Édmonton)city in Alberta, Canada
Vietnamese Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Welsh Edmonton
- Edmontoncity in Alberta, Canada
Cite this entry
APA
Edmonton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edmonton
MLA
“Edmonton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edmonton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edmonton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edmonton.
Source: Edmonton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.