A city in Washington State, or a surname of English origin meaning 'son of Edmund.'
As a surname, from 'Edmund' + possessive 's, meaning 'son of Edmund.' Edmund comes from Old English Eadmund (ead = wealth + mund = protection). The Washington city was named after George Brackett Edmonds, who platted the town in 1890.
The name Edmonds connects medieval English royalty to Pacific Northwest geography through one man's ambition—George Brackett Edmonds named his railway town after himself, carrying a name that originally meant 'wealthy protector' from Anglo-Saxon England to the shores of Puget Sound.
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