Edmond
Americannoun
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a town in central Oklahoma.
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Also Edmund. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “protection.”
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Equally important was Edmond de Rothschild’s wife, Adelheid, a far quieter but deeply influential figure who, Mr. McAuley tells us, “has almost vanished from the historical record.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Researchers say the famous comet known as Halley's Comet may have been identified as a repeating object centuries before British astronomer Edmond Halley gave it his name.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Edmond Halley later became famous for identifying the periodic nature of the bright comet now officially called 1P/Halley.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
In a follow-up message, Epstein referred to time he’d spent with Edmond learning business.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
I tried eating a little bit of bacon today because Edmond particularly asked me to but it tasted like pig and I gagged.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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