Egmont - Meaning of Egmont
What does Egmont mean?
[ 2 syll. e-gmon(t), eg-mo-nt ] The baby boy name Egmont is pronounced as EHGMahNT †. Egmont is used predominantly in Dutch, French, German, and Hungarian. Its origin is Germanic. Agimund (Germanic) is an old form of the name. The name is derived from the first element 'ek' or 'agi' (meaning awe, terror, fear) combined with the second element 'munt' (protection, protector). It is borne by the hero in Goethe's tragedy Egmont (1787), which is based on the Flemish general Lamoraal Graaf van Egmont (1522-1568).
Egmon, Egmonde, Egmonte, Egmun, Egmund (German), Egmunde, Egmunt (German), and Egmunte are variations of Egmont.
Egmond (spelling variant in Dutch, French, and German) is another form of the name.
See also the related form, Amund (Scandinavian).
See also the related categories, combined (combination), sword, terror, protector, hero, element, tragedy, protection, dutch, general (universal), flemish, french, german, and hungarian.
Egmont is an uncommon baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.
Baby names that sound like Egmont include Egmond, Egmunt, Esmond, Esmonde, Esmont, Esmunde, Egmonde, Egmund, Egmunde, Egmunte, Esmonte, Agento, and Egmonte.
† English pronunciation for Egmont: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"
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