MEANING & HISTORY
What does Edot mean?
Edot is recorded in Cebuano for Edgar, Edmund and Edwin. Its etymology paragraph singles out Edmund plus the ending -ot, while the name senses document broader use.
Those bases have different second elements: spear, protection and friend respectively. Their shared opening does not make the full meanings interchangeable. The most precise account keeps all attested expansions visible and explains the familiar formation without assuming which longer name an individual Edot uses.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Edmund. From Edmund + -ot.
a diminutive of the male given names Edgar, Edmund, and Edwin
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Edot in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Edot
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Edoy♂Familiar form of Pedro or Edwin
- Pedot♂Familiar form recorded for Pedro and Alfredo
- Ardot♂Cebuano familiar form of Ricardo
- Edad♀Familiar form shared by Felicidad, Soledad and Caridad
- Eddy·Familiar form of Edward, Edmund, or other Ed-names
- Eden♂♀Biblical garden name associated with delight
- Edita·Form of Edith: wealth and battle
- Edith♀Wealth and battle
What rhymes with Edot?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Edot further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Edot (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Edgar (opens in a new tab)
Wealth and spear.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Edmund (opens in a new tab)
Wealth and protection.
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources — Edwin (opens in a new tab)
Wealth and friend.