Egmondde meaning | Last name Egmondde origin

Egmondde is form of the Egmond. Of Egmund, i.e., mouth of the Hegge, a river in North Holland. Klaas Kolyn, who wrote in 1170, spells it indifferently Hegmonde, Hegmunde, Egmont and Agmont.

Lastname is a variation of the Egmond. The Van Egmonds were one of the most eminent families of Holland, and derived their surame from their residence at the mouth (mond) of the river Hegge, in North Holland. There is an old Dutch proverb, which makes Brederode the noblest, Wassenaar the oldest, Egmont the richest, and Arkel the boldest, of the aristocracy of Holland.