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Raymond

  • /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/

Where it comes from

From Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz, composed of *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”). Compare the first element in Reginald, Reynold, Ronald; the second element can be found in cognates Edmund, Sigmund, Osmond.

proper noun Raymonds

  1. countable, uncountable A male given name from the Germanic languages. An uncle of mine whose name was Cecil Jeffery Courtenay obtained a post of great emolument simply by virtue of his 'pretty' name. Mine, I think, is quite as effective, though it depends upon but one Christian name, Raymond. I am Raymond Courtenay.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
  4. countable, uncountable A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
  6. countable, uncountable A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  7. countable, uncountable A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
  8. countable, uncountable A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
  9. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  10. countable, uncountable A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
  11. countable, uncountable A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
  12. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
  13. countable, uncountable A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  14. countable, uncountable A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  15. countable, uncountable A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
  16. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
  17. countable, uncountable A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
  18. countable, uncountable A city in Pacific County, Washington.
  19. countable, uncountable A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
  20. countable, uncountable A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
  21. countable, uncountable A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
  22. countable, uncountable A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  23. countable, uncountable A village in Sud department, Haiti.
  24. countable, uncountable A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: yiu, cheung, xiang, wei, yuk, wook, ray, henri, menotti, panet, raimundo, ramon, raymund, raimund, raimondo, ramone

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name male given name

EspañolRamón, Raimundo
日本語レイモンド Reimondo, レーモンド Rēmondo
中文雷蒙德 Léiméngdé
PortuguêsRaimundo
FrançaisRaymond
DeutschRaimund
ΕλληνικάΡαϋμόνδος Raÿmóndos
РусскийРа́ймонд Rájmond, Ре́ймонд Rɛ́jmond

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"Raymond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/raymond. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"Raymond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/raymond.

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@misc{raymond_2026,
  title = {Raymond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raymond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}