What does Raymond mean?

Raymond means "well-advised protector"

How do we pronounce Raymond?

Raymond \ray-mon(d), ra-ymo-nd\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Raymond is pronounced as REYMahND in English or ReyMAON in French 1.

1 Pronunciation for Raymond: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Raymond?

Raymond is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. The name is of the meaning well-advised protector. Two-element name derived from the elements 'ragin' meaning counsel, advice ; 'munt' meaning protection, protector. Raginmund (Germanic) and Raimont (Old French) are older forms of Raymond. The name was borne by two Spanish saints, Saint Raymond of Peñafort (1175-1275), patron saint of lawyers, and Saint Raymond Nonnatus (1204-1240), patron saint of chilbirth. It was introduced into England by the Normans, but later fell into disuse before a revival among English speakers in the mid 19th century. The name meaning of Ramona (German and Spanish) is the female version of Raymond. The name Raymond is used to a great extent; it has 54 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of what does the name Radmond mean, Raeman meaning of name, Raemon name variations, short names for Raemondo, name Raemonn meaning, Raiman meaning of name, Raimon meaning of name, name Raimonds meaning, Ramond name variations (also used in Dutch), Ramonde name variations, Ramone name variations (also used in Dutch and Spanish), baby name Ramonte, nicknames for Rayman, name Raymand meaning, name Raymann, Raymen name popularity, Rayment pronounciation, Raymon meaning of name (also used in Spanish), name Raymondo origin (also used in Spanish), Raymone name popularity, Raymont pronounciation, name Raymun origin, Raymunde meaning of name, name Redmond (also used in Gaelic and Irish), baby name Reimonde, Reimundo meaning of name, Remone meaning of name, name Reymon origin, Reymond name variations, and short names for Reymound. The short form Ray name variations, and the variant spellings baby name Raemond, Raimond pronounciation, and Raymund meaning are other English forms. Foreign variants of Raymond consist of nicknames for Ayman (French), nicknames for Monchi (Spanish), Mondo meaning and origin (Spanish), Mundo meaning and origin (Spanish), name Raimondo origin (Italian and Spanish), name Raimund (German), name Raimundo (Portuguese and Spanish), Rajmund meaning of name (Czech and Polish), Ramon definition (Spanish), nicknames for Ramón (Spanish), baby name Ramundo (Spanish), Raymundo definition (Portuguese and Spanish), Reamonn name popularity (Irish), Redmund meaning of name (Irish), Reimond name (Romanian), baby name Reimund (German), short names for Reinmund (German), what does the name Reymund mean (Spanish), Reymundo definition (Spanish), and Réamann definition (Irish). See also the related form, meaning of Jamond. Raymond is a classic favorite. Today it is still popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1919, 1.121% of baby boys were given the name Raymond. Its ranking then was #14. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.077% and its ranking #225, however it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, Raymond was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Ramon name variations. The name Raymond has predominantly been a baby boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1933, baby boys named Raymond outnumbered girls by 183 times.

The following famous people share the name Raymond:

  • Author Ray Bradbury, born Raymond Douglas Bradbury, 22 August 1920, Waukegan, Illinois
  • Author Raymond Carver, born 25 May 1938 - 2 August 1988, Clatskanie, Oregon
  • Author Raymond Chandler, born 23 July 1888 - 26 March 1959, Chicago, Illinois.

List of baby names that sound like Raymond:

meaning of Raimond (English), Raimund meaning (German), Ramond meaning of name (Dutch and English), Raymand pronounciation, name Raymund origin (English), name Raymunde, Reymond meaning and origin, nicknames for Reymund (Spanish), nicknames for Raaheim, Raam meaning and origin (Hebrew), Racham meaning (Hebrew), Raemon meaning and origin, name Raemond origin (English), name Raemonn, Rahaeim meaning and origin, name Raham origin (English and Hebrew), Rahan name popularity, meaning of Rahane, name Raheam origin, and meaning of Raheem (Arabic and English).

The baby name Raymond fun facts:

The name Raymond in reverse order is "Dnomyar".

The numerological value of the name Raymond is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Raymond?

Raymond is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.07%
20130.07%
20120.08%
20110.08%
20100.08%
20090.08%
20080.09%
20070.09%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames