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 [ 2 syll. ray-mon(d), ra-ymo-nd ] The boy name Raymond is pronounced as REYMahND KEY. 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 Ramona (German and Spanish) is the female version of Raymond. The name Raymond is used to a great extent; it has 29 variants that are used in both English and other languages. Variants of Raymond used in English include Raimon, Ramond, Ramone (also used in Spanish), Rayment, Raymon (also used in Spanish), Raymondo (also used in Spanish), Redmond (also used in Irish), and Redmund (also used in Irish). The short form Ray, and the variant spellings Raemond, Raimond, and Raymund are other English forms. Foreign variants of Raymond include Monchi (Spanish), Mondo (Spanish), Mundo (Spanish), Raimondo (Italian and Spanish), Raimund (German), Raimundo (Portuguese and Spanish), Rajmund (Czech and Polish), Ramon (Spanish), Ramón (Spanish), Ramundo (Spanish), Raymundo (Portuguese and Spanish), Reamonn (Irish), Reimond (Romanian), Reimund (German), Reinmund (German), Reymund (Spanish), and Réamann (Irish). 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 2008, its usage was only 0.081% and its ranking #215, but it was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2008, Raymond was twice as popular as the next most popular name, Ramon (Spanish). The name Raymond has predominantly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1933, boys named Raymond outnumbered girls by 183 times. Baby names that sound like Raymond include Raimond (English), Raimund (German), Raymund (English), Reymund (Spanish), Raemond (English), Rahmet (Turkish), Ramnath (Indian), Ramond (English), Randey (English), Randi (English), Randie (English), Rando (German), Randy (English), Ranjit (Indian), Rayment (English), Reimond (Romanian), Reimund (German), Reinmund (German), Reinout (Dutch), and Renat (Polish). Details of famous persons named Raymond: KEY: Pronunciation for Raymond: R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
