Raymond

Raymond
	Saint Raymond of Spain
Pronunciation	/ˈreɪmənd/; French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	German
Origin
Word/name	Germanic
Meaning	"Counsellor, "Protector", "Wise Protector", "Mighty"
Region of origin	Northern Europe
Other names
Nickname(s)	Ray

Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund^[1] and Raimund,^[2] whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic Raginmund or Reginmund.^[1] Ragin (Old German) and regin (Gothic) meant "counsel".^[3] The Old High German mund originally meant "hand",^[4] but came to mean "protection".^[5] This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin.

Despite the German and French origins of the English name, some of its early uses in English documents appear in Latinized form. As a surname, its first recorded appearance in Britain appeared in 1086, during the reign of William the Conqueror, in the Domesday Book, with a reference to Giraldus Reimundus.^[6]

The most commonly used names for baby boys based on "Ragin" in 2009 were, in descending order, Raymond, Ramiro, Rayner, Rein, Reingard, Reynard, and Reynold.^[7] Its many other variants include Raiment, Raimo, Raimond, Raimondi, Raimondo, Raimund, Raimundo, Ramon, Ramón, Ramond, Ramondelli, Ramondenc, Ramondi, Ramondini, Ramondino, Ramondo, Ramondou, Ramonenc, Ramonic, Ramundi, Rayment, Raymonenc, Raymonencq, Raymont, Raymund, Redmond, Redmonds, Reim, Reimund, Reinmund, Rémon, Rémond, Remondeau, Remondon, Rémont, Reymond, Rimondi, and Rimondini.^[8]

Translations and variations

Albanian: Rajmond
Ancient Germanic: Raginmund, Raimund
Arabic: ريمون (Rimun)
Basque: Erramun, Erramon
Belarusian: Райманд (Rajmand)
Bengali: রেমন্ড (Rēmanḍa)
Bulgarian: Реймонд (Rejmond)
Catalan: Ramon, Raimon
Chinese Simplified: 雷蒙德
Chinese Traditional: 雷蒙德
Croatian: Rajmund
Czech: Rajmund
Danish: Ramund
Dutch: Remon, Ramone, Raemon, Raemonn, Ramond, Ramonte, Remone
English: Raymund, Ray, Raymon, Rayman, Raymann, Raymen, Raymone, Raymun, Raemonn, Redmond, Radmond, Radmund, Reddin, Redmund, Reimond, Reymon, Reymound, Reymund, Raimond, Raimonds
Estonian: Raimund, Raimond
Finnish: Raimo, Reima
French: Raymond, Raymonde (feminine), Reimonde
German: Raimund, Reimund
Greek: Ραϋμόνδος (Raf̱̈móndos, Raÿmóndos)
Gujarati: રેમન્ડ (Rēmanḍa)
Hebrew: ריימונד
Hindi: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍa)
Indonesian: Raimundus
Irish: Réamann, Radmond, Redmond, Redmund
Italian: Raimondo, Raimondi, Raymondo, Reimondo, Reimundo
Japanese: レイモンド (Reimondo), レーモンド (Rēmondo)
Kannada: ರೇಮಂಡ್ (Rēmaṇḍ)
Marathi: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍ)
Korean: 레이몬드 (Reimondeu)
Latin: Raimundus
Latvian: Raimonds
Limburgish: Remao, Mao
Lithuanian: Raimundas, Raimondas
Macedonian: Рејмонд (Rejmond)
Nepali: रेमंड (Rēmaṇḍa)
Norwegian: Rådmund, Råmund
Old Norse: Ráðmundr, Rámundr
Persian: ریموند
Polish: Rajmund
Portuguese: Raimundo
Punjabi: ਰੇਮੰਡ (Rēmaḍa)
Romanian: Reimond
Russian: Раймонд (Raymond)
Serbian: Рејмонд (Rejmond)
Slovene: Rajmund
Spanish: Raimundo, Ramón, Ramon, Remon, Remone, Romone, Raymundo, Raemondo, Raimondo, Raimundo, Raimon, Raymondo, Reymundo, Reimundo, Mundo
Swedish: Ramunder
Tamil: ரேமண்ட் (Rēmaṇṭ)
Telugu: రేమండ్ (Rēmaṇḍ)
Thai: เรย์มอนด์ (Rey̒ mxn d̒)
Ukrainian: Раймонд (Raymond)
Urdu: ریمنڈ
Yiddish: רייַמאָנד (Ryyamʼánd)
Yoruba: Remondi

People

Historical

Aristocracy:

Raymond I, Count of Toulouse (died 865)
Raymond II, Count of Toulouse (died 924)
Raymond III, Count of Toulouse (died 978)
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (c. 1041 or 1042–1105)
Raymond V, Count of Toulouse (1134–1198)
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156–1222)
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197–1249)
Raymond II of Tripoli (c. 1115–1152), Count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152
Raymond III of Tripoli (c. 1142–1187), Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187
Raymond-Roupen (died 1219), Prince of Antioch
Raymond of Poitiers (c. 1115–1149), Prince of Antioch
Raymond Roger Trencavel (1185–1209)
Raymond of Burgundy (1070–1107), married to Queen Urraca of Castile

Saints:

Raymond of Penyafort (c. 1175–1275), medieval canon lawyer
Raymond Nonnatus (1204–1240), ransomer of hostages
Raymond of Fitero (d. 1163), founder of the military order of the Knights of Calatrava

Chronicler

Raymond of Aguilers (1096–1099), chronicler of the First Crusade

Surname

Alex Raymond (1909–1956), American comic strip artist
Alfred John Raymond (1856–1935), mayor of Brisbane
Allen Raymond, American political consultant
Antonin Raymond (1888–1976), Czech architect
Arthur Bugs Raymond (1882–1912), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Edward Burleson Raymond (1848–1914), American rancher, politician, banker and founder of Raymondville, Texas
Eleanor Raymond (1887–1989), American architect
Eric S. Raymond (born 1957), American software developer
Eugene Raymond (born 1923), South African Army major-general, Surgeon-General and physician
Gary Raymond (born 1935), British actor
George Lansing Raymond (1839-1929), professor of aesthetic criticism
George Raymond (1914-1999), civil rights activist from Pennsylvania
George Raymond Jr. (1943-1973), civil rights activist from Mississippi
Harold Tubby Raymond (1926–2017), American college football and baseball coach and player
Harry Raymond (footballer), English footballer from 1908 to 1924
Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820–1869), American journalist and politician; founder of The New York Times
Jade Raymond (born 1974), Canadian video game producer and television personality
James St. Raymond, American businessman and former state legislator
Janice Raymond (model) (born 1951), Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1974
Jim Raymond (1917–1981), American comic strip artist
Jonathan Raymond, American writer
Lee Raymond (born 1938), American businessman, CEO and chairman of ExxonMobil (1999–2005)
Lisa Raymond (born 1973), American retired tennis player
Mason Raymond (born 1985), Canadian former National Hockey League player
Nathaniel Raymond (born 1977), American human rights investigator and anti-torture advocate
Oliver Raymond (c.1605 – 1679), English MP
Paul Raymond (publisher) (1925–2008), English pornographer
Richard Raymond (pianist) (born 1965), Canadian pianist
Richard Raymond (Texas politician) (born 1960)
Sophia Burrell née Raymond (1753–1802), English poet and dramatist
Thomas Lynch Raymond (1875–1928), twice mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Tito Raymond (born 1969), American bodybuilder
Usher (musician) (born Usher Raymond in 1978), musician

Given name

Raymond Antrobus (born 1986), British poet
Raymond van Barneveld (born 1967), Dutch darts player
Raymond Bailey (1904–1980), American actor
Raymond Berry (born 1933), American football player
Raymond Bessone (1911–1992), British hairdresser known as "Mr Teasy-Weasy"
Raymond Blanc (born 1949), French chef
Ray Bolger (1904–1987), American entertainer of stage and screen
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), American science-fiction and fantasy author
Raymond Briggs (born 1934), English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist, and author
Raymond Leo Burke, American prelate in the Roman Catholic Church
Raymond Burr (1917–1993), Canadian actor
Raymond Calais (born 1998), American football player
Raymond Carver (1938–1988), American short story writer and poet
Raymond Cattell (1905–1998), psychologist
Raymond Chandler (1888–1959), American writer
Raymond Daniels (born 1980), American martial artist
Raymond Davis, Jr. (1914–2006), chemist and Nobel Prize winner in Physics
Raymond Domenech (born 1952), French football manager
Raymond E. Feist (born 1945), American fantasy writer
Raymond Ch'ien Kuo Fung (錢果豐，born 1952), president of MTR and chairman of Hang Seng Bank in Hong Kong
Raymond Gesteland, American geneticist
Ray Gillen, American rock singer-songwriter
Raymond Gutierrez, Filipino host
Raymond Ho (何鍾泰，born 1939), member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco)
Ray Honeyford (1934-2012), English headmaster and writer.
Raymond Kaskey (born 1943), American sculptor
Raymond Kelly (born 1941), Commissioner of the New York Police Department
Raymond van de Klundert, also known as Ray Kluun (born 1964), Dutch novelist
Ray Kurzweil (born 1948), American author, inventor, and futurist
Raymond Lahey (born 1940), bishop of the diocese of Antigonish
Raymond Lam (林峯，born 1979), Hong Kong singer and actor
Raymond Lisle (1910-1994), American attorney, officer in the US Foreign Service, and Dean of Brooklyn Law School
Raymond Loewy (1893–1986), industrial designer
Raymond Massey (1896–1983), Canadian actor
Raymond McCreesh, Irish republican hunger striker who died in 1981
Raymond Mhlaba (1920–2005), South African activity.
Raymond Murray (born 1913), US Marine Corps officer
Raymond Pettibon (born 1957), American artist
Raymond Poincaré, President of France and leader of France during World War I
Raymond Queneau (1903–1976), French poet and novelist
Raymond Scott (1908–1994), American composer, band leader, pianist, engineer, recording studio maverick, and inventor
Raymond Smullyan (1919–2017), American mathematician, concert pianist, logician, Taoist philosopher, and magician
Raymond Sudre (1870–1962), French sculptor
Raymond Templier (1891–1968), French jewellery designer
Raymond Townsend (born 1955), American basketball player
Raymond Washington (1953–1979), founder of the Crips street gang
Raymond Williams (1921–1988), Welsh academic, novelist and critic
Raymond Wong (born 1948), Hong Kong actor and film producer
Raymond Wong Ho-yin (born 1975), Hong Kong actor
Teller (entertainer) (born Raymond Joseph Teller, 1948), one-half of the duo Penn & Teller

Fictional characters

Raymond Barone, main character in the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
Raymond Cocteau, mayor/governor/dictator of San Angeles in the 1990s movie Demolition Man
Raymond Shaw, main character in the film The Manchurian Candidate played in 1962 by Laurence Harvey and 2004 by Liev Schreiber.
Raymond Stantz, main character in the film Ghostbusters
Mondo Browne (Raymond Browne), African-American killer in the HBO drama series Oz
Raymond, a cat villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Raymond Reddington, main character in the English TV series"The Blacklist"

References

^ ^a ^b Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Raymond". Behind the Name. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ Douglas Harper. "raymond". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Reynard the Fox. Translated by Thomas James Arnold. p. xiv.
^ Winfred Philipp Lehmann (1986). A Gothic Etymological Dictionary. BRILL. p. 245. ISBN 90-04-08176-3.
^ Jan Gonda (1975). Selected Studies: Indo-European Linguistics. BRILL. p. 197. ISBN 90-04-04228-8.
^ "Surname Database: Raymond Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "Ragin Names for Boys at Baby Names Pedia". www.babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
^ "UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SERVICE NO LONGER AVAILABLE - University of Essex". privatewww.essex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

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[behind-1] Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Raymond". Behind the Name. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[2] Douglas Harper. "raymond". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[3] von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Reynard the Fox. Translated by Thomas James Arnold. p. xiv.

[4] Winfred Philipp Lehmann (1986). A Gothic Etymological Dictionary. BRILL. p. 245. ISBN 90-04-08176-3.

[5] Jan Gonda (1975). Selected Studies: Indo-European Linguistics. BRILL. p. 197. ISBN 90-04-04228-8.

[6] "Surname Database: Raymond Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[7] "Ragin Names for Boys at Baby Names Pedia". www.babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[8] "UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SERVICE NO LONGER AVAILABLE - University of Essex". privatewww.essex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

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