Raymond.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Pacific County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
A number of places elsewhere: A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
A number of places elsewhere: A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
A number of places elsewhere: A village in Sud department, Haiti.
A number of places elsewhere: A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Where this word 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.
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