Raymond
\ʁɛ.mɔ̃\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ʁɛ.mɔ̃\ |
Origin and meaning
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.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Norway
Around the world
- GermanRaimund
- BasqueErramun
- CatalanRamon
- SpanishRamón, Raimundo
- GreekΡαϋμόνδος
- ItalianRaimondo
- PolishRajmund
- PortugueseRaimundo, Ramão
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mathieu Kappler (Mulhouse (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).