Raymond
/ˈɹeɪ.mənd/
Raymond proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.
Proper noun
Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- An uncle of mine whose name was Cecil Jeffery Courtenay obtained a post of great emolument simply by virtue of his 'pretty' name. Mine, I think, is quite as effective, though it depends upon but one Christian name, Raymond. I am Raymond Courtenay.1886 Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Belgravia Magazine. Item notes:V.60.(July-Oct.1886) page 94
- What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon,1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
- A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
- A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
- A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
- A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
- A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
- An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
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- A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
- A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
- A city in Pacific County, Washington.
- A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
- A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
- A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
- A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in Sud department, Haiti.
- A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Raymond meaning in Bengali and Indonesian
Raymond in Bengali
- male given name
- রেমন্ড remonḍ
Raymond in Indonesian
- male given name
- Raimundus
Examples of Raymond in a sentence
- I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable.2006, Janette McCarthy, Hanging on a String, →ISBN, page 141:
- Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement:2019 March 24, Ralph Ellis and Melanie Schuman, “Hundreds of cities, counties and Native American tribes file federal lawsuit against...
Forms of Raymond
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Origin of Raymond
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.
Words formed from Raymond
Questions about Raymond
- What does Raymond mean?
- Raymond means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
- What is Raymond in Bengali?
- Raymond in Bengali is রেমন্ড (remonḍ). See Raymond meaning in Bengali.
- How do you use Raymond in a sentence?
- I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable.
- What part of speech is Raymond?
- Raymond is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Raymond?
- Raymond is pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/.
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