Raymond
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: rā′mənd
ipa: /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/
Forms: form: Raymonds
Etymology: 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.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 1886 Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Belgravia Magazine. Item notes:V.60.(July-Oct.1886) page 94
text: 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,
ref: 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90:
text: I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.
ref: 2006, Janette McCarthy, Hanging on a String, →ISBN, page 141:
text: A spokesperson for the families of Drs. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement:
ref: 2019 March 24, Ralph Ellis and Melanie Schuman, “Hundreds of cities, counties and Native American tribes file federal lawsuit against Sackler family over opioid crisis”, in CNN:
glosses: A male given name from the Germanic languages.
glosses: A surname originating as a patronymic.
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An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
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A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
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A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
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A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
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A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
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A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
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A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
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An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
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A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
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A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
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A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
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A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
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A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
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A city in Pacific County, Washington.
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A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
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A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
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A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
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A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
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A village in Sud department, Haiti.
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A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Derived terms: Ray
Raymond-Céstan syndrome
Raymond Terrace
Raymondville
Related terms: sense: pet form
word: Ray
word: Ramona
word: Waymond