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What does Raymond mean?
Raymond 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced RAY-mund. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Raymond is "protecting hands". Old Teutonic name used in the Middle Ages and in the 19th century. Saint Raymond (13th century) was a Spanish saint. Also the name of an 11th-century Count who was a Crusader leader of the First Crusade. See also Rainer and Redmond. Author Raymond Chandler; actors Raymond Massey, Raymond Burr.
STARTS WITH Ray-
ASSOCIATED WITH protecting (defender), old, 19th century, saint, leader, crusade (war)
Variations
VARIANTS Raemond, Raemondo, Raimond, Raimondo, Raimund, Raimundo, Rajmund, Ramon▼, Ramond, Ramonde, Ramone, Ray▼, Rayment, Raymondo, Raymund, Raymunde, Raymundo▼, Reymond, Reymundo
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA RAINER, REDMOND Radmond, Radmund, Redmund
FEMININE FORM Ramona
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Raymond Niam (R.N.), ..
How popular is Raymond?
Raymond is a very popular first name for men (#36 out of 1220, Top 3%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#825 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Raymond reached its peak rank of #15 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, and is presently at #299. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Raymond (#299 VIA LATEST LIST) listed in the Top 2000 are Ramon (#731), Ramond, Ramone, Ray (#728), Raymundo, Redmond and Reymundo. Adoption of these forms of Raymond was at its peak in the 1920s (AVERAGE #1095) and is now much less (#1469, ▼93.2%), with versions like Raymundo becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aimond (see Aimon), Armond, Daimond, Daymon, Daymond, Demond▼, Desmond▲, Dezmond, Diamond, Eadmund, Edmond▼, Egmond, Esmond, Faramond, Hammond, Jamond, Lammond, Lamond, Lemond, Marlond, Ormond, Osmond, Radford, Ramos, Rand, Randon, Rashod, Rawson, Rayborn, Raydon, Rayford, Raylen, Rayman, Raymon▼, Raynald, Raynard, Rayne, Raynor, Raynord, Rayven, Rayvin, Reynold, Richmond▼, Roydon, Ryland▲, Ryon, Sigmond, Szymond, Tedmond and Wayland. These names tend to be less frequently used than Raymond.
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