Raymond
/ˈreɪ.mənd/noun
A masculine given name of Germanic origin, also used as a surname.
Did you know?Raymond entered medieval England through Norman French after the conquest, where Germanic name elements were often reshaped into French forms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*raginą + *mundō
“Counsel or decision + protection or hand”
Old High German
Old High German
Raginmund
“A personal name meaning roughly “protected by counsel” or “counsel-protector””
Old Norse
Old Norse
Rǫgnmundr
“A related Germanic personal-name form preserving the elements of counsel and protection”
11th–12th Century
Old French
Raimund / Reimund
“Norman and French forms of the Germanic name”
Middle English
English
Reymond / Raimond
“The name adopted into English after Norman influence”
Modern English
English
Raymond
“A masculine given name and surname”