Raymond
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madera County, California. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Rice County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Cumberland County, Maine. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
- 11 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County. countable, uncountable
- 12 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana. countable, uncountable
- 13 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
- 14 A number of places in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
- 15 A number of places in the United States:; A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York. countable, uncountable
- 16 A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
- 17 A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Clark County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
- 18 A number of places in the United States:; A city in Pacific County, Washington. countable, uncountable
- 19 A number of places in the United States:; A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
- 20 A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township. countable, uncountable
- 21 A number of places elsewhere:; A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 22 A number of places elsewhere:; A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 23 A number of places elsewhere:; A village in Sud department, Haiti. countable, uncountable
- 24 A number of places elsewhere:; A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Raymond of Ravenswood acquiesced in the experiment, not incurious concerning the issue, though confident it would disappoint the expectations of the hermit."
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.
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