Raymond
Meaning of Raymond
Raymond, rooted in the Old Germanic Ragin-mund—“counsel” plus “protector”—carries the quietly reassuring promise of a wise guardian, the kind of figure who offers advice before drawing a sword. Brought to England by the Normans and polished by centuries of English use, the name pronounced RAY-mənd long ago traded armor for a tweed jacket, turning up on everything from medieval saints and crusader counts to jazz legend Ray Charles and literary visionary Ray Bradbury. In the United States it crested in mid-century suburbia, then drifted down the charts with dignified ease; yet its consistent presence, even in the data’s lower ranks, suggests a sturdiness that fashionable novelties envy. Raymond feels at home in a boardroom, a baseball diamond, or a family sitcom, forever balancing gravitas with an approachable nickname—Ray—that slips as naturally as conversation over a back-yard fence. For parents seeking a name that blends historic substance with everyday friendliness, Raymond remains a dependable, slightly under-the-radar classic.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as RAY-mund (/'reɪ.mənd/)
American English
- Pronunced as RAY-mund (/'reɪ.mʌnd/)
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Notable People Named Raymond
| Canadian actor Raymond Burr had a long Hollywood career and is best known for playing Perry Mason and Ironside. |
| Raymond Carver was an American short story writer and poet whose acclaimed collections, especially What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral, helped revive the short story and cement his status as a modern master. |
| Raymond Vahan Damadian was an American physician and medical researcher who invented the first NMR scanning machine. |
| Raymond Chandler was an American and British novelist and screenwriter who turned to detective fiction during the Great Depression, wrote The Big Sleep and six other novels mostly adapted for film, and later served as president of the Mystery Writers of America. |
| Raymond Loewy was a French-born American industrial designer whose wide-ranging work across many industries earned him a Time magazine cover on October 31, 1949. |
| Raymond Aubrac was a French Resistance member and civil engineer who aided General Charles Delestraint and later used his friendship with Ho Chi Minh to help Henry Kissinger establish contact with North Vietnam. |
| Raymond Merrill Smullyan was an American mathematician and logician, as well as a philosopher, Taoist, magician, and concert pianist. |
| Raymond Burke was an American jazz clarinetist. |
| Raymond Dart was an Australian anatomist and anthropologist known for the 1924 discovery of the first Australopithecus africanus fossil at Taung in South Africa. |
| Raymond N Rogers was an American chemist known for thermal analysis and for his research on the Shroud of Turin. |
| Raymond L. S. Patriarca - Raymond Loreda Salvatore Patriarca was an American mob boss from Providence Rhode Island who led the Patriarca crime family across New England for more than three decades and died in 1984. |
| English mathematician Raymond Paley made key contributions to analysis before dying young in a skiing accident. |
| Raymond Stallings McLain was a United States Army lieutenant general who commanded XIX Corps from October 1944 through the end of World War II. |
| Raymond Keruzoré - Raymond Keruzore is a French former footballer and manager, revered as a Rennes legend and among the greatest Breton players. |
| Raymond Ibrahim is an American author, translator, columnist, and former librarian focused on Arabic history, language, and current events, and a noted critic of Islam. |
