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語源

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.

発音

• enPR: rā′mənd, IPA: /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/

固有名詞

Raymond (countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1886 Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Belgravia Magazine. Item notes:V.60.(July-Oct.1886) page 94:

     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.

   • 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90:

     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,

   • 2006, Janette McCarthy, Hanging on a String, →ISBN, page 141:

     I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.

   • 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:

     A spokesperson for the families of Drs. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement:

2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
   2. A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
   3. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
   4. A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
   5. A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
   6. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
   7. A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
   8. A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
   9. A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
   10. An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
   11. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
   12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   13. A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
   14. A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
   15. A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
   16. A city in Pacific County, Washington.
   17. A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
   18. A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
4. A number of places elsewhere:
   1. A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
   2. A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A village in Sud department, Haiti.
   4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

派生語

関連する語

• pet form: Ray
• feminine form: Ramona

参考

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Raymond”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “Raymond”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “Raymond”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• Romandy