Raymond is a name of Germanic origin, from the name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". This was the name of several saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists. It is a cognate of Ralph. It is also the basis of names such as Ramón, Raimund, Raimundo, Raimondo, Reimund etc.
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Historical
Raymond is the name of several counts of Toulouse during the Middle Ages best known for their slaves of the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusades:
- Raymond I of Toulouse
- Raymond II of Toulouse
- Raymond III of Toulouse
- Raymond IV of Toulouse
- Raymond V of Toulouse
- Raymond VI of Toulouse
- Raymond VII of Toulouse
- Raymond of Aguilers, chronicler of the First Crusade (1096–1099)
Raymond is the name of two counts of Tripoli during the Middle Ages:
- Raymond II of Tripoli (c.1115–1152), Count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152
- Raymond III of Tripoli (c.1142–1187), Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187
- Raymond-Roupen of Antioch (d.1219), ruler of the principality of Antioch (a crusader state) between 1216 and 1219
- Raymond of Antioch, also known as Raymond of Poitiers (1099–1149), prince of Antioch between 1136 to 1149
- Raymond-Roger de Trencavel
Other
- Allen Raymond
- Brett Raymond
- Edward Burleson Raymond, foreman of the King Ranch and founder of Raymondville, Texas
- Eric S. Raymond
- Eugene Raymond
- Gary Raymond
- Harold "Tubby" Raymond
- Janice Raymond (Playmate)
- Jonathan Raymond
- Lee Raymond
- Lisa Raymond
- Paul Raymond (born 1925), English pornographer, and owner of Raymond Revuebars and several English erotic magazines such as Razzle
- Phillip Raymond
- Richard Raymond (pianist)
- Richard Raymond (Texas politician)
- Suze Raymond
- Tito Raymond
- Usher (entertainer) (born Usher Raymond, 1978), musician
- Raymond & Maria, a Swedish pop group
- Raymond (mascot), for the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team
In fiction
- Raymond Cocteau, mayor/governor/dictator of San Angeles in 1990s movie Demolition Man
- Raymond Stantz, main character in film Ghostbusters
- Ray Barone, main character in sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
- Father Ray Mukada, priest character in HBO drama Oz
- Raymond Browne, African-American killer character in HBO drama Oz
Placenames
United States
- Raymond, California
- Raymond, Illinois
- Raymond, Iowa
- Raymond, Kansas
- Raymond, Maine
- Raymond, Minnesota
- Raymond, Mississippi
- Raymond, Nebraska
- Raymond, New Hampshire
- Raymond, Ohio
- Raymond, South Dakota
- Raymond, Washington
- Raymond, Wisconsin
Other
- Raymond, Alberta, Canada
