# Raymond

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/ · frequency rank #7,379

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
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## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **rayon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raymond-vs-rayon)
- **Redmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raymond-vs-redmond)
- **Ramona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramona-vs-raymond)

## Common misspellings (11)
`arymond`, `ramyond`, `raymmond`, `raymnod`, `raymodn`, `raymondd`, `raymonnd`, `rayomnd`, `rayymond`, `rraymond`, `ryamond`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/raymond