# Redmond

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɛd.mənd/ · frequency rank #22,196

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Mac Réamoinn (“son of Raymond”).
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A city in Washington; named for early settler Luke McRedmond.
4. A city in Oregon; named for early settler Frank T. Redmond.
5. A town in Utah; apparently named for red mounds near the town.
6. A town in Western Australia; named for Irish nationalist leader John Redmond.
7. Microsoft, a technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

## Easily confused with
- **remind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-remind)
- **remand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-remand)
- **redone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-redone)
- **respond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-respond)
- **redwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-redwood)
- **redman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redman-vs-redmond)
- **Raymond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raymond-vs-redmond)
- **Redford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redford-vs-redmond)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erdmond`, `rdemond`, `reddmond`, `redmmond`, `redmnod`, `redmodn`, `redmondd`, `redmonnd`, `redomnd`, `remdond`, `rredmond`

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