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raymond

/ˈɹeɪ.mənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
ray-mond
IPA
/ˈɹeɪ.mənd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

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A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United States:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Raimund, *Raginmund, *Raginamunduz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Raymonds (plural)

Derived Forms

Ray Raymondian Raymondville

Phrases

Raymond-Céstan syndrome Raymond Island Raymond Terrace

Frequently Paired Words

Ray Ramona Waymond

Rhymes With

haymond aymond

Questions

How do you pronounce raymond?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪ.mənd/.
What does raymond mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does raymond come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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