Raymond
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɹeɪmənd/
Proper noun
  1. A male given name.
    • 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, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")
      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 0758215819 page 141:
      I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.
  2. Surname
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