Raymond

Meaning

The excerpted 19th-century sources connect Raymond to Germanic roots meaning “wise protection” and to related forms glossed as “firm judgment.” Another excerpt traces it through an old Frankish form, with the name spreading through southern France and into Spain, where it became especially established.

Origin

Fun fact

One excerpt notes that Raymond was the name of a long line of counts of Toulouse, and mentions Raymond Berenger as an early example of a double name.