Definition of "Raymond"

Raymond

/ˈɹeɪmənd/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Raymonds
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  Quotations
  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.
  1886 Mary Elizabeth Braddon: Belgravia Magazine. Item notes:V.60.(July-Oct.1886) page 94
  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,
  1933, Eleanor Farjeon, “Boys' Names”, in Over the Garden Wall, Faber and Faber, page 90
  I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.
  2006, Janette McCarthy, Hanging on a String, page 141
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A number of places in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Madera County, California.
  2. A village and township in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  3. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
  4. A minor city in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
  5. A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
  6. A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
  7. A ghost town in Eveline Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan.
  8. A minor city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
  9. A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Hinds County.
  10. An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Montana.
  11. A village in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  12. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  13. A locality in the town of Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
  14. A census-designated place in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
  15. A small town in Clark County, South Dakota.
  16. A city in Pacific County, Washington.
  17. A village and unincorporated community therein, in Racine County, Wisconsin.
  18. A number of other townships, listed under Raymond Township.
4. A number of places elsewhere:
  1. A town in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
  2. A community in Muskoka Lakes township, Muskoka district municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A village in the Sud department, Haiti.
  4. A commune in Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.