Raymond

German
"wise protector"

Raymond Origin and Meaning

The name Raymond is a boy's name of German origin meaning "wise protector".

Now that the show has gone into reruns, does anybody still love Raymond? Though it's been long dormant, some parents, including Jack Nicholson, are finding its cool name component, largely through the nickname Ray.

Raymond was introduced into England by the Normans and was a favorite in the time of the Crusades. Raymond was a Top 20 name in 1900, and continued to be popular through the era of Raymond Chandler and Raymond Burr and Raymond Massey. More recently there was the eminent short story writer Raymond Carver.

Some livelier Raymond relatives: the Latinate Ramon and Raimundo, the Irish Reamonn (with nickname Rea) and the surname Redmond.

Bottom line: Raymond is a new member of the Geek Chic contingent, on the heels of nickname Ray.

# 360 in the US

Raymond Rank in US Top 1000

# 634 on Nameberry

Raymond Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Raymond Popularity

Famous People Named Raymond

  • Raymond Carver
    American short story writer
  • Raymond William Stacey Burr
    Canadian,American actor
  • Raymond Romano
    American actor/comedian
  • Raymond "Ray" Ortiz Toro
    American musician
  • Raymond Felton
    American basketball player
  • Raymond Lee "Ray" Luzier
    drummer for band "Korn"
  • Raymond Davis
    Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Raymond "Ray" Davies
    English musician

Raymond in Pop Culture

  • Raymond Babbitt
    Dustin Hoffman's character in "Rain Man"
  • Raymond Vester
    character in the game 'Resident Evil: Revelations'
  • Raymond "Red" Reddington
    from "The Blacklist" (James Spader)
  • Raymond Firewalker
    character on TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger"
  • Raymond Collins "Mr. Collins
    " character in ABC's "Ravenswood"
  • Levis Raymond
    Violet Travilla's husband in Elsie Dinsmore series
  • Raymond Gillette
    character from FX's "Archer"
  • Raymond "Ray" Langston
    character on TV's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
  • Captain Raymond Holt
    character on TV's "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
  • Raymond
    a cat villager from Animal Crossing