Raymond

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Raymond is a name of Germanic origin, from the name Reginmund, composed of the elements ragin ("counsellor") and mund ("protector"). This was the name of several saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists. It is a cognate of Ralph.

It is also the basis of names such as Ramón, Raimund, Raimundo, Raimondo, Reimund etc.

People

Raymond is the name of several counts of Toulouse during the Middle Ages best known for their slaves of the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusades:

Raymond is the name of two counts of Tripoli during the Middle Ages:

Raymond-Roupen of Antioch (d.1219), ruler of the principality of Antioch (a crusader state) between 1216 and 1219
Raymond of Antioch, also known as Raymond of Poitiers (1099–1149), prince of Antioch between 1136 to 1149
Raymond-Roger de Trencavel

Raymond is the name of two medieval saints:

Allen Raymond
Brett Raymond
Edward Burleson Raymond, foreman of the King Ranch and founder of Raymondville, Texas
Eric S. Raymond
Eugene Raymond
Gary Raymond
Harold "Tubby" Raymond
Jade Raymond (born 1974), Canadian video game producer and television personality
Janice Raymond (Playmate)
Jonathan Raymond
Lee Raymond
Lisa Raymond
Paul Raymond (born 1925), English pornographer, and owner of Raymond Revuebars and several English erotic magazines such as Razzle
Phillip Raymond
Richard Raymond (pianist)
Richard Raymond (Texas politician)
Suze Raymond
Tito Raymond
Usher (entertainer) (born Usher Raymond, 1978), musician
Raymond & Maria, a Swedish pop group
Raymond (mascot), for the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball team

Raymond Cocteau, mayor/governor/dictator of San Angeles in 1990s movie Demolition Man
Raymond Stantz, main character in film Ghostbusters
Ray Barone, main character in sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
Father Ray Mukada, priest character in HBO drama Oz
Raymond Browne, African-American killer character in HBO drama Oz