Raimond as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Raimond

What is the meaning of the name Raimond ?

The baby name Raimond is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈreɪmənd/ (RAY-mund).

Raimond is Germanic in Origin.

Raimond is a French- and Dutch-borne variant of Raymond, ultimately from a West Germanic compound: ragin “counsel, advice” + mund “protection,” yielding the meaning “wise protector” or “protector through counsel.” The form descends via Frankish into Old French (Raimund/Raimond) and coexisted with Occitan Raimon; Latinized Raimundus appears in medieval charters. Parallel cognates include English/French Raymond, German Raimund/Reimund, Italian Raimondo, Spanish Ramón/Raimundo, Portuguese Raimundo, Catalan Ramon, Finnish Raimo, and Latvian Raimonds. Feminine forms include Raymonde and Raimonda.

The name was propagated by Norman and Provençal nobility; notable bearers include Count Raimond (Raymond IV) of Toulouse, a leader of the First Crusade. Raimond survives in Dutch and French records and is familiar in the Low Countries and the Baltics, though less common than Raymond. Short forms and nicknames include Ray, Mon(d), and Monty; related surnames include Raimond and Raymond.