The baby name Raimonds is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Latvian: /ˈrai̯monds/ (RAI-monds); English approximation: /ˈreɪməndz/ (RAY-mundz).
The baby name Raimonds is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Latvian: /ˈrai̯monds/ (RAI-monds); English approximation: /ˈreɪməndz/ (RAY-mundz).
Raimonds is in Origin.
Raimonds is the Latvian form of a classic Germanic name (Raimund/Raymond), built from the elements ragin- “counsel, advice” and -mund “protection.” Its core meaning is “wise protector” or “protector through counsel.” Entering Europe in medieval Latin as Raimundus, the name traveled widely with Frankish and Norman influence; in Latvian it takes the characteristic -s masculine ending and gained a stable local identity.
Use in Latvia rose in the 20th century, and the name is well anchored by prominent bearers such as composer and statesman Raimonds Pauls and former president Raimonds Vējonis. International variants include Raymond (English/French), Raimund (German), Raimondo (Italian), Raimundo (Portuguese), Ramón (Spanish), Rajmund (Polish), and Raimondas (Lithuanian); the feminine Latvian form is Raimonda. Common Latvian nicknames include Raimis and Raimiņš. Raimonds blends pan‑European heritage with a distinctly Baltic feel.
Raimonds is rarely chosen. We count 22 recorded uses of it across 8 countries.
| Raimonds Vējonis Raimonds Vējonis is best known as the 9th President of Latvia, serving from 2015 to 2019. He is a Latvian politician, a member of the Latvian Green Party within the Union of Greens and Farmers, and has also been president of the Latvian Basketball Association since 2020. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #327 | 6 | 7,401 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
Raimonds is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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