Raymond

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Raymond is a name of Germanic origin, from the name Reginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector". This was the name of several (mostly Spanish) 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 Raul.

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

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

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

  • Raymond of Antioch also known as Raymond of Poitiers (1099–1149) was prince of Antioch between 1136 to 1149
  • Raymond James Lamb (Moobs). Also known as "Raymond the magnificent", "Raymond the wise" and "Raymond the large chested".

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Raymond is the name of a commune in France:

  • Raymond, Cher, in the Cher département

Raymond is the name of some places in the United States of America and Canada:

  • Philippines
    • Raymond, QC

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