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raymond

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɹeɪ.mənd/

Definition of raymond

24 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    “An uncle of mine whose name was Cecil Jeffery Courtenay obtained a post of great emolument simply by virtue of his 'pretty' name. Mine, I think, is quite as effective, though it depends upon but one Christian name, Raymond. I am Raymond Courtenay.”
    “What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon,”
    “I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.”
    “A spokesperson for the families of Drs. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement:”
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    “An uncle of mine whose name was Cecil Jeffery Courtenay obtained a post of great emolument simply by virtue of his 'pretty' name. Mine, I think, is quite as effective, though it depends upon but one Christian name, Raymond. I am Raymond Courtenay.”
    “What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word, / And Raymond like the Harvest Moon,”
    “I thought the name Raymond sounded respectable. Good name for a lawyer.”
    “A spokesperson for the families of Drs. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement:”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  4. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
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  13. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  14. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  15. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
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  19. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  20. (countable, uncountable)A number of places in the United States:
  21. (countable, uncountable)A number of places elsewhere:
  22. (countable, uncountable)A number of places elsewhere:
  23. (countable, uncountable)A number of places elsewhere:
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Etymology

From Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic *Raginamunduz, composed of *raginą (“advice”) + *mundō (“protection”). Compare the first element in Reginald, Reynold, Ronald; the second element can be found in cognates Edmund, Sigmund, Osmond.

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