Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French. It originated as the Germanic Raginmund or Reginmund. Ragin and regin (Gothic) meant "counsel". The Old High German mund originally meant "hand", but came to mean "protection". This etymology suggests that the name originated in the Early Middle Ages, possibly from Latin. Alternatively, the name can also be derived from Germanic Hraidmund, the first element being Hraid, possibly meaning "fame" and mund meaning "protector".
