English and French: from the Norman personal name Raimund, composed of the Germanic elements ragin + mund counsel + protection.
Variants: English: Raiment, Rayment, Raymont. French: Raimond, Ramon, Ramond, Reymond, Rémon, Rémond, Rémont.
Cognates: Catalan: Ramon. German: Raimund, Raymund (Austria), Reimund, Reinmund. Italian: Raimondi, Raimondo, Ramondi, Ramondo; Ramundi (Southern Italy); Rimondi (Emilia). Portuguese: Raimundo. Spanish: Ramón.
Diminutives: French: Remondeau, Remondon. German: Reim. Italian: Raimo; Ramondelli, Ramondini, Ramondino, Rimondini. Provençal: Ramondenc, Ramondou, Ramonenc, Ramonic, Raymonenc, Raymonencq.
Patronymics: Irish: Redmond, Redmonds (Erse Mac Réamionn).
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