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Where does “Raymond” come from?

Raymond (Swedish) comes from English Raymond, from Old French Raimund, from Frankish *Raginmund, from Proto-Germanic raginą, from Proto-Indo-European Hrokéno-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrok-.

Ancestry of “Raymond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRaymond—
2Old FrenchRaimund—
3Frankish*Raginmund—
4Proto-Germanicraginądecision, advice, counsel
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrokéno-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrok-—
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