First names in Hebrew

First name Raymond: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ריימונד

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Raymond is written ריימונד

Meaning and origin

What does Raymond mean?

Meaning: "protection through counsel"
Origin: Germanic

Raymond comes from the Germanic Raginmund, made of ragin, "counsel, advice", and mund, "protection": "the one who protects through counsel". It came to England with the Normans and was widely given in America in the early twentieth century. Ray is its short form, Ramon its Spanish form.

Gematria

Raymond = 320

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ריימונד has 7 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total320

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Dalet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Raymond, from ר to ד:

רֹדֵף צְדָקָה וָחָסֶד יִמְצָא חַיִּים צְדָקָה וְכָבוֹד׃

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness and honor.”

Proverbs 21:21

The book of your first name

Raymond, in nine pages

• Raymond, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Raymond
• Raymond, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Raymond in three answers

How do you write Raymond in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Raymond is written ריימונד.

What is the gematria value of Raymond?
Written ריימונד, Raymond is worth 320: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Raymond mean?
Protection through counsel (origin: Germanic). Raymond comes from the Germanic Raginmund, made of ragin, "counsel, advice", and mund, "protection": "the one who protects through counsel". It came to England with the Normans and was widely given in America in the early twentieth century. Ray is its short form, Ramon its Spanish form.