Raymond
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Raymond can refer to the following:
An anglicised spelling of names such as Ramón, Raimund, Raimundo, Raimondo etc.
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Historical
Raymond is the name of several counts of Toulouse during the Middle Ages best known for their suppression of the Cathars and the Albigensian Crusades:
- Raymond I of Toulouse
- Raymond II of Toulouse
- Raymond III of Toulouse
- Raymond IV of Toulouse (also known as "Raymond of St Gilles", Raymond I of Tripoli)
- Raymond V of Toulouse
- Raymond VI of Toulouse
- Raymond VII of Toulouse
- Raymond of Aguilers, chronicler of the First Crusade (1096-1099).
- Raymond Lee, Lives in England-Stockton-on-Tees (Norton) (1990- ).
Raymond is the name of two counts of Tripoli during the Middle Ages:
- Raymond II of Tripoli (c. 1115-1152) was count of Tripoli from 1137 to 1152.
- Raymond III of Tripoli (c. 1142-1187) was Count of Tripoli from 1152 to 1187
- Raymond-Roupen of Antioch (d.1219) was ruler of the principality of Antioch (a crusader state) between 1216 and 1219.
- Raymond of Antioch also known as Raymond of Poitiers (1099-June 27, 1149) was prince of Antioch between 1136 to 1149
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Entertainment
- Raymond can also be short form (e.g. by TV stations) for the long-running American television sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond.
- Usher Raymond, musician
- Paul Raymond, English pornographer, and owner of Raymond revue bars and several English erotic magazines such as Razzle.
- Lord Raymond is the hero of Mary Shelley's The Last Man. Raymond has been used as an alternative title for the book.
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Placenames
Raymond is the name of a commune in France:
- Raymond, in the Cher département
Raymond is the name of some places in the United States of America and Canada:
- United States:
- Raymond, Arizona
- Raymond, California
- Raymond, Colorado
- Raymond, Georgia
- Raymond, Idaho
- Raymond, Illinois
- Raymond, Indiana
- Raymond, Iowa
- Raymond, Kansas
- Raymond, Kentucky
- Raymond, Louisiana
- Raymond, Maine
- Raymond, Minnesota
- Raymond, Mississippi
- Raymond, Montana
- Raymond, Nebraska
- Raymond, New Hampshire
- Raymond, New York
- Raymond, Ohio
- Raymond, Pennsylvania
- Raymond, South Dakota
- Raymond, Texas
- Raymond, Washington
- Raymond, Wisconsin
- Canada:
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Company
- Raymond Group – a textile company in India