Raymond for a girl?

[Snog]

Pronounced Ray Monde
Anyone like this name?

Are you in the US, OP? If so, the name might be received differently. If you're in the UK you might as well call your daughter Robert, Duncan or Trevor.

What a awful name

@LunaNorth I had the same reaction

How about Kevinne or Trevorre?

Very unpopular on mumsnet it seems!
I might try on netmums for more opinions

So many American women given the name Raymond

Could that possibly be some confusion with the Irish name RAYNud (that's how it's pronounced). Spelt Raonaid.

I'm grasping at straws but I don't understand how anybody could call a baby girl Raymond.

Do you live in the USA? How popular is the name where you actually live? How do you think it will go down, in your local area? Are local people likely to adhere to your preferred pronunciation. Will you be upset if they don't.

@Snog

Very unpopular on mumsnet it seems! I might try on netmums for more opinions

You’ll get told

“Oh hun! It’s your bubz and totally your choice”

R'Monde would work better for your preferred pronunciation

Stop 😂😂

I like the sound Ray though. I think Rachel with Ray for short is nice.

I'm not assuming I can control how other people pronounce the name and won't be crying if people get it wrong.
I just think it's cool and modern.

Ah stop now would you be well

Just no

@Snog

Since 1880, 632 girls were named Raymond in the USA. It is more usual as a boys name but it can be a girl's name too.

Pretty much anything can be a boy's or girl's name in the USA - eg the way some evidently choose a name by sticking a pin into a map of the U.K.

Someone really needs to sell them the 'three words' location app as a name generator.

there is actually a feminised form which is raymonde (for french speakers) - but it's v old fashioned and hardly used.

@Snog

I'm not assuming I can control how other people pronounce the name and won't be crying if people get it wrong. I just think it's cool and modern.

Raymond is a middle aged mans name.

Very funny

Malcolm would be nice for your next daughter.

At least everybody will love her.

How about Derek?

@LunaNorth

At least everybody will love her.

Why not rey. Cool star wars name.

Awful!

@Snog

Very unpopular on mumsnet it seems! I might try on netmums for more opinions

Surely you mean Net MUMS?

What about Rimonda?