Rayment Forename

1,840,253rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Wales

Rayment Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Raginmund, compound of ragan ‘counsel’, ‘might’, and mund ‘protection’. It was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Raimund or Reimund. It is one of those names which have never been generally popular but, on the other hand, have never gone wholly out of use.

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Rayment Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
United States
100%
61:60,422,830354,092
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
India-31:404,959,3243,244,417
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Rayment (4,433) may also be a surname.

Rayment Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Raginmund, compound of ragan ‘counsel’, ‘might’, and mund ‘protection’. It was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Raimund or Reimund. It is one of those names which have never been generally popular but, on the other hand, have never gone wholly out of use. The surnames Raymond, Reymond, Rayment are derived from it.

Raimundus Domesday Book 1086, Curia Regis Rolls 1200, 1201, 1210. Raymundus Feudal Aids 1346. Reimond Close Rolls 1245. Reimund Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Rayment Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raymenth931/
Raymendt931/
Raymen92176/
Rament9215/
Raymend8625/
Raymeen8619/
Ramente8615/
Rahment869/
Raiment869/
Reyment867/
Rayamen863/
Rajment861/
Raîment861/
Raymene861/
Ramen8344,719/
Rymen8315/
Raymn834/
Ramnt833/
Rajament801/
Rahymeen801/
Rameenth801/
Reymente801/
Rayameen801/
Rayamend801/
Rayomend801/
Rayismen801/
Rayimeen801/
Rasmente801/
Rhamente801/
Raymenne801/
Rameen772,630/
Rasmen77591/
Ramend77437/
Rameng77363/
Rajmen77339/
Raymnd77113/
Raimen7798/
Reymen7779/
Rahmen7775/
Raymin7771/
Ramaen7742/
Ramuen7729/
Ramnth7728/
Ramien7728/
Ramesn7719/
Ramint7716/
Roymen7714/
Rammen7712/
Ratmen7712/
Rement778/
Rhamen776/
Raamen775/
Ramenn775/
Ramoen774/
Raemen773/
Rhymen773/
Riment773/
Raumen772/
Raymyn772/
Ruymen771/
Rahymn771/
Ramnte771/
Rameun771/
Reamen771/
Rramen771/
Rymend771/
Rahaymeen751/
Ramn734,312/
Rymn7310/
Rajmeen711,116/
Rajamen71966/
Rajmenh71171/
Rasmeen71157/
Rayamin71155/
Rajimen7179/
Raymind7132/
Raimeen7128/
Raumeen7123/
Rayomnd7121/
Raymina7119/
Rahamen7117/
Roysmen7115/
Raimend7113/
Rayemin7110/
Reymend719/
Rayumin717/
Rammeng717/
Raminte717/
Rojamen717/
Rrahmen716/
Rayimin715/
Rzameen715/
Ramenne714/
Rehamen714/
Rayming713/
Rahmien713/
Raemenn713/
Rheymen713/
Remente713/
Roument713/
Raimint713/
Rhasmen712/
Rehment712/
Raymion712/
Rhymien712/
Rimente712/
Raameen712/
Ramnthe711/
Rujamen711/
Rymints711/
Raahmen711/
Raajmen711/
Raimehn711/
Rijamen711/
Risment711/
Ramenng711/
Ramenzz711/
Rameend711/
Remment711/
Rehamnt711/
Retment711/
Reymenn711/
Reasmen711/
Reahmen711/
Reameng711/
Resment711/
Rheamen711/
Rhaimen711/
Rhameen711/
Rgement711/
Rajmaen711/
Rajmesn711/
Rajmint711/
Rayamnd711/
Rasmint711/
Ratmeen711/
Rayomin711/
Raysmin711/
Raymynd711/
Raiomen711/
Rhayamn711/
Hraamen711/
Ramin67184,052/
Ramem673,328/
Remen67818/
Ramne67430/
Rimen67423/
Ramng67350/
Raimn67240/
Ramyn67161/
Rajmn6760/
Roymn6755/
Rhamn6724/
Ramın6721/
Rayamina6721/
Ramën6721/
Rajamenn6718/
Raymiond6718/
Rammn6717/
Rahmn6716/
Rhymn679/
Rahameng678/
Ramnd678/
Rymin677/
Rzamn677/
Raymuind676/
Raumn676/
Reymn674/
Rementhe674/
Ramnn673/
Ramön673/
Rajemeen673/
Rajamehn673/
Rymnd672/
Rajamint672/
Raamn672/
Ramym672/
Ruymn671/
Rámen671/
Ryomn671/
Rojameen671/
Rajameen671/
Rajamend671/
Rahamend671/
Rahammen671/
Rahaymin671/
Raheemen671/
Raihamen671/
Rjmen671/
Ramín671/
Ramïn671/
Rejiment671/
Remnt671/
Rehameen671/
Reyamien671/
Reamn671/
Rhaymina671/
Rhaiamen671/
Rajammen671/
Rayaming671/
Rayamuun671/
Rayasmin671/
Rayomina671/
Raymijnd671/
Raymyond671/
Rayimina671/
Raymundw671/
Ramhn671/

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