How do you pronounce Réamonn?

Réamonn is pronounced “RAY-mun”. Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Réamonn mean?

Réamonn means Germanic, 'mighty protection' or 'counsel protection'.

Is Réamonn a boy's or a girl's name?

Réamonn is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How else is Réamonn spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Raymond, Redmond. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

Boy's name

Réamonn

“RAY-mun”

Germanic, 'mighty protection' or 'counsel protection'

RaymondRedmond

Source: Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923) ↗

The story behind the name

Introduced by the Anglo-Normans and formerly not uncommon in many Irish families, says Woulfe. He gives both Raymond and Redmond as its English forms.

Surnames built on this name

Redmond · Réamonn

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