boy’s name
Raymond in Chinese
雷蒙德
léi méng dé
Raymond is usually written 雷蒙德 in Chinese, pronounced léi méng dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Raymond, not for their meaning.
Character by character
| Character | Pinyin | Tone | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 雷 | léi | second (rising) tone | thunder | 雷 |
| 蒙 | méng | second (rising) tone | cover; ignorant | 蒙 |
| 德 | dé | second (rising) tone | ethics, morality, virtue | 德 |
Readings and meanings come from the Unicode Han Database (Unihan). In a transliterated name, the meanings of the characters are not read as a sentence.
Questions about Raymond in Chinese
How do you write Raymond in Chinese?
Raymond is usually written 雷蒙德 in Chinese, pronounced léi méng dé. It is a transliteration: the characters are chosen to sound like Raymond, not for their meaning.
How do you pronounce 雷蒙德?
雷蒙德 is pronounced léi méng dé: léi in the second (rising) tone, méng in the second (rising) tone and dé in the second (rising) tone.
How do you write Raymond in traditional Chinese?
The same way: 雷蒙德 uses no simplified characters, so it is also written 雷蒙德 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Is 雷蒙德 a real Chinese name?
It is the usual way Chinese newspapers and books write the foreign name Raymond, so Chinese readers will recognise it as a foreign name. If you would like a name that looks Chinese, our free generator also suggests names chosen for their meaning.
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