Comments
Meaning
Usage
Pronunciation
Famous
Impression
Other
When I first heard the name Redmond, I really disliked it but I love it now. It's so unique and strong. An updated version of the dated Raymond. I have a nephew named Redmond, we call him Red.
1
1
More commonly a surname. In the United States, "Redman" is common as well.
1
1
An interesting mix of [exclusively irish] people with this name: a judge [Redmond Barry], a travel writer and an outlaw [both Redmond o'Hanlon] and the adventurer Redmond Barry from the Thackeray novel.
2
2
I think this is a very interesting option as a name for someone wanting something with Irish roots but that the rest of the world can pronounce.
A similar sound to the better known but jaded Raymond and Desmond and "lighter" than Edmund. It also ties in to the surname as name trend, while having a proper history behind it.
1
A similar sound to the better known but jaded Raymond and Desmond and "lighter" than Edmund. It also ties in to the surname as name trend, while having a proper history behind it.
1
I agree that this is a better name than those you listed, Eoin, but it isn’t a surname? People may mistake it as one, but Redmond is (thankfully) only a first name.
1
1
I like the sound of this name. It's an Irish version of my own name. I'm considering it as a name for a son.
1
1
Also, Redmond Barry was the original name of Barry Lyndon, title character of The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray and a Stanley Kubrick film version.
2
2
Ryan O'Neal played Redmond Barry/Barry Lyndon in Kubrick's movie.
In addition he and Farrah Fawcett used this name for their son.
2
In addition he and Farrah Fawcett used this name for their son.
2
Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.