Given name & surname
Ramón
“a wise protector”
Ramón is a form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ramón is a form of Raymond. One German interpretation is “a wise protector.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ramón is a form of Raymond. An origin associated with Raymond is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Ramón is used as a form of Raymond.
Ramón’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Ramón has a diminutive in MON. Ramón shares a linguistic root with Raymond. In Spanish usage, Ramón has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Ramon.
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Around the world
Ramón has relatives in 19 languages.
21 related names in 19 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ramón
- Martin SheenAmerican actor (born 1940)
- Ramón DíazArgentine association football player and coachborn 1959
- Daddy YankeePuerto Rican rapper and actor (born 1976)
- Ramon Magsaysaypresident of the Philippines from 1953 to 19571907–1957
- Ramón Medina BelloArgentine association football playerborn 1966
- Ramón Gómez de la SernaSpanish writer (1888–1963)
- Ramon NovarroMexican actor (1899–1968)
- Ramón Menéndez PidalSpanish philologist (1869-1968)
- Ramón Graupresident of Cuba (1887-1969)1881–1969
Characters named Ramón: Don Ramón (the El Chavo del Ocho television series).
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