Redmond
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Redmond
- A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Mac Réamoinn (“son of Raymond”).
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A city in Washington; named for early settler Luke McRedmond.
- A city in Oregon; named for early settler Frank T. Redmond.
- A town in Utah; apparently named for red mounds near the town.
- A town in Western Australia; named for Irish nationalist leader John Redmond.
- (colloquial, metonymically) Microsoft, a technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Derived terms edit
- McRedmond (surname)
- Redmondian
- Redmondite