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Raymonde is pronounced [reh-MOND], so the "Ray" nickname isn't intuitive and I guess most people would butcher the name as "Raymond" anyway.

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For 'Ray' I'd go with something like Rachel, Rain, Reina, or the Japanese Rei (or Reika / Reiko) (pronounced the same).

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More ideas (even if some are a stretch):
Mireia / Mireille
Lorraine
Igraine
Andreia [un-DRAY-a]

I know two women named Raymonde (for new posters, I live in a French-speaking area.)It's a good name.

I have a friend named Delaney Rae because her dad's name is Raymond. This would've worked too.

I love Raymond

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I recently added it to my list - it's such a classy, cool name.

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I'm not sure how much I like it for a girl, though. Radclyffe would be cooler - especially after Radclyffe Hall (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radclyffe_Hall)

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I do like Raymond Genevieve, though.

When I was little, I used to get angry if anyone killed a fly. I named them all Raymond and they were my friends.

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So now I associate flies with the name Raymond. The only form of the name that I kind of like is Redmond, on a boy. Putting an "e" on the end and designating it for a girl doesn't erase the insect association in my head. I can't think of a name I'd less want to give a little girl, sorry. :-/

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But the mns are just my cup of tea, as you know.