I like
Ray, and also despise nns as given names, so although I don't really like
Raymond on its own, I would like this as a given name with
Ray as a nn. I also do not like
John just because it is really common around where I am from still and I have a few bad associations with it. And I am also a fan of more eccentric mns, so that is another reason I don't like it a lot. But if I heard someone with that name I would think it was alright!!