Raleigh
Old English: deer meadow
Old French: fiel of cranes
(Lee, Leigh, Rawley)

Ralph
Old Norse: fearless counsel
(Raf, Ralf, Raoul, Rolf, Rolphe, Pandolph)

Ralston
Old English: Ralph's tow

Ramsay
Scottish: island of the ravens, or wooded island
(Ram, Ramsey)

Ran
Norse: sea goddess

Randolph
Anglo-Saxon: strong shield
(Randy, Randi, Randie, Randall, Randell, Radle, Raul, Ralph, Randal, Raoul)

Ranen
Hebrew: joyous singer or song
(Ranon)

Raphael
Hebrew: God has healed
(Rafe, Rafael, Raffaello)

Raven
Old English: large crow

Ravi
Hindi: sun

Ray
Old English: stream
(Reigh, Rey)

Rayford
Old English: ford over the stream
(Ray)

Raymond
Old English: wise guardian
(Raimond, Ramon, Raimundo, Raymund, Ray)

Razi
Aramic: secret
(Raz, Raziel)

Read
Old English: reed
(Reade, Red, Redd, Reed, Reid, Rhett)

Redford
Old English: the crossing over the red river
(Ford, Red)

Redmond
Old English: protected by reeds
(Redmund, Red)

Reeves
Middle English: steward

Reginald
Germanic: power and might
(Reg, Reggie, Reynold, Renaud, Renaldo, Reinhold)

Remington
Teutonic: from the raven estate

Rene
French: reborn

Reuben
Hebrew: behold a son
(Reubin, Reuven, Revie, Rebie, Rubin)

Rex
Latin: king
(Rexx)

Raynard
Old French: fox
(Ray, Reinard, Renard, Renaud, Rey)

Rhett
Old English: small stream
(Read Redd)

Richard
Old German: powerful ruler
(Dick, Dicky, Dickie, Ric, Rico, Ricco, Rich, Richie, Rick, Rick, Ricky, Ritchie, Rocco, Riccardo, Ridardo, Riik)

Richmond
Teutonic: great protector
(Rich, Richy, Richie)

Rider
Old English: a farmer, or to clear land
(Rid, Riddle, Ryder)

Ring
Greek: ring
(Ringo)

Ringo
Japanese: peace be with you

Riordan
Celtic: the king's poet
(Rierdan, Dan, Danny)

Robert
Anglo-Saxon: bright fame
(Bob, Bobby, Bobbie, Dobbs, Dobson, Rab, Rip, Rob, Robin, Robbie, Robby, Robyn, Rupert, Roberto, Robard, Robart, Ruberto, Rory, Rori, Roric)

Robin
Anglo-Saxon: bright fame
(Robyn, Robben, Robby, Robbie)

Rochester
Teutonic: stone encampment
(Ches, Chessie, Chessy, Cheser, Chet, Rock, Rocky, Rockne)

Rodney
Anglo-Saxon: island clearing
(Rod, Roddy, Roddie)

Roger
Old French: famous warrior
(Dodge, Hodge, Hodges, Rodger, Rog, Roj, Rogers, Rutger, Rutgers, Rogelio, Ruggiero, Rozer)

Roland
French: famed throughout the land
(Rowland, Rolland, Rollen, Rollin, Rollan, Rollo, Orlando, Rolando)

Rolf
Norman: famous and brave, or wolf
(Rolfe, Rollin, Rollo, Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudy)

Romeo
Italian: a man from Rose
(Romolo, Romulus)

Ron
Hebrew: sing

Ronald
Scottish: power and might
(Ron, Ronel, Roni, Ronny, Ronnie)

Rooney
Celtic: redhead
(Rowan, Rowen)

Roosevelt
Dutch: field of roses
(Rosey, Rosie)

Rory
Celtic: red king
Gaelic: red

Roscoe
Teutonic: deer forest
(Ross, Coe)

Ross
Latin: rose
British: wood
(Rosanno)

Roy
Gealic: red
Old French: king
(Rory, Roye)

Royce
Anglo-Saxon: king's son
(Roy)

Rudolph
Old German: famous and brave, or wolf
(Raoul, Rolfe, Rudolf, Rudy, Rudolfo)

Rufus
Latin: redhead

Russel
French: red
(Russell, Russ, Rusty)

Rutherford
Old English: cattle ford
(Ford)

Ryan
Celtic: short for Bryan
(Reyn, Rein, Reign, Rien)