RABAN (m) "raven" (Teutonic)
RACHAEL (f) Form of RACHEL
RACHEL (f) "ewe" (Hebrew.
RACHELLE (f) Form of RACHEL
RADEK (m) Pet form of Slavic names beginning with rad
"happy".
RADOMIL (m) "happy favour" from Slavic rado "happy"
and mil "favour".
RADOSLAW (m) "happy glory" from Slavic rado "happy"
and slav "glory".
RADZIMIERZ (m) "happy great" or "happy peace" (Slavic)
RAE
(f) "a doe" (Teutonic) or a feminine form of RAY
RAEBURN (m) "stream where does drink" (Teutonic) from a surname which
was from a place name.
RAGNAR (m) Scandinavian form of RAYNER
RAIDEN (m) Meaning unknown (Japanese). He was the god of thunder in the
mythology of Japan.
RAIN (f) "rain" (English)
RAINER (m) German form of RAYNER
RAISA (f) Meaning unknown, perhaps "relaxed" (Greek). A Russian
name.
RAJ
(m) "king" or "prince" (Sanskrit)
RAJA (f) "hope" (Arabic)
RAJIV (m) "striped" (Sanskrit). This is the name of a kind of fish
and of the blue lotus.
RALPH (m) Short form of RODOLPH.
RAMA (m) "pleasing" (Sanskrit).
RAMESH (m) "ruler of Rama" from Sanskrit Rama, a name of
Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), and isa "ruler". This was a
name of Vishnu.
RAMLA (f) "prophetess" (African)
RAMON (m) Spanish form of RAYMOND
RAMONA (f) Feminine form of RAMON
RAN
(f) "water lily" (Japanese). The water lily symbolizes purity in
Japan.
RANALD (m) Scottish form of REYNOLD
RANDA (f) Short form of MIRANDA
RANDALL (m) Form of RANDOLF
RANDELL (m) Variant of RANDALL
RANDI (f) Feminine spelling of RANDY
RANDOLF (m) "shield wolf" (Teutonic)
RANDY (m,f) Short form of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA
RANI (f) "queen" (Sanskrit)
RANULF (m) Form of RANDOLF
RANYA (f) "looking" from Arabic rana "to gaze"
RAOUL (m) French form of RALPH
RAPHAEL (m) "healing of God" (Hebrew).
RAQUEL (f) Spanish form of RACHEL
RASCHELLE (f) Form of RACHEL
RASHNE (m) "judge" (Persian)
RAUL (m) Italian and Spanish form of RALPH
RAVEN (f,m) "raven" (English) from the name of the bird .
RAVI (m) "sun" (Sanskrit). Ravi is the Hindu god of the sun.
RAY
(m) "wise" (Teutonic)
RAYMOND (m) "advice protection" (Teutonic)
RAYNA (f) Form of REGINA
RAYNER (m) "advice army" from Teutonic ragin
"advice" and heri "army".
REAGAN (m,f) From the Irish surname Ó Raigain, which means
"descendent of Raigan". Raigan means "little king" in
Gaelic.
REBECCA (f) "a snare" from Hebrew ribbqah, or perhaps from an
Aramaic name.
REBECCANNE (f) Form of REBECCA-ANNE
REBEKAH (f) Original Hebrew form of REBECCA
REED (m) "ruddy" (Teutonic). From a surname.
REENE (f) Possibly a form of RENÉE
REESE (m) Form of RHYS
REGAN (f) Meaning unknown (Celtic). This was the name of a daughter of King
Lear in Shakespeare's play 'King Lear'. Also a variant of REAGAN
REGINA (f) Either "queen" (Latin) or a feminine form of REGINALD.
REGINALD (m) Form of REYNOLD
REI
(f) "thanks" or "grace" (Japanese)
REID (m) Form of REED
REIMUND (m) German form of RAYMOND
REIN (m) Short form of German names beginning with rein "advice,
counsel".
REINER (m) German form of RAYNER
REINHARD (m) German form of RENARD
REINHOLD (m) German orm of REYNOLD
REN
(f) "water lily" (Japanese)
RENA (f) Form of RENÉE
RENAE (f) Form of RENÉE
RENARD (m) Form of REYNARD
RENATA (f) Feminine form of RENATO
RENATE (f) German feminine form of RENATO
RENATO (m) "born again" from Latin renatus
RENÉ (m) French form of RENATO
RENÉE (f) French feminine form of RENATO
RENITA (f) "to be firm" (Latin) or a feminine form of RENATO
REUBEN (m) "behold, a son" or "renewer" or "son of
vision" (Hebrew).
REUEL (m) "friend of God" (Hebrew).
REVA (f) Form of RIVKA
REX
(m) "king" (Latin)
REYNALDO (m) Spanish form of REYNOLD
REYNARD (m) "advice hard" (Teutonic).
REYNOLD (m) "advice ruler" from Teutonic ragin
"advice" and wald "strength".
RHEA (f) Meaning unknown (Greek). She was a Greek titan, the mother of Zeus,
Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Also, in Roman mythology Rhea
Silvia was the the mother of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of
Rome.
RHETT (m) Meaning unknown, perhaps from a surname.
RHIANNA (f) Form of RHIANNON
RHIANNON (f) "great queen" from the Celtic title Rigantona.
RHODA (f) "rose" from Greek rhodon.
RHONDA (f) "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da
"good", or form of ROSE-ANNA Possibly influenced by the name of
Rhondda River in South Wales. Rhondda means "the noisy one".
RHONWEN (f) "fair spear" or "fair hair" (Welsh). The first
element is either rhon "spear" or rhawn
"hair", and the second element is gwen "fair".
RHYS (m) "ardour" (Welsh). The name of several rulers of Wales.
RIA
(f) Short form of MARIA or VICTORIA or form of RHEA. This name can also mean
"friend" from Hebrew ra'aya.
RICARDO (m) Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD
RICCARDA (f) Italian feminine form of RICHARD
RICCARDO (m) Italian form of RICHARD
RICHARD (m) "stern ruler" (Teutonic).
RICHELLE (f) Feminine form of RICHARD
RICK (m) Short form of ERIC, RICHARD, RODERICK or THEODORIC
RICKENA (f) Meaning unknown. Possibly an anglicized form of a Czech name.
RICO (m) Spanish short form of RICARDO or an Italian short form of ENRICO
RIDLEY (m) "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" (Old English).
From a surname.
RILEY (m) "rye clearing" (Old English). From a surname, which was
probably from a place name.
RINALDO (m) Italian form of REYNOLD
RIO
(m) "river" (Spanish or Portuguese).
RITA (f) Short form of names ending in rita
RIVER (m,f) "river" (English), from the word that denotes a flowing
body of water.
RIVKA (f) Hebrew form of REBECCA
ROALD (m) "fame power" (Teutonic)
ROAR (m) Scandinavian form of ROGER
ROBBY (m,f) Short form of ROBERT or ROBERTA
ROBERT (m) "fame bright" from Teutonic hrod "fame"
and beraht "famous".
ROBERTA (f) Feminine form of ROBERT
ROBERTO (m) Italian, Spanish or Portuguese form of ROBERT.
ROBIN (m,f) Short form of ROBERT or from the name of the bird.
ROBYN (f) A strictly female variant of ROBIN
ROCCO (m) Italian form of Teutonic hrok "rest".
ROCHELLE (f) Feminine form of ROCCO or from a French place name or "little
rock" (French).
ROCIO (f) "dew" (Spanish).
RODERICK (m) "fame power" from Teutonic hrod "fame"
and ric "power".
RODGER (m) Form of ROGER
RODNEY (m) "Hroda's island" (Old English). From a surname.
RODOLPH (m) "fame wolf" (Teutonic).
RODRIGO (m) Spanish form of RODERICK.
ROGER (m) "fame spear" from Teutonic hrod "fame"
and ger "spear".
ROLAND (m) "fame land" (Teutonic).
ROLF (m) Short form of RODOLPH
ROLO (m) Short form of RODOLPH or ROLAND
ROMAINE (f) French feminine form of ROMAN
ROMAN (m) "Roman" (Latin). From the Roman family name Romanus.
ROMANA (f) Italian feminine form of ROMAN
ROMANO (m) Italian form of ROMAN
ROMEO (m) "of Rome" (Latin).
RON
(m,f) Short form of RONALD or VERONICA
RONALD (m) Form of REYNOLD.
RONDA (f) Variant of RHONDA
RONI (f) "shout for joy" or "my song of joy" (Hebrew) or
short form of VERONICA
RORY (m) "red king" from Celtic Ruaidhri. This was the name
of the last high king of Ireland. He reigned in the 12th century.
ROSA (f) "rose" (Latin)
ROSALBA (f) "white rose" from Latin rosa "rose" and alba
"white".
ROSALIND (f) Either "horse soft" (Teutonic) or "beautiful
rose" (Latin).
ROSALINE (f) Form of ROSALIND.
ROSALYN (f) Form of ROSALIND
ROSAMUND (f) Either "horse protection" (Teutonic) or "pure
rose" (Latin).
ROSANGELA (f) A combination of ROSE and ANGELA
ROSANNE (f) A combination of ROSE and ANNE. Influenced by the name ROXANNE
ROSE (f) "rose" (English). From the name of the fragrant flower, a
symbol of love.
ROSEMARY (f) Form of ROSE-MARY
ROSEMONDE (f) French form of ROSAMUND
ROSINA (f) Italian pet form of ROSA.
ROSINE (f) French pet form of ROSA
ROSITA (f) Spanish pet form of ROSA
ROSS (m) "[dweller at the] promontory" (Celtic).
ROSWITHA (f) "fame strength" (Teutonic)
ROWAN (m, f) Either "red one" (Gaelic) or based on the name of the
tree.
ROWENA (f) "fair lance" from Welsh rhon "lance" and gwen
"spear".
ROXANNA (f) Form of ROXANNE
ROXANNE (f) "dawn" (Persian).
ROY
(m) "red" (Gaelic).
ROYAL (m) "royal" (English). Possibly from a surname.
ROYALE (m) Form of ROYAL
ROYDON (m) "rye hill" (Old English). From a place name or a surname.
RUBY (f) "ruby" (Latin) .
RÜDIGER (m) German form of ROGER
RUDOLF (m) Form of RODOLPH.
RUDOLFO (m) Italian and Spanish form of RODOLPH
RUFUS (m) "red" (Latin). Originally a nickname for someone who had
red hair.
RUNA (f,m) "secret lore" (Scandinavian)
RUPERT (m) Old German form of ROBERT.
RUSSEL (m) Form of RUSSELL
RUSSELL (m) "red" (French).
RUTH (f) "friend" from Hebrew re'uth.
RUY
(m) Spanish short form of RODRIGO
RYAN (m) Probably from Irish ri "king" with a diminutive
suffix attached. Therefore, "little king" (Irish).
RYSZARD (m) Polish form of RICHARD
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