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RAVEN f & m English From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin. RAVI m Indian, Hinduism Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. RAVINDRA m Indian Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord". RAY m English Short form of RAYMOND, often used as an independent name. It coincides with an English word meaning "beam of light". Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) and musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) are two notable bearers of the name. RAYMOND m English, French From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more] RAYNER m English (Archaic) From the Germanic name Raganhar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hari "army"... [more] RAYYAN m & f Arabic Means "watered, luxuriant" in Arabic. According to Islamic tradition this is the name of one of the gates of paradise. RĂZVAN m Romanian Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN. Alternatively it may have been brought to Romania from India by Gypsies, and may mean something like "bringer of good news". REAGAN f & m English, Irish From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendant of RIAGÁN"... [more] RED m English From the English word, ultimately derived from Old English read. It was originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion. REED m English From an English surname which comes from multiple sources, including Old English read meaning "red" (originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion) and Old English ried meaning "clearing" (given to a person who lived in a clearing in the woods). RÉGIS m French From a surname meaning "ruler" in Occitan. This name is often given in honour of Saint Jean-François Régis, a 17th-century French Jesuit priest. REGULUS m Ancient Roman Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the gens Atilia... [more] REHOBOAM m Biblical From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"... [more] REIDAR m Norwegian From the Old Norse name Hreiðarr which was derived from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and arr "warrior". REILLY m & f English (Modern) From an Irish surname which was derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown. REIN m German, Frisian, Dutch Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element ragin "advice, counsel". REMAO m Limburgish Limburgish form of RAYMOND. Its spelling has been influenced by the French pronunciation of Raymond. REMBRANDT m Dutch From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ragin "advice" and brand "sword"... [more] REMIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend Means "mercy of God" in Hebrew. The Book of Enoch names him as one of the seven archangels. REMUS m Roman Mythology, Romanian Meaning unknown. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome. Remus was later slain by Romulus. RÉMY m French French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman". Saint Rémy was a 5th-century bishop who converted and baptized Clovis, king of the Franks. REN m & f Japanese From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 恋 (ren) meaning "love", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. RENARD m French (Rare) French form of REYNARD. Because of the medieval character Reynard the Fox, renard became a French word meaning "fox". RENAT m Russian Russian form of RENATUS. In some cases Communist parents may have bestowed it as an acronym of революсия наука техника (revolyusiya nauka tekhnika) meaning "revolution, science, technics" or революсия наука труд (revolyusiya nauka trud) meaning "revolution, science, labour". RENAUD m French French form of REYNOLD. This name was used in medieval French literature for the hero Renaud de Montauban, a young man who flees with his three brothers from the court of Charlemagne after killing the king's nephew... [more] RENÉ m French, German, Spanish, Slovak, Czech French form of RENATUS. A famous bearer was the French mathematician and rationalist philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650). RETO m German (Swiss) Means "of Rhaetia". Rhaetia is a region in eastern Switzerland that got its name from the Rhaeti, a Celtic tribe who originally inhabited the area. REUBEN m Biblical, Hebrew, English Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel... [more] REUEL m Biblical Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a famous bearer of this name. REYES f & m Spanish Means "kings" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning "The Virgin of the Kings"... [more] REYNARD m English (Rare) From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more] REYNOLD m English From the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule"... [more] RHETT m English From a surname, an Anglicized form of the Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel". Margaret Mitchell used this name for the character Rhett Butler in her novel 'Gone with the Wind' (1936). RHODRI m Welsh Derived from the Welsh elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king". This name was borne by a 9th-century Welsh king. RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Ancient Germanic Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more] RIDHA m Arabic Means "satisfaction, contentment" in Arabic. This name was borne by Ali Musi al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam. RIDLEY m English (Rare) From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" in Old English. RIGBY m English (Rare) From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse. RIKU (2) m Japanese From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" or different kanji which are pronounced the same way. RIKUTO m Japanese From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, or 人 (to) meaning "person", as well as other combinations of kanji which have the same pronunciations. RILEY m & f English From a surname which comes from two distinct sources. As an Irish surname it is a variant of REILLY. As an English surname it is derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English. RIN f & m Japanese From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way. RINALDO m Italian Italian form of REYNOLD. This is the Italian name of the hero Renaud, a character in several Renaissance epics. RIO (1) m Various Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese. A city in Brazil bears this name. Its full name is Rio de Janeiro, which means "river of January", so named because the first explorers came to the harbour in January and mistakenly thought it was a river mouth. RIPLEY m English (Rare) From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "strip clearing" in Old English. RISHI m Indian Means "sage, poet" in Sanskrit, perhaps ultimately deriving from a root meaning "to see". RIVER m English (Modern) From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank". ROALD m Norwegian Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróðvaldr or Hróaldr, composed of the elements hróðr "fame" and valdr "ruler"... [more] ROBERT m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more] ROBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT. Saint Roberto Bellarmine was a 16th-century cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more] ROBIN m & f English, Dutch, Swedish Medieval diminutive of ROBERT. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor... [more] ROCCO m Italian, Ancient Germanic Germanic name derived from the element hrok meaning "rest". This was the name of a 14th-century French saint who nursed victims of the plague but eventually contracted the disease himself... [more] ROCHUS m German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinized form of ROCCO, used in German and Dutch. ROCKY m English Diminutive of ROCCO or other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person. This is the name of a boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in the movie 'Rocky' (1976) and its five sequels. RODERICK m English, Scottish, Welsh Means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power"... [more] RODNEY m English From a surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "Hroda's island" in Old English (where Hroda is a Germanic given name meaning "fame")... [more] RODOLFO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF. This is the name of the hero in Puccini's opera 'La Bohème' (1896). RODRIGO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK. A notable bearer was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, an 11th-century Spanish military commander. ROGELIO m Spanish Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogelius, which was possibly derived from the name Rogatus, which was itself derived from Latin rogatus "request". ROGER m English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear"... [more] ROLAND m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land... [more] ROLF m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF)... [more] ROLLO m English Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of ROLF. Rollo (or Rolf) the Ganger was an exiled Viking who, in the 10th century, became the first Duke of Normandy... [more] ROMAN m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German From the Late Latin name Romanus which meant "Roman". ROMEO m Italian Italian form of the Late Latin name Romaeus meaning "a pilgrim to Rome". Romeo is best known as the lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's tragedy 'Romeo and Juliet' (1596). ROMILDA f & m Italian, Ancient Germanic Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hrom "fame" and hild "battle". ROMULUS m Roman Mythology Means "of Rome" in Latin. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the founders of the city of Rome. RONALD m Scottish, English Scottish form of RAGNVALDR, a name introduced to Scotland by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. It became popular outside Scotland during the 20th century... [more] RONALDO m Portuguese Portuguese form of RONALD. A notable bearer is the retired Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (1976-), who is commonly known only by his first name. RONG f & m Chinese From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融 (róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize" or 容 (róng) meaning "appearance, form" (which is usually only feminine)... [more] RONNE m Frisian Frisian short form of Germanic names beginning with the element hraban meaning "raven". ROOSEVELT m English From a Dutch surname meaning "rose field". This name is often given in honour of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) or Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). RÓRDÁN m Irish From the older Irish name Ríoghbhardán, which meant "little poet king" from Irish Gaelic ríogh "king" combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix. ROSARIO f & m Spanish, Italian Means "rosary", and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary"... [more] ROSCOE m English From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "doe wood" in Old Norse. ROSENDO m Spanish Spanish form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and sinths "path"... [more] ROSS m Scottish, English From a Scottish and English surname which originally indicated a person from a place called Ross (such as the region of Ross in northern Scotland), derived from Gaelic ros meaning "promontory, headland"... [more] ROSTAM m Persian, Persian Mythology Meaning unknown. Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 11th-century Persian poet Firdausi recorded his tale in the 'Shahnameh'. ROSTISLAV m Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic Derived from the Slavic elements rasti "growth" and slava "glory". ROSWELL m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring". ROTEM m & f Hebrew From the name of a desert plant (species Retama raetam), possibly derived from Hebrew רְתֹם (retom) meaning "to bind". ROUBEN m Biblical Greek, Armenian Biblical Greek form of REUBEN, as well as a variant transcription of Armenian RUBEN. ROWAN m & f Irish, English (Modern) From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendant of RUADHÁN". This name can also be given in reference to the rowan tree. ROY m Scottish, English, Dutch Anglicized form of RUADH. A notable bearer was the Scottish outlaw and folk hero Rob Roy (1671-1734). It is often associated with French roi "king". ROYAL m English From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century. ROYCE m English From a surname which was derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of ROSE. ROYDON m English (Rare) From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill". ROYLE m English (Rare) From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill". ROYSTON m English (Rare) From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse". The given name Royse was a medieval variant of ROSE. RU m & f Chinese From Chinese 儒 (rú) meaning "scholar", 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if", or other characters with similar pronunciations. RUADH m Irish, Scottish Gaelic byname meaning "red", often a nickname for one with red hair. This was the nickname of the Scottish outlaw Raibeart Ruadh MacGregor (1671-1734), known as Rob Roy in English. RUAIDHRÍ m Irish Means "red king" from Irish ruadh "red" combined with rí "king". This was the name of the last high king of Ireland, reigning in the 12th century. RUARC m Irish Probably an Irish form of HRŒREKR, introduced by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. Alternatively it may be derived from Irish ruarc "squall, rainstorm". |
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