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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"... [more] RHIANNON f Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology Derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning "great queen"... [more] RHONDA f English Probably intended to mean "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da "good", but possibly influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, which means "noisy"... [more] RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more] RICHELLE f English Feminine form of RICHARD using the popular suffix elle, probably influenced by the sound of MICHELLE. RITA f Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Spanish, Portuguese Short form of MARGHERITA or other names ending in rita... [more] ROBERT m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, 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] ROCKY m English Diminutive of ROCCO or other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person... [more] 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] ROGER m English, French, German, Swedish Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear"... [more] ROLAND m English, French, German, Polish 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] RONALD m Scottish, English Scottish form of RAGNVALDR, a name introduced to Scotland by Scandinavian settlers and invaders... [more] ROSA (1) f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English Generally this can be considered a Latin form of ROSE, though originally it may have come from the Germanic name ROZA (2)... [more] ROSALIND f English Derived from the Germanic elements hros "horse" and linde "soft, tender"... [more] ROSCOE m English From an English surname, originally derived from a place name, which meant "doe wood" in Old Norse. ROSE f English, French Originally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was composed of the elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [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] ROSWELL m English From a surname which was derived from an Old English place name meaning "horse spring". ROWENA f English Meaning uncertain, possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wynn "joy"... [more] ROXANA f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane), the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name روشنک (Roshanak) which meant "bright" or "dawn"... [more] ROYAL m English From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king"... [more] ROYCE m English From a surname which was derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of ROSE. RUBY f English Simply means "ruby" from the name of the precious stone (which ultimately derives from Latin ruber "red"), which is the birthstone of July... [more] RUE f English From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ‘ρυτη (rhyte)... [more] RUSTY m English From a nickname which was originally given to someone with a rusty, or reddish-brown, hair colour. RUTH (1) f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Latin From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more] RYAN m Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendent of Rían"... [more] SABRINA f English, Italian, German Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn... [more] SALOME f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace"... [more] SAMANTHA f English, Italian, Dutch Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower")... [more] SAMPSON (2) m English From an English surname which was itself derived from a medieval form of the given name SAMSON. SAMSON m Biblical, English, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon) which probably meant "sun"... [more] SAMUEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Biblical From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more] SANDRA f Italian, English, French, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian Short form of ALESSANDRA... [more] SANFORD m English From an English surname, originally from a place name, which meant "sand ford" in Old English. SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Iranian, Bosnian Form of SARAH SARAH f English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew... [more] SAVANNAH f English From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana... [more] SCARLETT f English From a surname which denoted a person who sold or made clothes made of scarlet (a kind of cloth, ultimately derived from Persian سقرلاط (sakhrilat))... [more] SCOTT m English, Scottish From an English and Scottish surname which referred to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic... [more] SEBASTIAN m German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian From the Latin name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste"... [more] SELMA f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA... [more] SERENA f English, Italian, Late Roman From a Late Latin name which was derived from Latin serenus meaning "clear, tranquil, serene"... [more] SETH (1) m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew... [more] SEWARD m English From a surname which was itself derived from an Old English given name, itself derived from the elements sige "victory" and weard "guard". SEYMOUR m English From a Norman surname which originally belonged to a person coming from the French town of Saint Maur (which means "Saint MAURUS"). SHANNON f & m English From the name of the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland, called Abha na tSionainn in Irish... [more] SHARON f English From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon), which means "plain", referring to the fertile plain near the coast of Israel... [more] SHELDON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley with steep sides" in Old English... [more] SHELLEY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "clearing on a bank" in Old English... [more] SHELTON m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "shelf town" in Old English. SHERIDAN m & f English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendent of Sirideán"... [more] SHERMAN m English From a surname meaning "shear man" in Old English, originally denoting a person who cut cloth... [more] SHERRY f English Before the 20th century this was probably from the Irish surname Ó Searraigh meaning "descendent of Searrach" (a name meaning "foal" in Gaelic)... [more] SHERWOOD m English From an English place name (or from a surname which was derived from it) meaning "bright forest"... [more] SHIRLEY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "bright clearing" in Old English... [more] SIGMUND m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector")... [more] SILVER m English From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor. SILVESTER m German, English, Slovene, Slovak, Late Roman From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more] SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology Feminine form of SILVIUS... [more] SIMON m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more] SMITH m English From an English surname meaning "metal worker, blacksmith", derived from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit"... [more] SOLOMON m Biblical, English, Jewish From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) which was derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace"... [more] SONNY m English From a nickname which is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son. SPRING f English From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English springan "to leap, to burst forth". STACY f & m English Either a diminutive of ANASTASIA, or else from a surname which was derived from Stace, a medieval form of EUSTACE... [more] STAFFORD m English From a surname which was from a place name meaning "landing-place ford" in Old English. STANFORD m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stone ford" in Old English. STERLING m English From a Scottish surname which was derived from city of Stirling, which is itself of unknown meaning... [more] STUART m English, Scottish From an occupational surname originally belonging to a person who was a steward... [more] SULLIVAN m English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Súilleabháin meaning "descendent of Súilleabhán"... [more] SUNDAY f English From the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, which was composed of the elements sunne "sun" and dæg "day". SUNSHINE f English From the English word, ultimately from Old English sunne "sun" and scinan "shine". SUSANNA f Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic From Σουσαννα (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah)... [more] TAMARA f Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian Russian form of TAMAR... [more] TAMIKA f English Variant of TAMIKO, inspired by the American jazz singer Tamiko Jones (1945-) or the American movie 'A Girl Named Tamiko' (1963). TANIQUA f African American (Rare) Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix qua. TANISHA f African American Combination of the popular name element Tan (from names such as TANYA) and the common name suffix sha. TARA (1) f English Anglicized form of the Irish place name Teamhair, which possibly means "elevated place" in Gaelic... [more] TATE m English From an English surname which was derived from the Old English given name Tata, of unknown origin. TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name TATIUS... [more] TAYLOR m & f English From an English surname which originally denoted someone who was a tailor, from Norman French tailleur, ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut"... [more] TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English Cognate of THERESA... [more] |
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