the etymology and history of first names
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RE m Egyptian Mythology
Variant spelling of RA
READ m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of REED.
REAGAN f & m English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of Riagán"... [more]
RÉAMANN m Irish
Irish form of RAYMOND
REANNA f English (Modern)
Variant of RHIANNA
REANNON f English (Rare)
Variant of RHIANNON
REARDEN m Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN
REBA f English
Short form of REBECCA
REBECA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of REBECCA
RÉBECCA f French
French form of REBECCA
REBECCA f English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name... [more]
REBECCAH f English (Rare)
Variant of REBECCA
REBECCANNE f English (Rare)
Combination of REBECCA and ANNE (1)
REBECKA f Swedish
Swedish form of REBECCA
REBECKAH f English (Rare)
Variant of REBECCA
REBEKA f Hungarian
Hungarian form of REBECCA
REBEKAH f Biblical (Variant), English
Form of REBECCA used in some versions of the Bible.
REBEKKA f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
German, Dutch, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA
RED m English
From the English word, ultimately derived from Old English read... [more]
REDD m English (Rare)
Variant of RED
REDMOND m Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN
REDMUND m Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN
REECE m Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS
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).
REENA f Indian
Variant of transcription of RINA (3)
REENE f English (Rare)
Variant of RENÉE
REENIE f English (Rare)
Either a variant of RENÉE or a diminutive of names ending in reen.
REES m Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS
REESE m Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS
REETA f Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET
REETTA f Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET
REFILWE m & f Southern African
Means "we were given" in Tswana.
REG m English
Short form of REGINALD
REGAN f English
Meaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin... [more]
REGANA f English (Rare)
Elaboration of REGAN, influenced by REGINA.
REGENA f English
Variant of REGINA
REGGIE m English
Diminutive of REGINALD
REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]
REGINALD m English
From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of REYNOLD
RÉGINE f French
French form of REGINA
REGINE f German
German form of REGINA
RÉGIS m French
From a surname meaning "ruler" in Provençal... [more]
REGULA f German
Feminine form of Regulus (see RÉGULO)... [more]
RÉGULO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Regulus, which meant "rule" in Latin... [more]
REHOBOAM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"... [more]
REI f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 "bell" or 麗 "lovely".
REID m English
From a surname which is a variant of REED.
REIJO m Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY
REILLY m & f English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which is derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.
REIMA m Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND
REIMUND m German
German form of RAYMOND
REIN m German
Short form of German names beginning with Rein, which is usually from the Germanic element ragin "advice, counsel".
REINA (1) f Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.
REINA (2) f Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish רֵײן (rein) meaning "clean, pure"... [more]
REINALDO m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD
REINE f French
Means "queen" in French.
REINER m German
German form of RAYNER
REINHARD m German
German cognate of REYNARD
REINHILD f German
Variant of REINHILDE
REINHILDE f German
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and hild "battle".
REINHOLD m German
German cognate of REYNOLD
REINIER m Dutch
Dutch form of RAYNER
REINO m Finnish
Finnish form of REYNOLD
REINOUT m Dutch
Dutch cognate of REYNOLD
REKO m Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY
REMBRANDT m Dutch
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and brand "sword"... [more]
REMEDIOS f Spanish
Means "remedies" in Spanish... [more]
REMEI f Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan.
REMIEL m Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "mercy of God" in Hebrew... [more]
REMIGIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RÉMY).
REMO m Italian
Italian form of REMUS
REMUS m Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... [more]
RÉMY m French
French form of the Roman cognomen Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman"... [more]
REN m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".
RENA f English
Latinate feminine form of RENÉ
RENAE f English
English variant of RENÉE
RENARD m French (Rare), Polish (Rare)
French and Polish form of REYNARD... [more]
RENÁTA f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak feminine form of RENATUS
RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS
RENATE f German, Dutch
German and Dutch feminine form of RENATUS
RENATO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RENATUS
RENATUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
RENAUD m French
French form of REYNOLD... [more]
RENÉ m French, German, Slovak, Czech
French form of RENATUS... [more]
RENÉE f French, Dutch
French feminine form of RENÉ
RENEE f English
English form of RENÉE
RENIE f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of RENEE
RENITA f English
Probably a feminine form of RENATUS... [more]
RENZO m Italian
Short form of LORENZO
RESHMI f Indian
Means "silk" in Hindi.
RETHA f English
Short form of MARGARETHA
RETO m German
Means "of Rhaetia"... [more]
REUBEN m Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew... [more]
REUEL m Biblical
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew... [more]
REUT f Jewish
Means "friend" in Hebrew.
REUVEN m Jewish
Hebrew form of REUBEN
REVA f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit... [more]
REX m English
From Latin rex "king"... [more]
REXANA f English (Rare)
Variant of REXANNE
REXANNE f English (Rare)
Variant of of ROXANE influenced by REX.
REYES f & m Spanish
Means "kings" in Spanish... [more]
REYNA f Spanish
Variant of REINA (1)
REYNALDO m Spanish
Spanish form of REYNOLD
REYNARD m English (Rare)
From the Germanic name Reginhard, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
REYNAUD m French
French form of REYNOLD
REYNOLD m English
From the Germanic name Reginwald, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule"... [more]
RHAMANTUS f Welsh
Means "romantic" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.
RHEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Greek ‘Ρεια (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to ‘ρεω (rheo) "to flow" or ‘ρεος (rheos) "stream"... [more]
RHEANNA f English (Rare)
Variant of RHIANNA
RHEINALLT m Welsh
Welsh form of REYNOLD
RHETT m English
From a surname, an Anglicized form of the Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel"... [more]
RHETTA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of RHETT
RHIAN f Welsh
Derived from Welsh rhiain meaning "maiden".
RHIANNA f English (Modern)
Probably a short form of RHIANNON or an elaboration of RHIAN.
RHIANNON f Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning "great queen"... [more]
RHIANON f Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON
RHIANU f Welsh
Variant of RHIAN
RHISIART m Welsh
Welsh form of RICHARD
RHODA f Biblical, English
Derived from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) meaning "rose"... [more]
RHODRI m Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king"... [more]
RHONA f Scottish
Possibly derived from the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means "rough island" in Gaelic.
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]
RHONWEN f Welsh
Means either "fair spear" or "fair hair" in Welsh... [more]
RHOSYN f Welsh
Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.
RHYDDERCH m Welsh
Means "reddish brown" in Welsh... [more]
RHYS m Welsh
Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name.
RIA f German, Dutch
Short form of MARIA
RIAD m Arabic
Means "meadows, gardens", from the plural of Arabic روضة (rawdah).
RIANNON f Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON
RIAZ m Arabic
Variant transcription of RIAD
RICA f English (Rare)
Short form of FREDERICA and other names ending in rica.
RICARD m Catalan
Catalan form of RICHARD
RICARDA f Spanish, German
Spanish and German feminine form of RICHARD
RICARDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD
RICCARDA f Italian
Italian feminine form of RICHARD
RICCARDO m Italian
Italian form of RICHARD
RICH m English
Short form of RICHARD
RICHÁRD m Hungarian
Hungarian form of RICHARD
RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech, Dutch
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
RICHARDINE f English (Rare)
Feminine form of RICHARD
RICHELLE f English
Feminine form of RICHARD using the popular suffix elle, probably influenced by the sound of MICHELLE.
RICHIE m English
Diminutive of RICHARD
RICHMAL f English (Rare)
Apparently a feminine combination of RICHARD and MICHAEL
RICK m English
Short form of RICHARD or names ending in rick.
RICKEY m English
Diminutive of RICHARD
RICKI m & f English
Masculine and feminine diminutive of RICHARD
RICKIE m English
Diminutive of RICHARD
RICKY m English
Diminutive of RICHARD
RICO (1) m Spanish
Short form of RICARDO
RICO (2) m Italian
Short form of ENRICO
RIDA m Arabic
Means "satisfaction, contentment" in Arabic... [more]
RIDLEY m English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" in Old English.
RIDWAN m Arabic
Means "satisfaction" in Arabic.
RIDWANA f Arabic
Feminine form of RIZWAN
RIEN m Dutch
Dutch cognate of REIN or a diminutive of MARINUS
RIFKA f Yiddish
Yiddish form of RIVKA
RIGBY m English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse.
RIGEL m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الرجل (al-Rijl) meaning "foot"... [more]
RÍGHNACH f Irish Mythology
Variant of RÍOGHNACH
RIHARD m Slovene
Slovene form of RICHARD
RIHARDS m Latvian
Latvian form of RICHARD
RIIKA f Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA
RIIKKA f Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA
RIINA f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of KATARIINA
RIITTA f Finnish
Finnish short form of PIRITTA
RIK m Dutch
Short form of HENDRIK, FREDERIK, and other names containing rik.
RIKA f Swedish, Dutch
Short form of FREDRIKA, HENRIKA, and other names ending in rika.
RIKÁRD m Hungarian
Hungarian form of RICHARD
RIKARD m Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of RICHARD
RIKE f German
German short form of FRIEDERIKE, HENRIKE, and other names ending in rike.
RIKHARD m Finnish
Finnish form of RICHARD
RIKKE f Danish
Danish diminutive of FREDERIKKE
RIKKI f English (Modern)
Feminine form of RICKY
RIKO f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 理 (ri) "truth" combined with 子 (ko) "child".
RIKU (1) m Finnish
Finnish short form of RICHARD
RIKU (2) m Japanese
Means "land" in Japanese.
RIKUTO m Japanese
From Japanese 陸 (riku) "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person".
RILEY m & f English
From a surname which is either a variant of REILLY or is derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English.
RILLA f English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a short form of names ending in rilla.
RIM f Arabic
Means "white antelope" in Arabic.
RIN f Japanese
Means "dignified, severe, cold" in Japanese.
RINA (1) f English, Italian
Short form of KATHERINA or CATERINA, as well as other names ending in rina.
RINA (2) f Jewish
Means "joy" in Hebrew.
RINA (3) f Indian
Means "melted" in Sanskrit.
RINA (4) f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".
RINALDO m Italian
Italian form of REYNOLD
RINO m Italian
Short form of names ending in rino.
RIO (1) m Various
Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese... [more]
RIO (2) f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".
RÍOGHNACH f Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish ríoghan meaning "queen"... [more]
RÍOGHNÁN m Irish
From Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.
RÍONA f Irish
Either a variant of RÍOGHNACH or a short form of CATRIONA.
RÍONACH f Irish
Variant of RÍOGHNACH
RIORDAN m Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN
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".
RISTEÁRD m Irish
Irish form of RICHARD
RISTO m Finnish, Macedonian
Finnish and Macedonian short form of CHRISTOPHER
RITA f English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita... [more]
RITCHIE m English
Variant of RICHIE
RITIKA f Indian
Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.
RITVA f Finnish
Means "birch branch" in Finnish.
RIVA f Jewish
Diminutive of RIVKA
RIVER m English (Modern)
From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water... [more]
RIVKA f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of REBECCA
RIYA f Indian
Means "singer" in Sanskrit.
RIZWAN m Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWAN
RIZWANA f Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWANA
ROALD m Norwegian
Means "famous ruler" from Germanic hrod "fame" and wald "rule"... [more]
ROAR m Norwegian
Scandinavian form of ROGER
ROB m English, Dutch
Short form of ROBERT
ROBBE m Dutch
Diminutive of ROBRECHT
ROBBIE m & f English
Diminutive of ROBERT or ROBERTA
ROBBY m English
Diminutive of ROBERT
ROBENA f Scottish
Feminine variant of ROBIN
RÓBERT m Hungarian
Hungarian form of ROBERT
ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]
ROBERTA f English, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ROBERT
ROBERTINA f Italian, Spanish
Feminine diminutive of ROBERTO
ROBERTO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT... [more]
ROBERTS m Latvian
Latvian form of ROBERT
ROBI m Hungarian
Diminutive of RÓBERT
ROBIN m & f English
Medieval diminutive of ROBERT... [more]
ROBINA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of ROBIN... [more]
ROBRECHT m Dutch
Dutch form of ROBERT
ROBYN f English
Feminine variant of ROBIN
ROBYNNE f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ROBIN
ROC m Catalan
Catalan form of ROCCO
ROCCO m Italian
Italian form of a Germanic name derived from the element hrok meaning "rest"... [more]
ROCH m French, Polish
French and Polish form of ROCCO
ROCHELLE f English
From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock"... [more]
ROCHUS m German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ROCCO
ROCÍO f Spanish
Means "dew" in Spanish... [more]
ROCKY m English
Diminutive of ROCCO, or else from a nickname referring to a tough person... [more]
ROD m English
Short form of RODERICK or RODNEY
RODDY m English
Diminutive of RODERICK or RODNEY
RODERIC m Catalan
Catalan form of RODERICK
RODERICK m English
Means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power"... [more]
RODGE m English
Short form of RODGER
RODGER m English
Variant of ROGER
RODICA f Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element rod meaning "fertile".
RODINA f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of RODERICK
RODION m Russian
Russian form of HERODION
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]
RODOLF m German, Dutch
German form of RUDOLF
RODOLFO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF... [more]
RODOLPH m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of RUDOLF
RODOLPHE m French
French form of RUDOLF
RODRIGO m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK... [more]
RODRIGUE m French
French form of RODERICK
RODYA m Russian
Diminutive of RODION
ROEL m Dutch
Short form of ROELAND
ROELAND m Dutch
Dutch form of ROLAND
ROFFE m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of ROLF
ROGELIO m Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogelius, which was possibly derived the name Rogatus, which was itself derived from Latin rogatus "request".
ROGER m English, French
Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear"... [more]
ROGÉRIO m Portuguese
Portuguese form of ROGER
ROGIER m Dutch
Dutch form of ROGER
ROHAN (1) m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रोहण (rohana) meaning "ascending".
ROHAN (2) f Literature
From the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J... [more]
ROHESIA f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see ROSE).
ROHIT m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita) meaning "red".
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