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RIA   f   German, Dutch
Short form of MARIA

RIAD   m   Arabic
Means "meadows, gardens", from the plural of Arabic روضة (rawdah).

RÍAN   m   Irish
Irish name (see RYAN).

RIAN   m   English
Variant of RYAN

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, Ancient Germanic
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

RICOHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of RICHARD

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 (1)   m   Dutch
Dutch cognate of REIN

RIEN (2)   m   Dutch
Dutch 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 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 short form 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   Hebrew
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 "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   Hebrew
Diminutive of RIVKA

RIVER   m   English (Modern)
From the English word that denotes a flowing body of water... [more]

RIVKA   f   Hebrew
Hebrew form of REBECCA

RIVQAH   f   Biblical Hebrew
Ancient 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
Newer Scandinavian form of HRÓARR

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   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ROBIN

RÓBERT   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of ROBERT

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, 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]

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, Scottish
Diminutive of RODERICK or RODNEY

RODERIC   m   Catalan
Catalan form of RODERICK

RODERICK   m   English, Scottish, Welsh
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 (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of RUDOLF

RODOLFITO   m   Spanish
Spanish diminutive of RODOLFO

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, Galician
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 or ROELOF

ROELAND   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ROLAND

ROELOF   m   Dutch
Dutch form of RUDOLF

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, German, Swedish
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]

ROHESE   f   Medieval French
Norman French form of HRODOHAIDIS

ROHESIA   f   Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see ROSE).

ROHIT   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रोहित (rohita) meaning "red".

ROI (1)   m   Galician
Galician short form of RODRIGO

ROI (2)   m   Hebrew
Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew.

ROIBEARD   m   Irish
Irish form of ROBERT

ROIMATA   f   Maori
Means "tear drop" in Maori.

RÓIS   f   Irish
Irish cognate of ROSE

RÓISÍN   f   Irish
Diminutive of RÓIS

ROK   m   Slovene
Slovene form of ROCCO

ROKSANA   f   Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of ROXANA

ROKURO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of ROKUROU

ROKUROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 六 (roku) "six" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

ROKUS   m   Frisian
Frisian form of ROCCO

ROLAN   m   Russian
Russian form of ROLAND

ROLAND   m   English, French, German, Polish
Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land... [more]

ROLANDE   f   French
French feminine form of ROLAND

ROLANDO   m   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of ROLAND

ROLDÁN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of ROLAND

ROLDÃO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of ROLAND

ROLF   m   German, Scandinavian, English
From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF)... [more]

ROLLAND   m   English
Variant of ROLAND

ROLLO   m   English
Latinized form of Roul, the Old French form of ROLF... [more]

ROLO   m   English (Rare)
Variant of ROLLO

ROLPH   m   English (Rare)
Variant of ROLF

ROLY   m   English
Diminutive of ROLAND

ROMA   f   Various
From the name of the Italian city, commonly called Rome in English.

ROMAIN   m   French
French form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMAINE   f   French, English
French feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMÁN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMAN   m   Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Late Latin name Romanus which meant "Roman".

ROMÁNA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMANA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMANE   f   French
French feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMANO   m   Italian
Italian form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

ROMANUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of ROMAN

ROMAYNE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of ROMAINE

ROMEO   m   Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Romaeus meaning "a pilgrim to Rome"... [more]

ROMEY   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of ROSEMARY

ROMILDA   f   Italian
Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hrom "fame" and hild "battle".

ROMINA   f   Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of ROMANA

ROMOLA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of ROMULUS

ROMOLO   m   Italian
Italian form of ROMULUS

ROMULUS   m   Roman Mythology
Means "of Rome" in Latin... [more]

ROMY   f   German, English
Diminutive of ROSEMARY

RON (1)   m   English
Short form of RONALD

RON (2)   m & f   Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.

RONA (1)   f   English
Variant of RHONA

RONA (2)   f   Hebrew
Feminine variant of RON (2)

RONALD   m   Scottish, English
Scottish form of RAGNVALDR, a name introduced to Scotland by Scandinavian settlers and invaders... [more]

RONALDA   f   Scottish
Feminine form of RONALD

RONALDO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of RONALD

RÓNÁN   m   Irish
Means "little seal", derived from Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RONDA   f   English
Variant of RHONDA

RONEN   m   Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew רוֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".

RONG   f & m   Chinese
From Chinese "flourish", "harmonious" or "to hold, to tolerate" (which is usually only feminine).

RONI (1)   f   Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.

RONI (2)   f   English
Diminutive of VERONICA

RONIT (1)   f   Irish
Anglicized form of RATHNAIT

RONIT (2)   f   Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of RON (2)

RONJA   f   Swedish
Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden... [more]

RONNETTE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of RONALD

RONNIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of RONALD or VERONICA

RONNY   m   English
Diminutive of RONALD

ROOPE   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ROBERT

ROOPERTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of ROBERT

ROOS   f   Dutch
Dutch vernacular form of ROSA (1), meaning "rose" in Dutch.

ROOSEVELT   m   English
From a Dutch surname meaning "rose field"... [more]

ROOSJE   f   Dutch
Diminutive of ROSA (1)

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