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RAAKEL   f   Finnish
Finnish form of RACHEL

RABAB   f   Arabic
From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument... [more]

RABI'A   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RABI

RACHAEL   f   English
Variant of RACHEL, the spelling probably influenced by that of Michael.

RACHANA   f   Indian
Means "creation" in Sanskrit.

RACHEAL   f   English
Variant of RACHEL

RACHEL   f   English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
Means "ewe" in Hebrew... [more]

RACHELE   f   Italian
Italian form of RACHEL

RACHELLE   f   English
Variant of RACHEL influenced by the spelling of ROCHELLE.

RACHNA   f   Indian
Variant of RACHANA

RACHYL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of RACHEL

RACQUEL   f   English
Variant of RAQUEL

RADA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADHA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "success" in Sanskrit... [more]

RADKA   f   Czech, Bulgarian
Feminine form of RADKO

RADMILA   f   Serbian, Czech
Serbian and Czech feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMIŁA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMILA   f   Czech
Feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMIRA   f   Czech, Serbian
Feminine form of RADOMIR

RADOSLAVA   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV

RADOSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of RADOSŁAW

RAE   f   English
Short form of RACHEL... [more]

RAELENE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lene.

RAELYN   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lyn.

RAFAELA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish, Portuguese and German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELA   f   German
German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFIQA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAFIQ

RAGHNAID   f   Scottish
Scottish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNAILT   f   Irish
Irish form of RAGNHILD

RAGNA   f   Scandinavian
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".

RAGNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and björg "protection, help".

RAGNFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful".

RAGNHEIÐUR   f   Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Ragnheiðr, which meant "bright advice" from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".

RAGNHILD   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle".

RAGNHILDUR   f   Icelandic
Icelandic form of RAGNHILD

RAHAB   f   Biblical
Means "spacious" in Hebrew... [more]

RAHAT   m & f   Arabic
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.

RÁHEL   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of RACHEL

RAHELA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of RACHEL

RÁICHÉAL   f   Irish
Irish form of RACHEL

RAIMONDA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDE   f   German
German feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIN   f & m   English (Rare)
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.

RAINA   f   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of RAYNA (1)

RAINBOW   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.

RAINE   f   English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of REINE... [more]

RAISA (1)   f   Russian
Possibly from Greek ‘ραιον (rhaion) meaning "more relaxed".

RAISA (2)   f   Yiddish
Means "rose" in Yiddish.

RAISA (3)   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAIS

RAISEL   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of RAISA (2)

RAJA (1)   f   Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

RAJANI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJIYA   f   Arabic
Means "hopeful" in Arabic.

RAJKUMARI   f   Indian
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

RAJNI   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RAJYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAJIYA

RAKEL   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL

RALUCA   f   Romanian
Meaning unknown.

RAMLA   f   Eastern African
Means "prophetess" in Swahili.

RAMONA   f   Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of RAMÓN... [more]

RAN   f   Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.

RANA   f   Arabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANDA   f   Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.

RANDI   f   English
Feminine form of RANDY, also used as a diminutive of MIRANDA.

RANI   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RANIYA   f   Arabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA

RAPHAELA   f   German
Feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAQUEL   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL

RASA   f   Lithuanian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian.

RASCHELLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of RACHELLE

RASHA   f   Arabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.

RASHIDA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASHID

RASHMI   f   Indian
Means "ray of sunlight" or "rope" in Sanskrit.

RASIMA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASIM

RATHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit... [more]

RATNA   f & m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel"... [more]

RATREE   f   Thai
From the name of a variety of jasmine flower.

RATU   f   Indonesian
Means "queen" in Indonesian and Javanese.

RAUHA   f   Finnish
Means "peace" in Finnish.

RAVA   f   Esperanto
Means "ravishing" in Esperanto.

RAVEN   f & m   English
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn... [more]

RAVENNA   f   English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of RAVEN, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

RAVID   m & f   Jewish
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.

RAWIYA   f   Arabic
Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic روى (rawa) "to relate".

RAWYA   f   Arabic
Variant of RAWIYA

RAYA   f   Bulgarian
Diminutive of RAYNA (1)

RAYEN   f   Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Mapuche.

RAYLENE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAY and the popular name suffix lene.

RAYMONDE   f   French
French feminine form of RAYMOND

RAYNA (1)   f   Bulgarian
Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO

RAYNA (2)   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of REINA (2)

RAZIELA   f   Jewish
Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew.

REAGAN   f & m   English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of Riagán"... [more]

REAH   f   ?
Variant of RHEA

REANNA   f   English (Modern)
Variant of RHIANNA

REANNON   f   English (Rare)
Variant of RHIANNON

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

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.

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.

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

REGINA   f   English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]

RÉGINE   f   French
French form of REGINA

REGINE   f   German
German form of REGINA

REGULA   f   German
Feminine form of Regulus (see RÉGULO)... [more]

REI   f   Japanese
From Japanese "bell" or "lovely".

REILLY   m & f   English (Modern)
From an Irish surname which is derived from the given name Raghailleach, meaning unknown.

REINA (1)   f   Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.

REINA (2)   f   Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish רֵײן (rein) meaning "clean, pure"... [more]

REINE   f   French
Means "queen" in French.

REINHILD   f   German
Variant of REINHILDE

REINHILDE   f   German
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and hild "battle".

REMEDIOS   f   Spanish
Means "remedies" in Spanish... [more]

REMEI   f   Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan.

REN   m & f   Japanese
From Japanese "lotus" or "romance, love".

RENA   f   English
Latinate feminine form of RENÉ

RENAE   f   English
English variant of RENÉE

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

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]

RESHMI   f   Indian
Means "silk" in Hindi.

RETHA   f   English
Short form of MARGARETHA

REUT   f   Jewish
Means "friend" in Hebrew.

REVA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit... [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)

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

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

RHODA   f   Biblical, English
Derived from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) meaning "rose"... [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.

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