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RA   m   Egyptian Mythology
Possibly means "sun" in Egyptian... [more]

RAANAN   m   Hebrew
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

RAB   m   Scottish
Scottish short form of ROBERT

RABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".

RABBIE   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of ROBERT

RABI   m   Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

RABINDRA   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of RAVINDRA

RACŁAW   m   Polish
Short form of RADOSŁAW

RA'D   m   Arabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic.

RADBOUD   m   Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements rad "counsel" and either bodo "leader" or bald "bold".

RADCLIFF   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English.

RADCLYFFE   m   English (Rare)
From a surname, a variant of RADCLIFF.

RADEK   m   Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "care, joy".

RADIM   m   Czech
Short form of RADOMIR

RADIMIR   m   Russian
Russian variant of RADOMIR

RADKO   m   Bulgarian, Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "care, joy".

RADMILO   m   Serbian
Serbian form of RADOMIL

RADOMIL   m   Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "care, joy" and mil "favour".

RADOMIŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of RADOMIL

RADOMÍR   m   Czech
Czech form of RADOMIR

RADOMIR   m   Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "care, joy" and mer "great, famous"... [more]

RADOŠ   m   Czech
Short form of RADOSLAV, RADOMIR, and other names beginning with the Slavic element rad meaning "care, joy".

RADOSLAV   m   Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Russian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW

RADOSŁAW   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "care, joy" and slav "glory".

RADOVAN   m   Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element rad "care, joy" combined with another element of unknown meaning.

RADU   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "care, joy".

RADULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of RÁÐÚLFR

RADZIM   m   Polish
Short form of RADZIMIERZ

RADZIMIERZ   m   Polish
Polish form of RADOMIR

RAEBURN   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "stream where does drink" in Middle English... [more]

RAF   m   Dutch
Short form of RAFAËL

RAFA   m   Spanish
Spanish short form of RAFAEL

RAFA'EL   m   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of RAPHAEL... [more]

RAFAËL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of RAPHAEL

RAFAEL   m   Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL

RAFAŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of RAPHAEL

RAFE   m   English
Variant of RALPH... [more]

RAFFAEL   m   German
German variant of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELE   m   Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFIQ   m   Arabic
Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic.

RAGANHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYNER

RAGHNALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of RAGNVALD

RAGHU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "swift" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAGINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

RAGINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNARD

RAGINMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYMOND

RAGNAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of RAYNER

RAGNARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of RAGANHAR

RAGNVALD   m   Scandinavian
Modern Scandinavian form of RAGNVALDR

RAGNVALDR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of REYNOLD).

RAGUEL   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew... [more]

RAHARJO   m   Indonesian
Means "plentiful" in Javanese.

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

RAHEEM   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAHIM

RAHIM   m   Arabic
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic.

RAHUL   m   Indian
Means "able, efficient" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAIBEART   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ROBERT

RAIDEN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Variant transcription of RAIJIN

RAIJIN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 神 (jin) "god, spirit"... [more]

RAIMO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of RAYMOND

RAIMUND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

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

RAINARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of REYNARD

RAINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

RAINERIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RAYNER

RAINIER   m   French
French form of RAYNER

RAIS   m   Arabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.

RAJ   m   Indian
Means "king" or "prince" in Sanskrit.

RAJA (2)   m   Indian
Variant of RAJ

RAJENDER   m   Indian
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJENDRA   m   Indian
Means "lord of kings", derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

RAJESH   m   Indian
Means "ruler of kings" from Sanskrit ऋज (riaja) "king" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAJINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJIV   m   Indian
Means "striped" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJMUND   m   Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND

RAJNEESH   m   Indian
Variant transcription of RAJNISH

RAJNISH   m   Indian
Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani) "night" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAKESH   m   Indian
Means "lord of the full-moon day" from Sanskrit राका (raka) "full-moon day" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RALEIGH   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English.

RALF   m   German, Scandinavian, English (Rare)
Variant of RALPH

RALPH   m   English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of the Old Norse name RÁÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]

RALPHIE   m   English
Diminutive of RALPH

RAM (1)   m   Biblical
Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This was a son of Hezron in the Old Testament.

RAM (2)   m   Indian
Modern transcription of RAMA

RAMA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAMACHANDER   m   Indian
Variant of RAMACHANDRA

RAMACHANDRA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon"... [more]

RAMAKRISHNA   m   Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods RAMA and KRISHNA... [more]

RAMBERT   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements hram "raven" and beraht "bright".

RAMESES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

RAMESH   m   Indian
Modern transcription of RAMESHA

RAMESHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit रमा (Rama), a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with ईश (isha) "ruler"... [more]

RAMESHWAR   m   Indian
Means "lord Rama", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord".

RAMIRO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ragin "advice" and mari "famous"... [more]

RAMÓN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RAYMOND

RAMON   m   Catalan
Catalan form of RAYMOND

RAMSAY   m   Scottish
Scottish form of RAMSEY

RAMSES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Variant of RAMESES

RAMSEY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English.

RAMŪNAS   m   Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm".

RANALD   m   Scottish
Scottish form of REYNOLD

RANDAL   m   English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDALL   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name RANDEL.

RANDEL   m   Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

RANDELL   m   English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDOLF   m   English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf"... [more]

RANDOLPH   m   English
Variant of RANDOLF... [more]

RANDULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RANDOLF

RANDÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RANDOLF

RANDY   m   English
Short form of RANDALL or RANDOLF

RANGI   m   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori... [more]

RANIERO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAYNER

RANJ   m   Indian
Short form of RANJIT

RANJEET   m   Indian
Variant transcription of RANJIT

RANJIT   m   Indian
Means "coloured, pleased, delighted" in Sanskrit... [more]

RANSU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

RANULF   m   Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randúlfr, a cognate of RANDOLF... [more]

RANULPH   m   Scottish
Variant of RANULF

RAOUL   m   French
French form of Radulf (see RALPH).

RAPHAËL   m   French
French form of RAPHAEL

RAPHAEL   m   German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]

RASHAD   m   Arabic
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.

RASHAUN   m   English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN.

RASHAWN   m   English (African American, Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN.

RASHED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of راشد (RASHID).

RASHEED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of رشيد (RASHID).

RASHID   m   Arabic
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic... [more]

RASHNE   m   Iranian
Means "judge" in Persian.

RASIM   m   Arabic
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.

RASMUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS

RASTUS   m   English (Rare)
Short form of ERASTUS

RASUL   m   Arabic
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

RATAN   m   Indian
Variant (derived via Prakrit) of RATNA

RÁÐÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".

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

RATNAM   m   Indian
Southern Indian form of RATNA

RAUF   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

RAÚL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RADULF

RAUL   m   Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Radulf (see RALPH).

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

RAVI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sun" in Sanskrit... [more]

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

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... [more]

RAYKO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAYMOND   m   English, French
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more]

RAYMUND   m   English (Rare)
Variant of RAYMOND

RAYMUNDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

RAYNARD   m   English
Variant of REYNARD

RAYNER   m   English (Archaic)
From the Germanic name Raganhar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hari "army"... [more]

RAYNO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAZA   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDA

RĂZVAN   m   Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN... [more]

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

REARDEN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN

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).

REES   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REESE   m   Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REFILWE   m & f   Southern African
Means "we were given" in Tswana.

REG   m   English
Short form of REGINALD

REGGIE   m   English
Diminutive of REGINALD

REGINALD   m   English
From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of REYNOLD

RÉGIS   m   French
From a surname meaning "ruler" in Provençal... [more]

RÉGULO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Regulus, which meant "rule" in Latin... [more]

REGULUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "rule" in Latin... [more]

REHOBOAM   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"... [more]

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".

REINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

REINALDO   m   Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD

REINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

REINHARD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNARD

REINHOLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
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 ragin "advice" and brand "sword"... [more]

RÉMI   m   French
Variant of RÉMY

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).

REMIGIUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of RÉMY

REMO   m   Italian
Italian form of REMUS

REMUS   m   Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... [more]

RÉMY   m   French
French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman"... [more]

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

RENARD   m   French (Rare), Polish (Rare)
French and Polish form of REYNARD... [more]

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]

RENZO   m   Italian
Short form of LORENZO

RETO   m   German
Means "of Rhaetia"... [more]

REUBEN   m   Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew... [more]

REUEL   m   Biblical
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew... [more]

REUVEN   m   Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of REUBEN

REX   m   English
From Latin rex "king"... [more]

REYES   f & m   Spanish
Means "kings" in Spanish... [more]

REYNALDO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of REYNOLD

REYNARD   m   English (Rare)
From the Germanic name Raginhard, 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 Raginald, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule"... [more]

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