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Raowen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Raoxu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".
Raoxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Raoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable".
Raoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or
羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather".
Raoyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and
越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond" or
悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
Raphu m BiblicalRaphu of the house of
Benjamin was the father of
Palti, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:9.
Rapiel m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Raphael. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian poet and playwright Rapiel Eristavi (1824-1901).
Rara f Swedish (Rare)From Swedish
rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin
rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
Rara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 姫 (ra) meaning "a noblewoman, a lady, a princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rarahu f Literature, TahitianFrench variant of
Rarau used by Pierre Loti in his popular autobiographical novel 'Le mariage de Loti' (1880), where it belongs to a native Tahitian woman who is the lover of the narrator - a French naval officer stationed on the island.
Raraka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raran f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (ra) meaning "music" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Nepali, Telugu, Marathi, KannadaMEANING - liberal, bestowing, bountiful, distributing
Rari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "net for catching birds" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rarii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 路 (rarii) meaning "road, path, street" or combined with Japanese 来 (ra) meaning "to come", 里 (ri) menaing "village" combined with 衣 (i) meaning "to dress; to wear; to put on clothes"... [
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Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular CultureFrom the English word,
rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.
Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".
Raroeng m & f ThaiMeans "cheerful, happy, delighted" in Thai.
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)Derived from the name of the plant
rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rasen m Japanesein old times only the strongest were called RASEN.Rasen was for a boy and for girls it was RUNAI meaning beauty and powerful
Rashma f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Hinduism, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, MalayalamMEANING- ray, beam of light
Rashmika f Sanskrit, Telugu, KannadaRashmika is a Sanskrit name that means "ray of light", "radiance." It is derived from the Sanskrit word "rashmi," which means "ray" or "beam." Rashmika can also be interpreted as "sweet". Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most popular actresses in India
Rashti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, GujaratiMEANING : { to rign , rule, shine, be splendid, to govern}... [
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Rashwan m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic, KurdishVariant of Kurdish ڕەشوان (Reşwan) meaning "The Blacks"; a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan. The name Reşwan is a compound of the Kurdish words
reş (transl. black) and the plural form
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Rasika f & m Indian, Marathi, SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit रसिक
(rasika) meaning "fanciful, tasteful, aesthetic, elegant". It is used as a feminine name in India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.
Rasoherina f HistoryRasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
Rassilon m Popular CultureRassilon is the name of a Time Lord historic figure in Doctor Who. He appears in the episode THE FIVE DOCTORS and in THE END OF TIME.
Rastaban m AstronomyTraditional name for Beta Draconis, the third brightest star in the
Draco constellation. The name comes from Arabic
ra's ath-thu'ban, which means "head of the serpent".
Rastko m Slovene, SerbianThe name is derived from the Serbian word
rasti, which means "to grow". I is also the name of the most important Serbian Orthodox saint - st. Sava (sveti Sava)
Rasuolė f LithuanianLiterally means "little dew", derived from the Lithuanian noun
rasa meaning "dew" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix
-(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name
Rasa.
Rasydan m MalayCame from the 18th century. Rasydan was a King from the Malayan land. He was a good looking king with a perfect body.
Rata f Sanskrit, Nepali (Modern, Rare), Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Assamese, Indonesian, Indian (Sikh)MEANING - bestowing, granting, bountiful ... [
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Rataa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, BengaliMEANING - beloved, amused, fond or enamoured of, delighting in
Ratatoskr m Norse MythologyLikely means "drill-tooth" or "bore-tooth" from
Rati, the name of a legendary drill or auger, and Old Norse -
toskr meaning "tusk, tooth". In Norse mythology Ratatoskr is a squirrel who runs up and down the world tree
Yggdrasil to carry messages between the eagle perched atop the tree, and the serpent
Níðhöggr, who lives beneath the roots of the tree.
Rathard m GermanicForm of
Radhard. St. Rathard was born to the nobility and was also a Priest and built a church and monastery in Diessen, Germany
Ráðbarðr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
barð "beard".
Rather m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
hari "army."
Ráðgeirr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
geirr "spear".
Ráðgríðr f Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "the bossy", or derived from
ráð ("counsel, advise") and
gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.
Ráðhildur f IcelandicDerived from Icelandic
ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision" and
hildr "battle", "fight".
Rathina f LiteratureThe name of a faerie princess in Allan Frewin Jones's
The Faerie Path.
Rathish m IndianRati means A lady who is disciple of Lord Indhra and Isha means Lord Shiva
Rathlean f Arthurian CycleOf uncertain derivation. This name belonged to a character in the Irish Arthurian romance
Céilidhe Iosgaide Léithe (
The Visit of Iosgaid Liath or
Visit of the Grey-Hammed Lady)... [
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Ráðmundr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ráð 'advise, counsel, decision' and
mund 'hand, protection'.
Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, IcelandicDerived from the Germanic name elements
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem
Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").
Ráðormr m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
ormr "worm, snake".
Ráðvarðr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
vǫrðr "guard".
Ráðveig f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and
veig "power, strength".
Rati m GeorgianOf Iranian origin, this name can mean "lord, master, patron" as well as "generous, magnanimous". In the case of the latter meaning, the name is derived from the Persian adjective راد
(rad) meaning "generous, liberal".
Ratibor m PolishDerived from Slavic
rat "war, battle" combined with
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Ratislava f SerbianFrom the Slavic word
rat, meaning "war" ,and the
slava, meaning "glory".
Ratnasambhava m BuddhismMeans "jewel-born" in Sanskrit, from रत्न
(ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and सम्भव
(sambhava) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [
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Ratnasari f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
ratna meaning "jewel, gem", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna), combined with
sari meaning "essence".
Ratnawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
ratna meaning "jewel, gem", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna), combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Ratno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
ratna meaning "diamond", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Ratonhnhaké:ton m Popular Culture, MohawkMeans "he scratches/scrapes at life" in Mohawk. This name was invented by Mohawk Tribe academics Akwiratékha Martin and Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer for Ubisoft's game 'Assassin's Creed III'.
Ratsebo f SothoDerived from the Sesotho
tsebo meaning "knowledge".
Rattana f & m Thai, KhmerMeans "precious gem, jewel" in Thai and Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Rattanawadi f ThaiFrom Thai รัตนา
(rattana) meaning "gem, jewel" and วดี
(wadi) meaning "possessing, having".
Ratthaphon m ThaiFrom Thai รัฐ
(rattha) meaning "state, country, nation" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Rattiya f ThaiDerived from Thai รัตติ
(ratti) meaning "night".
Rauan m & f KazakhMeans "dawn, sunrise, daybreak" in Kazakh.
Rauana f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and possibly
ana meaning "star".
Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as
rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word
hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [
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Rauke m West Frisian (Rare)West Frisian diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element
hraban meaning "raven".
Raulin m French (Archaic)Archaic diminutive form of
Raoul. Nowadays in France, one is far more likely to find Raulin as a surname rather than a first name or nickname.
Raumr m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
raumr meaning 'man from Romerike (a district of Norway)' and 'tall, ugly man'.