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Pudentius m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adverb pudentius, which is the comparative form of pudenter meaning "modestly, bashfully" as well as "chastely". It is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste" (see Pudens).

Pudenziana f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Pudentiana.

Puntusha m & f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ფუნთუშა (puntusha) meaning "bun, doughnut, roll".

Pupillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pupillus.

Pupillus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin pupillus "orphan, minor, little boy", which is a diminutive of Latin pupus "boy." Lucius Orbilius Pupillus was a grammarian from the 1st century BC.

Purdy m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Purdie.

Pürrhosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pyrrhos (see Pyrrhus).

Putiel m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "contempt of God" or "afflicted of God" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of the father-in-law of Eleazar.

Putimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is derived from Russian put' "road, path, way", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pǫtь "path". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Putinas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun putinas, which refers to plants of the Viburnum genus, such as the snowball and the guelder rose. With that said, you might also want to compare this name with the dialectal Lithuanian noun putinas meaning "rooster".

Putislav m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this name is derived from Russian put' "road, path, way", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic pǫtь "path". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Pyke m West Frisian
Variant of Pike. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch painter Pyke Koch (1901-1991).

Pylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πύλαιος (Pylaios), which is derived from Greek πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". In Greek mythology, Pylaeus was an ally of king Priam in the Trojan War.

Pylée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Pylaeus.

Pylenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance" or from the name of the Greek town of Pylos (see Pylos), which is etymologically related to the aforementioned word... [more]

Pylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πύλος (pylos) meaning "in the gateway", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". Pylos is also the name of a town in modern Greece, which already existed in the time of Mycenaean Greece (under the same name) and was an important kingdom at the time.

Pylus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pylos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a son of the god Ares, whom he had with Demonice.

Pymen m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Poimen (see Poemen).

Pyrander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pyrandros.

Pyrandros m Ancient Greek
Means "fire of a man", derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".

Pyras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pyrrhus.

Pyreneus m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Pyrene. In Greek mythology, Pyreneus was a king of Thrace.

Pyro m Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". In literature, Pyro is the name of a fire-controlling mutant from the "X-Men" comics of Marvel. This character was also included in the film adaptations of the comics.

Pytheas m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pythocritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokritos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodelos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodelus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodelos.

Pythodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Pythodoros.

Pythodoros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodoros. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodotos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodotos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Pythokritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Python m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Python was an enormous earth-dragon (usually depicted as a serpent in ancient Greek art) who lived near the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The creature was named after the city, whose name was ultimately derived from the Greek verb πύθω (pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay"... [more]

Pythostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythostratos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pythostratus of Ephesus, who won the stadion race at the 103rd Olympiad in 368 BC.

Qafur m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghafur.

Qalandar m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Islamic religious title of qalandar, which is also known in English as calender (not to be confused with calendar). It is derived from Persian قلندر (qalandar) meaning "wandering dervish", which is ultimately derived from the older Persian word کلندر‎ (kalandar) meaning "uncouth man".

Qalandarbek m Tajik (Rare)
Combination of Qalandar with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Qəlbinur m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qalbinur.

Qalbinur f & m Tatar, Uzbek (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Arabic noun قلب (qalb) meaning "heart" combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]

Qalib m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghalib.

Qaplan m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Old Turkic kaplan meaning "tiger" (also see Kaplan).

Qelbinur f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Qalbinur.

Qobil m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Qabil.

Qosim m Tajik, Uzbek, Indonesian
Tajik, Uzbek and Indonesian form of Qasim.

Quadrat m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Quadratus.

Quartino m Italian
Italian form of Quartinus.

Quartinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Quartus. This name was borne by a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD.

Quarto m Italian
Italian form of Quartus.

Quenan m Catalan
Catalan form of Kenan 1.

Quentienne f French (Archaic)
Variant form of Quintienne.

Quentine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Quintina. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quentin.

Qufran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Ghufran.

Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.

Quietus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).

Quillien m Breton (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).

Quincià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintianus.

Quinciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Quintiana.

Quinciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintianus.

Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.

Quincio m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintius.

Quinte f French (Archaic)
French form of Quinta.

Quintí m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinus.

Quintia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Quintius.

Quintiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintianus.

Quintiana f Ancient Roman, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintianus.

Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.

Quintien m French (Rare)
French form of Quintianus. Not to be confused with Quentin.

Quintienne f French (Archaic)
French form of Quintiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintien.

Quintijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintinus.

Quintil m Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Quintillus.

Quintil m French
French form of Quintilis.

Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.

Quintili m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilius.

Quintília f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintilia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintílio.

Quintilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilien m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.

Quintilio m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintilius.

Quintille m French
French form of Quintillus.

Quintillo m Italian
Italian form of Quintillus.

Quintillu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintillus.

Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.

Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]

Quintinià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quintiniana f Late Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinianus m Late Roman
From the rare Roman agnomen Quintinianus (also found spelled as Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen Quintinus (which was originally spelled as Quinctinus).... [more]

Quintinien m French (Archaic)
French form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Quintinus.

Quintu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Quintus.

Quinziano m Italian
Italian form of Quintianus.

Quinzio m Italian
Italian form of Quintius.

Quiônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chionia.

Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.

Quirien m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Quirijn or Quirine, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Qustantin m Arabic
Arabic form of Constantinus (see Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.

Qutluğ m & f Medieval Turkic
Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".

Qvarqvare m Georgian (Archaic), Literature
The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]

Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.

Rabastan m Literature
Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Racibor m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Ratibor.

Racimir m Polish
Polish form of Ratimir.

Radamant m Bosnian, Croatian, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).

Radbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Radberga f Germanic
Variant of Radburg.

Radbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Radbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Radburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Radegonda f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Radegund.

Radegonde f Dutch (Archaic), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Dutch and French form of Radegund.

Radegund f Germanic, History
Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Radegundis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Radegund.

Radfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Radgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Radgast m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Radger m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."

Radgild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Radgis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Radgrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Radgund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Radhaid f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).

Radhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Radhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Radik m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Persian راضی‎ (râzi) meaning "pleased, satisfied, happy" (through an Arabic borrowing).

Radiq m Arabic, Tatar

Radiy m Russian (Rare), Tatar (Rare)
Variant form of Radik. Also note that radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.

Radman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with man "man."

Radmar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Radmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Radoald m Germanic, History
Variant of Radwald. Radoald was the name of a 7th-century duke of Benevento (Italy).

Radobert m Germanic
Variant of Radbert.

Radociech m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy".

Radogost m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Slavic gost "guest".

Radolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Radulf.

Radomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Radtrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with þruþ "strength."

Raduard m Medieval Dutch, Medieval French
Medieval form of Radward.

Raduin m French
French form of Radwin.

Raduša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]

Raduška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]

Radwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Radward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Radwig m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."

Radwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Rafaelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rafaels m Latvian
Latvian form of Raphael.

Rafiele m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Raphael.

Rafke f & m Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Raf) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -ke to the original name... [more]

Raginbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Raginberga f Germanic
Variant of Raginburg.

Raginbod m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Raginbrand m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Raginburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Raginerus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Raginher.

Raginfrid m Germanic
Means "peaceful advice", derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ragingard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Raginhelm m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Raginher m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Raginpert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Raginbert. Raginpert was the name of an early 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Ragintrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with þruþ "strength."

Raginulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raginward m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ragnachar m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]

Ragnahild f Germanic
Variant of Raginhild. Also, see Ragnhild.

Ragnomar m Germanic
Variant of Raginmar.

Rahmatillo m Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek
Variant form of Rahmatullo.

Rahmatullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Rahmatullah.... [more]

Raimbaut m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Raginbald.

Raimundus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Raimund.

Raindi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun რაინდი (raindi) meaning "knight". This is a relatively modern name, which might possibly have been inspired by the Georgian rock band რკინის რაინდი (Rkinis Raindi), whose name means "Iron Knight"... [more]

Rainfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Raginfrid, which is the Germanic cognate of the ancient Scandinavian name Ragnfríðr (see Randi 2)... [more]

Rainolf m Germanic
Short form of Raginolf.

Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]

Ramantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Ramantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramantas.

Ramaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ramaz.

Rambald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Rambalduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rambaldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rambertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Ramberto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Ramfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ramiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Ramiel.

Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.

Ramozon m Uzbek
Variant of Ramazon, which is the main Uzbek form of Ramazan (see Ramadan).

Ramtrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with þruþ "strength."

Ramund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Ramūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramūnas.

Ramvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Ramvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramvydas.

Ramward m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ranfar m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning and origin unknown. This name is borne by the Dutch (protestant) preacher Ranfar Kouwijzer (b. 1973), who occasionally has interviews with the media and also writes columns and articles for Dutch newspapers (such as Trouw)... [more]

Ranimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranne f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly Frisian in origin, in which case the name is probably derived from a feminine Germanic given name that contains one of the following three Germanic elements: ragin meaning "advice" (see Rayner), rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" (see Randolf) or hraban meaning "raven" (see Ronne)... [more]

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Ranolf m Germanic
Variant of Ranulf.

Ranuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Raniero, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Ranulf m Germanic, German
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]

Rapiel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Raphael. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian poet and playwright Rapiel Eristavi (1824-1901).

Rapolė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rapolas, which is the Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rastimir m Serbian, Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Slovak form of Rostimir.

Rasuolė f Lithuanian
Literally 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.

Ratchis m Germanic, History
Variant of Radgis. Ratchis was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Rather m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Ratherius m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Rather. Ratherius was a 10th-century teacher, writer and bishop.

Rati m Georgian
Of 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 Polish
Derived from Slavic rat "war, battle" combined with bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

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.

Rauline f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Raulin.

Ravshana f Uzbek
Feminine form of Ravshan.

Razanbek m Chechen (Rare), Dagestani (Rare)
Combination of Razan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Razbek m Kazakh, Mongolian
Derived from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with an uncertain first element.

Razhden m Georgian
The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]

Raziël m Dutch
Dutch form of Raziel.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Reccared m Germanic, History
This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]

Reccesvindo m Italian
Italian form of Recceswinth.

Recceswinth m Germanic
Form of Ricswind.

Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.

Rechiaire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Rechiar.

Rechiar m Germanic, History
Variant of Richar. Rechiar was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.

Rechiaro m Italian
Italian form of Rechiar.

Réchimond m History (Gallicized)
French form of Richimund.

Redimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon"... [more]

Redmar m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Radmar.

Redmer m West Frisian
Variant form of Redmar.

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Redomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Redimir.

Redward m Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic Frisian form of Radward.

Regien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Régine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Reginbert m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginbert.

Reginmund m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginmund.

Reginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice." In Norse mythology, Reginn was a son of the dwarf king Hreiðmárr and foster father to Sigurd.

Regintrud f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Ragintrud. Regintrud was the wife of Theudebert, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.... [more]

Regnerus m Medieval Dutch (Latinized)
Later form of Raginerus, mostly used in medieval times.

Régnier m Medieval French
Older form of Rainier.

Regolo m Italian
Italian form of Regulus.

Regoulos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Regulus. This name was borne by a legendary Greek saint from the 4th century AD.

Règul m Catalan
Catalan form of Regulus.

Regul m Russian
Russian form of Regulus.

Reier m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Reginher, which is a variant form of Raganhar (see Rayner).

Reijer m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Reier, which is much more common than Reier itself.... [more]

Reijnier m Medieval Dutch
Variant spelling of Reynier.

Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.

Reimer m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Reinmar.

Reinaart m Dutch
Dutch form of Reinhard.

Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.

Reinbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginbert.

Reinbrand m Dutch
Dutch form of Raginbrand.

Reinburg f Dutch
Dutch form of Raginburg.

Reineldis f Medieval German (Latinized)
Variant form of Reinildis, which is the latinized form of Reinhild. This particular variant of the name was probably influenced by Renelde, which is the French form of Reinhild.... [more]

Reinerd m Dutch
Dutch form of Reinhard.

Reinert m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian and German form of Reinhard.

Reinerus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Reinier.

Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]

Reinierus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Reinier, but not a proper latinization when one takes into account the spelling rules of the Latin language (and therefore, understandably, Reinierus is the least common form out of all the possible latinizations for Reinier)... [more]

Reinildis f Medieval German (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Reinhild. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch historian and author Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen (b. 1948).

Reinmar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginmar.

Reinold m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Variant of Reinald.

Reinolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Rainolf.

Reint m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian (contracted) short form of Germanic given names that start with Rein- and end in -t, such as Reinart, Reinbert and Reinout.

Reinulf m German
German form of Rainulf.

Reja f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Rhea.

Rejo m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name might possibly be a modern invention, at least in the case of ethnic Dutch bearers.... [more]

Rekiberga f Germanic, History
Variant of Ricburg. Rekiberga was the wife of Chindaswinth, a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.

Rekkeswinth m Germanic
German form of Recceswinth.

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Rem m West Frisian
Short form of Remme.

Rem m Catalan
Catalan form of Remus.

Rem m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Rem m Soviet, Russian
Acronym consisting of the Russian word революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution" and the surnames of Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]

Remaclus m Frankish (Latinized)
This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]

Remas m Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Lithuanian form of Remus.

Remicus m Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Originally a corruption of Remigus, which is a variant of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remieg m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Remiel.

Rémiet m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Rémy, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -et. Also compare names like Henriet and Jacquet.... [more]

Rémiette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Rémiet (and thus ultimately of Rémy).

Remigije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remigiy m Russian
Russian form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Rémion m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Rémy, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -on. Also compare names like Marion 1 and Michon.... [more]

Rémiot m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Rémy, as it contains the French diminutive suffix -ot. Also compare names like Mariot and Charlot.... [more]

Rémique m French (Rare)
Probably derived from Latin Remigius (see Rémy), likely via its variant Remicus.... [more]

Remir m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Revomir. A known bearer of this name is the Russian former sambo wrestler Remir Solnitsev (b. 1933).

Remir m Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world"... [more]

Remira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Remir, which is a variant form of Revomir.

Rémismond m History
French form of Remismund.

Remismondo m Italian
Italian form of Remismund.

Remismund m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic rimis "silence" combined with Old High German mund "protection." This name might also be a variant of Reginmund. Remismund was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.