Submitted Names with "surname" in Description

Navas m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Navas.

Navey m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Navey.

Ndarama m & f Shona
It means "gold", this name serves as a given name and a surname.

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

Nealey f & m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Nealey.

Neander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English, German
Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680)... [more]

Néanne f French (Quebec, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Néanne.

Nearboy m Romani (Anglicized)
Possibly an Anglicized form of the surname Nerby.

Nedley m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedley.

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

Needham m English
Transferred use of the surname Needham.

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Neji m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the popular manga and anime series Naruto. In his case, the name may come from the word (written as 捩子, 捻子, 螺子 or 螺旋) meaning "screw," which can be referred to his Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.... [more]

Neko f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 寧子, 根子, 音子, 子子 or 眠子 with 寧 (nei, mushi.ro) meaning "preferably, rather," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root," 音 (in, on, -non, oto, ne) meaning "sound, noise," 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)" and 眠 (min, nemu.i, nemu.ru, ne) meaning "die, sleep(y)."... [more]

Nerius m German
From the Italian surname Neri borne by the saint Philip Neri.... [more]

Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]

Nettle f English (British)
Transferred from the surname "Nettle". Meaning "a person from a place overgrown with nettles", which are a type of ivy that can cause itching when touched. Notable bearers include Bea Nettles (born 1946), American photographer and Bill Nettles (born 1961), American lawyer.

Newell m English
Transferred use of the surname Newell of various meanings such as a location name "new hall" where hall refers to a communal building or a variant of Neville or of Noel... [more]

Newman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Newman.

Ney m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe from the surname Ney borne by a general in the army of emperor Napoleon I.

Neyland m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neyland.

Ngcondebuku m & f Xhosa (Modern)
A combination of Ngconde, the name of a Xhosa clan, and Buku, a surname.

Nibar f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
The name Nibar is the surname Rabin, spelled backwards. Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician, statesman and general... [more]

Nicere m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicere.

Nichette f Theatre, Literature
Nichette is the name of a character in Alexandre Dumas's (fils) 1848 novel and play named "Camille" (also known as "The Lady of the Camellias"). The name Nichette was also featured in the title of a movie short from 1911 named "The Heart of Nichette"... [more]

Nicholson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicholson.

Nickson m English
Transferred use of the surname Nickson.

Nicnevin f Celtic Mythology, Folklore
From the Scottish surname Neachneohain meaning "daughter(s) of the divine". ... [more]

Nienná f & m Sami
Listed in Finnish linguist Pekka Sammallahti's Northern Sámi dictionary Sámi-suoma sátnegirji / Saamelais-suomalainen sanakirja (1989) as a Northern Sámi personal name (gender not given) and surname... [more]

Nightingale f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]

Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.

Nionne f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Nionne.

Niska f Finnish
Transferred from the surname "Niska".

Nobel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Nobel.

Noir m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Noir.

Noisette f Obscure (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname, or taken from the French word noisette "hazel nut".

Noks f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Arnolda and related names, such as Arnoldina. The name might possibly be of West Frisian origin, as the one Dutch bearer of the name (a woman) that I had come across, had a surname that is most prevalent in the Dutch province of Friesland... [more]

Noland m Scottish, Popular Culture, English
Transferred use of the surname Noland.

Nordahl m Norwegian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nordahl.

Norrie m & f Dutch (Rare), English, Scottish
For men, this name is a diminutive of Norbert (Dutch) and Norman (English and Scottish). In the case of the latter two usages, the name can also be derived from the surname Norrie.... [more]

Northey f Literature
Transferred use of the surname Northey. The Nancy Mitford novel Don't Tell Alfred (1960) has a character named Northey; it is explained in the story that she was named after the Great Northern Hotel in London, where she was conceived.

Norval m English
Derived from the surname Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest... [more]

Norville m Popular Culture, English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Norville. The character Shaggy, of Scooby-Doo fame, bears this name.

Nouvel f English (Rare)
Variant of Nouvelle, although in the instance of the daughter of Brad and Angelina Jolie-Pitt it is transferred use of the surname Nouvel in homage to architect Jean Nouvel.

Nubon m Filipino
Transferred use of the surname Nubon.

Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).

Nyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nyle.

Nymphias m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Nymphias.

Oakes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Oakes.

Oakland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Oakland.

Oaks m English
Transferred use of the surname Oaks.

Oakwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Oakwell.

Oatis m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Oatis. Also may be used as a variation of Otis.

Oats m English
Transferred use of the surname Oats.

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Odée f Flemish (Rare)
Comes from "ode", which means « song » in greek. Today this name has disappeared from France and remains very rare in flemish. The name is better known as a surname or Odéa.

Odonahue m English
Transferred use of the surname O'Donahue.

Offutt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Offutt.

Ofspring m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ofspring. The maternal grandfather of Ofspring Blackall (1655–1716) was named Charles Ofspring.

Ōga m Japanese (Modern)
This name is used as 桜雅 with 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" and 雅 (ga, miya.bi) meaning "elegant, gracious, graceful, refined."... [more]

Okey m American
Transferred use of the surname Okey.

Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.

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

Olin m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Olin.

Olio m Medieval Basque
Originated from Roman patronymic surname Aulius, or from Basque Oilo "Hen".

Ollis m English
Transferred use of the surname Ollis.

Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Olofsson m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olofsson.

Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.

Olyphant m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Olyphant.

Omura f Japanese
Transferred from the surname "Omura".

O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.

O'Neil m English, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname O'Neil.

Ono m Japanese
Transferred use of the surname Ono.

Onslow m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Onslow.

Onslowe m English
Transferred use of the surname Onslowe.

Opara f & m Igbo
Opara is common as a surname or literal word in Nigeria. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of his father after his father has died.

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.

Orde m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Orenthal m African American (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]

Oriel f & m English
Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford... [more]

Orlan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orlan.

Orley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orley or possibly a nickname of Orlando.

Orme m English
Transferred use of the surname Orme. A known bearer of Orme as a given name is Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (b. 1929), who carries it as a middle name - as did his father John Orme Plummer (1894-?) before him... [more]

Orrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.

Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.

Orsolina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Orsola. See also its latinized form Ursulina and the Italian surname Orsolini... [more]

Orton m English
Transferred use of the surname Orton.

Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.

Osaki m & f Japanese
Transferred use of the surname Osaki.

Oselie f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Åselie. In some cases, however, it may have been a borrowing of the stage name of the Norwegian opera singer Gina Oselio (Ingeborg Mathilde Laura Aas, 1858-1937), who had based it on the Norwegian surname Aas.

Osgood m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Osgood. This was borne by the 19th-century American writer Osgood Bradbury.

Oshay m African American
Transferred use of the surname Oshay.

Osward m Medieval English, English
Middle English form of Osweard. The modern form is derived from the surname Osward.

Ōta m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii, ta) meaning "big, large."... [more]

Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]

Overton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Overton.

Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.

Owner m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Owner.

Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.

Oxford m American (South, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Oxford.

Özdemir m Turkish
Probably means "pure iron" and is related to Demir. It's also a surname and a village in Turkey.

Ozell m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Ozell.

Paddington m Literature, African
Transferred use of the surname Paddington.

Pagés m Occitan (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Pagés.

Painter f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Painter.

Palavand m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]

Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]

Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.

Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.

Paresh m & f Iranian
Transferred use of the surname Paresh.

Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.

Parsley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parsley.

Parson m English
Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.

Patch m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Patch or from the English word patch meaning "a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot".

Patel m & f Indian
From the Gujarati word પટેલ (paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.

Paterson m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Paterson.

Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.

Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.

Pavlek m Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Pavel or Pavao.... [more]

Paxson m English
Transferred use of the surname Paxson.

Payne m English
Transferred use of the surname Payne.

Payson m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Payson.

Paziel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paz 2 and El means "gold of God" in Hebrew, also used as a surname.

Pearley m English
Transferred use of the surname Pearley.

Pearson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred from the surname Pearson.

Pedrarias m Spanish
Contraction of Pedro and the surname Arias. A famous bearer was the conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila "Pedrarias", who founded Panama, framed Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, and had him beheaded.

Peerless m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peerless. It coincides with an English word meaning "having no equal, matchless"... [more]

Peirce m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierce.

Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.

Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.

Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.

Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]

Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.

Pendragon m Arthurian Cycle
Transferred use of the surname Pendragon.... [more]

Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]

Penn m English, Welsh Mythology
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.

Pennant m Welsh
Place name from Cwm Pennant and transferred use of the surname Pennant.

Pennington m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pennington.

Penrose m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Penrose.

Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]

Perkins m English
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.

Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.

Pernell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Pernell.

Persson m & f German
Likely from the common Swedish surname Persson and/or the word person (German: Person), which is used as a gender neutral title by some nonbinary people.

Peters m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peters.

Peterson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peterson.

Petrarch m English (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
The anglicized mononym of the Renaissance Tuscan Italian poet and scholar, Francesco Petrarca. It originates from his last name, which ultimately is a latinized form of his original surname, Petracco.

Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.

Phelps f English
Transferred use of the surname Phelps.

Pheraby f American (South, Archaic)
Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]

Phillips m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Phillips.

Pieper f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pieper.

Pierpont m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierpont.

Pierson m English
Transferred use of the surname Pierson.

Pike m English
Transferred use of the surname Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.

Pilgrim m Medieval German, English (Rare), English (Puritan)
Medieval German form of both Biligrim and Peregrinus (see Peregrine), as these names were conflated with each other in the Middle Ages... [more]

Pilot m English (Rare)
Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]

Pinkelotje f Literature
Derived from Dutch pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with Lotje. Also compare the Dutch verb pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [more]

Pinkeltje m Literature
Derived from Dutch pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with the Dutch suffix -el and the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje. Also compare the Dutch verb pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [more]

Pinkerton m & f English
Transferred use of surname Pinkerton

Pinkney m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pinkney.

Pique m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Piqué.... [more]

Pitcher m English
Transferred use of the surname Pitcher.

Pitt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).

Platt m English
Transferred use of the surname Platt.

Plummer m English
Transferred use of the surname Plummer.

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Pœcc m Anglo-Saxon
Meaning unknown. The surname (and later given name) Paxton derives from this name.

Pognon m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Pognon.

Pogue m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Pogue. In the 2006 horror film 'The Covenant', Taylor Kitsch portrays one of the main protagonists, Pogue Perry.

Poindexter m Popular Culture
This was the name of a character in the made-for-TV cartoon version of 'Felix the Cat', introduced to the show in 1959. From an English surname which was originally a nickname from Old French poing destre meaning "right fist"; the surname is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to the U.S. state of Virginia.

Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.

Pomeroy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pomeroy.

Pontida m & f Greek (Rare)
Son of Pontos, from the Greek suffix -idas, meaning "son of". Alternatively, this name could be in reference to the Italian commune of Pontida. While most commonly used as a surname, there have been instances in which it has been used as a first name.

Pontress f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pontress.

Portwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Portwood.

Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Possi f Obscure (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Posy/Posie or transferred use of surname Possi

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Postverta f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin post meaning "backwards, behind; after" and the verb vertere "to turn (oneself), to turn about, to direct one's way". Postverta or Postvorta was a Roman goddess presiding over childbirth who was prayed to when a baby was being birthed feet first (instead of head first, as is normal), originally a surname of Carmenta... [more]

Potter m English, English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Potter.

Powell m American
Transferred use of the surname Powell.

Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.

Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.

Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.

Preacher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Preacher.

Prentice m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prentice.

Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

Prescott m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prescott.

Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.

Priestley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Priestley.

Princewill m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Princewill

Proctor m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Proctor.

Prorsa f Roman Mythology
Contracted form of Proversa, which means "forwards looking, turned toward the front" from Latin pro- "forward direction" and the verb vertere "to turn". Postverta and Prorsa were surnames of Carmenta, a Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth... [more]

Prose f English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prose.

Prothet m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Prothade (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name is no longer in use in France, but it still survives there as a patronymic surname.

Pruitt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pruitt.

Pryor m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pryor.

Psmith m Literature
'Psmith Rupert (in later incarnations Ronald Eustace) Psmith, dandyish Old Etonian (expelled) flaneur and social escapologist in the works of P.G. Wodehouse. Debuting in 'Lost Lambs' (1909; later (1935) renamed 'Enter Psmith'), he was the first of the major characters Wodehouse created... [more]

Puckett m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Puckett.

Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]

Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.

Pushkin m Russian
Transferred use of the surname Pushkin.

Quade m English
Transferred use of the surname Quade.

Quaid m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quaid.

Quail m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quail.

Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.

Quatremer m French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quatremer.

Quenby f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Quenby.

Quennell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quennell.

Quigley m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Quigley.

Quillan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quillen.

Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.

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).

Quimby m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use oft he surname Quimby.

Quinley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quinley.

Quinlin m & f English (American, Rare)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of Quinlan.

Quintana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]

Quirt m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quirt. In some cases of modern-day usage, it might also be considered a variant of Quiert, itself a variant of Quert.

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).

Radcliffe m African American
Transferred use of the surname Radcliffe.

Radford m English
Transferred use of the surname Radford.

Radisson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radisson.

Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.

Raffey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Rahn m English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Rahn.... [more]

Ra-im f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Ra-im (surname is Gil) is one of the main characters of well-known South-Korean drama, Secret Garden. The character is played by famous actress, Ha Ji-won.

Rainbird m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rainbird.

Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.

Raini f English (Modern)
Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).

Rainsford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rainsford.

Rakhra m & f Indian
Transferred use of the surname Rakhra.

Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]

Ramone m English
Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.

Ramsamy m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Ramsamy.

Ramus m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ramus.

Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.

Ranger m English
Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

Rankin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rankin.

Rashwan m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic, Kurdish
Variant 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 -ân... [more]

Ratliff m English
Transferred use of the surname Ratliff.

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.

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

Ravel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Ravel.

Ravenel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ravenel.

Ravier m Occitan (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ravier.

Rawal m Urdu
The name Rawal is a Muslim Boys name. Urdu name dictionary suggests that Rawal name meaning in Urdu is سپاہی, and it belongs to اردو، ہندی origin. The lucky number of Rawal is 9, and lucky days are Wednesday, Friday... [more]

Rawley m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawley.

Rawlin m English (Rare)
Variant of Rawlins or a transferred use of the surname Rawlin.

Rawling m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rawlings or a transferred use of the surname Rawling.

Rawlings m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Rawlins m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlins.

Rawson m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawson, meaning "son of Ralf"

Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.

Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.

Rayne f English (Modern), Medieval English
A variant of Rain 1, or from the surname Rayne. This coincides with a medieval English feminine name derived from Old French reine "queen", Latin regina (see Reine, Regina).

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Redman.

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

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.

Reford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reford.

Regalado m Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of the surname Regalado. This is given in honour of Saint Pedro Regalado (1390-1456), known as Petrus Regalatus in Latin, a Spanish Franciscan (friar minor) and reformer.

Réjane f French
transferred use of the surname Réjane. This name may have been first been used in the 1880s thanks to the French actress Gabrielle Réjane, born Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju (1856-1920).

Relja m Croatian
From the South Slavic name Hrelja or Krelja, derived from older forms of the Slavic element krilo meaning "wing"... [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]

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]

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]

Renault m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Renault.

Renfri f Popular Culture
Taken from the surname Renfrew.... [more]

Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.

Rennard m English
Transferred use of the surname Rennard.

Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.

Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.

Renwick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Renwick.

Repoš m Medieval Serbian
Either from Serbian реп (rep) meaning “tail” or Serbian репа (repa) meaning “turnip, beet” combined with a diminutive suffix. Originally used as a surname in the 14th century, some would later use it as a first name in the 15th century.

Retief m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Retief.

Rétif m French (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Rétif.... [more]

Reverdy m American
Probably transferred from the surname Reverdy.

Revere m American
Transferred use of the surname Revere.

Revolt m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Rewalt m Dutch (Rare)
A dithematic name formed of the Frisian name element RÊD "advice, council" (ultimately from Germanic rat) and walt "power, leader, ruler".... [more]

Rexford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rexford.

Reykdal m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic surname that was probably derived from a place name composed of Old Norse reykr meaning "smoke" and dalr meaning "dale, valley".

Reynolds m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reynolds.

Reznor m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reznor. American musician Trent Reznor (1965-) is the lead singer of the rock band Nine Inch Nails... [more]

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Ricci f Filipino
Transfered use of the Italian surname Ricci

Ricci m English (American)
Either a transferred use of the surname Ricci or a variant of Ricky.

Richards m English
Transferred use of the surname Richards.

Richardson m English
Transferred use of the surname Richardson.

Richter m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Richter.

Riddick m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Riddick. A famous fictional bearer of the surname was the (anti)hero Richard B. Riddick from the 'Chronicles of Riddick' movies.