Submitted Names Starting with R

gender
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Rinse m West Frisian
Means counselor.
Rinske f West Frisian
Strictly feminine variant of Rinke.
Rinsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Rinta m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 麟 (rin) meaning "Female Chinese Unicorn" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Rintarou m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Rintje m West Frisian
Frisian form of Rein, with the diminutive suffix je included. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Frisian speed skater Rintje Ritsma.
Rinto m Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person", 叶 (to) meaning "fulfill, come true" or 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior"... [more]
Rintrah m Literature
Rintrah is a character in William Blake's mythology, representing the just wrath of the prophet. Rintrah first appears in 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell': "Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burdened air" shows him personifying revolutionary wrath... [more]
Rinuccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rino, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Rinze f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rinzo m Japanese (Rare)
Rin means "cold, dignified" and zo means "storehouse".
Rinzou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rinzo.
Ríó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rio 1.
Rio m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Riou.
Riobaldo m Literature
Riobaldo is the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
Riog m Breton
Variant of Riok.
Rioi f Japanese
From Japanese リオ (Rio), meaning "village center" and 私 (i), meaning joy. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riok m Breton
Means "kingly" from the Old Breton element ri "king, ruler".
Rioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Rio 2 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Rion m & f English
Possibly a variant of Ryan.
Rion m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 温 (on) meaning "lukewarm" or 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well... [more]
Riona f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riona f Kosovar
Feminine form of Rion.
Riorita f Russian
Alternate form of Aurora
Riot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her son born 2023.
Rioto m Japanese
From Japanese 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riou m Breton
Variant of Riok.
Rip m West Frisian
Short form of Rippert.
Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]
Ripam m & f Hindi
Meaning Unknown.
Ripeka f Maori
Maori form of Rebecca. It coincides with a Maori verb meaning "to crucify".
Ripfumelo f Tsonga
Means "belief" in Xitsonga.
Riphath m Biblical, Irish Mythology, Irish, Scottish
Name of Gomer second-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Irish/Scottish oral tradition (Leber Gabala Eirinn) lists him as the ancestor of the Scots (including the Irish). They too call him the second son of Gomer... [more]
Riplakish m Mormon
Jaredite king and son of Shez in The Book of Mormon.
Riplee f English
Feminine form of Ripley.
Ripleigh m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ripley.
Rippe m West Frisian
A longer form of Rip.
Rippert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ricbert.
Ripred m Literature
Ripred is an abnormally large rat and capable fighter who appears in Suzanne Collins' The Underland Chronicles. He is an important character in all five of the series' books. Ripred is what many people and animals in the Underland refer to as a "rager", or a natural born killer.
Ripsi f Armenian (Expatriate)
Short form of Hripsime in the case of Hripsime 'Ripsi' Terzian, a participant in the first season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2006).
Ripszima f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hripsime.
Riquard m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ricward.
Rique m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Henrique.
Riquelle f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".
Riquinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.
Rira f Persian Mythology
If spell separately in Persian (Farsi), Rira is the name of the woman in Persian mythology who brings beauty to the jungles of north of Iran. It is also attributed to a spacial rain that does so too... [more]
Rira f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Rira f Yiddish
Yiddish name of unknown meaning that was used in the historic region of Bessarabia.
Rirette f French (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the French word rire "laughter". ... [more]
Riri f Japanese
From Japanese 音 (riri) meaning "sound" or from Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Indian, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Bengali
MEANING - prince's metal, pale brass
Riri f English
Diminutive of Rita, Rihanna, and other names that begin with Ri.
Rirī f English (Japanized, Modern)
Influenced by the Name Lily. Combination of Kanji Characters "利" meaning "Interest", or "Advantage", and "理" meaning "Reason".
Riria f Maori
Maori form of Lydia.
Riria f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" duplicated and combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 晏 (a) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ririan f Japanese (Modern)
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" duplicated and combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Ririchiyo f Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
This a mix of Riri of Chiyo. This the name of a character from 'Inu x Boku'.
Ririe f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" duplicated and combined with 衣 (e) meaning "clothes". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririha f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" duplicated and combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririho f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririka f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (ririka) or 華 (ririka) meaning "flower", 百合 (riri) meaning "lily", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 倫 (ri) meaning "ethics, companion", 琳 (ri) meaning "jewel, tinkling of jewelry", 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official" or 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 楓 (ka) meaning "maple", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending, entertainer", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 火 (ka) meaning "fire", 珂 (ka) meaning "jewel" or 海 (ka) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]
Ririko f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 々 (ri) meaning "same" combined with 恋 (ko) meaning "to love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririmi f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" duplicated and combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririna f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririno f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ririo f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Riripeti f Maori
Maori form of Lilibeth.
Riririn f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ririto m Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" or 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" or 々 used to duplicate 梨 combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]
Riro m Rapanui
The meaning of the name is possibly unknown. This was a name of an araki "king" of Rapa Nui named Riro Kāinga before his name was changed to Simeon Riro after his baptism. Simeon was his baptismal name before he changed it to Riroroko.
Rirou m Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riruha f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Popularised by pop singer Kaela Kimura with the release of her third single 'RIRURA RIRUHA', which is also known as 'Real Life Real Heart', in 2005 (there are a few instances of this name being used before the single's release).... [more]
Ríša m Czech
Diminutive form of Richard.
Risa f English (American)
Either a short form of names ending in -risa or a transferred use of the surname.
Risa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form for Richiza and names that end in ris, risa, or rise.
Risaakane f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 茜 (akane) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Risaki f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 佐 (sa) meaning "help". Various meanings in kanji, one of them being "bloom".
Risaki f Japanese
From japanese kanji 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", ... [more]
Risako f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely", 佐 (sa) meaning "help" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Risaku m Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is Risaku Suzuki, a painter.
Risan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "Blepharis" in Hebrew, this is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.
Risana f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other combinations of kanji are also possible.
Risao m Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rīšatu f Babylonian
Means "joy", deriving from the Akkadian element rīšātu ("joy, happiness").
Risch m Romansh
Truncated form of Durisch.
Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.
Rise f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 麗 (ri) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 星 (se) meaning "star", 清 (se) meaning "pure", 生 (se) meaning "live", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 声 (se) meaning "voice, speech"... [more]
Risë f American
Variant of the original Norwegian name Rise to preserve the original pronunciation.... [more]
Riselille f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rise, using the Danish word lille "little" (compare Lill).
Rish m Hindi
Meaning "Brave Ruler".
Risha f Arabic
From Arabic ريشة (risha) meaning "feather, plume, quill".
Rishabh m Indian
Means "superior, excellent".
Rishana f African American
Varient of Rayshawn and Rexanna
Risharah f Hebrew
Yeshua's (God) Strong/ powerful Warrior, Yeshua's (God) Justice and Liberty.
Rishat m Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Tatar, Bashkir and Kazakh form of Rashad or Rashid.
Rishda m Literature
A Calormene Tarkaan, or noble, who tries to take over Narnia in 'The Last Battle' by C.S. Lewis.
Risheek m Hindi
Name of Lord Shiva.
Rishidev m Indian
Rishidev is Hindu Boy name and meaning of this name is "Sage; Lord Shiva
Rishika f Indian, Hindi
Means "trustworthy" in Hindi.
Rishley m & f English
Of English origin meaning "from the wild meadow"
Rishod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Rashid.
Rishon m Hebrew
Means "first" in Hebrew from the roots ר-א-ש (r-'-sh) meaning "head; chief; beginning".
Rishona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rishon.
Risima m & f Tsonga
Means "value" in Xitsonga.
Riska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Mariska.
Riski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.
Risky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.
Risnawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Risna and the feminine suffix -wati.
Risola f Uzbek
Means "treatise" in Uzbek.
Riss f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Clarissa.
Rissa f Yiddish
A Yiddish variant of Rebecca
Rissa f English
Diminutive of Clarissa, Marissa, and other names ending in -rissa.
Risshū m Japanese (Rare)
From 立秋 (risshū), a traditional East Asian solar calendar term denoting the start of autumn (usually August 7-23).... [more]
Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.
Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.
Ristem m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Rostam.
Risten f Sami
Sami form of Kirsten.
Ristiina f Finnish
Finnish dialectal form of Kristiina. Ristiina is also the name of a former municipality in Eastern Finland.
Ristiinná f Sami
Sami form of Kristina.
Ristin f Sami
Sami form of Kristin.
Ristley f English
Female variant of Riston
Riston m & f English
English name meaning "from the brushwood farm"
Ristuwal m Quechua
Quechua form of Christopher.
Risu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Risukuma m Popular Culture
A contraction of risu and kuma, which literally mean squirrel and bear respectively. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Risukuma.
Risuna f Tsonga
Means "agreeable scent" in Xitsonga.
Riszarda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Riszôrd and cognate of Ryszarda.
Riszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Riszarda.
Riszôrd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Richard.
Rit f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Diminutive of Harriet. A bearer of this nickname was Harriet Green Ross, the mother of Harriet Tubman.
Ríta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rita.
Rîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rita.
Rita f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Either derived from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá) meaning "true, enlightened, luminous, righteousness" or रीत (rīt) meaning "custom, rite, rule".
Rita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate latinisation of Ghita.
Rita f Persian
Means "black pearl" in Persian.
Rita f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.
Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.
Rital f Arabic (Archaic)
Means *the good readers of Quran*
Ritana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Rita.
Ritchåd m Walloon
Walloon form of Richard. The name coincides with Walloon ritchåd "Eurasian jay (bird)".
Ritchelle f Filipino
Variant of Richelle. The spellings Richelle, Richel, and Ritchel are more common.
Ritedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Rita.
Ritek m & f Afizere
Means "goodness" in Afizere.
Ritesh m Indian
Ritesh means"God of Rituals". it is derived from indian mythology.
Ritesh m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia
Means "lord of seasons" from Sanskrit ऋतु (ritu) meaning "season, period" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".
Riteyu m Indian
Origin - Sanskrit, Indian, Marathi, Sikh, buddhist... [more]
Rith m Khmer
Means "powerful, mighty" or "success, achievement" in Khmer.
Rithana f Indian
Name of notable neuroscientist Rithana Srikanth.
Ritheak m Khmer
Means "achievement, glory, courage, strength" in Khmer.
Rithika f Indian
Variant of Ritika.
Rithilde f Medieval Italian
From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rīdaną meaning "to ride" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".
Rithipol m Khmer
Means "mystical powers or strength" in Khmer.
Rithisak m Khmer
Means "powerful" in Khmer.
Rithwik m Indian
Means "the truth"
Rithy m Khmer
Derived from Khmer ឫទ្ធិ (rit) meaning "power, strength, glory".
Riti f Indian
Variant of Rita.
Ritinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Rita.
Ritita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Rita.
Ritma f Latvian
Either derived from Latvian ritms "rhythm" or from Latvian ritēt "to flow".
Rito m Spanish (Latin American), Italian
Possibly a male form of Rita.
Rito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 都 (to) "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritona f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (ri) meaning "bell", 音 (to) meaning "sound" combined with 南 (na) meaning "south". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritona f Celtic Mythology
Ritona is a Celtic goddess chiefly venerated in the land of the Treveri in what is now Germany. Her name is related to the same root as Welsh rhyd "ford", which suggests that she was a goddess of fords.
Ritsa f Greek
Short form of Agoritsa and diminutive of Glykeria and Eleftheria.
Ritsaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Richard.
Ritsert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Richard.
Ritske m West Frisian
Diminutive of Ritse.
Ritsu m & f Japanese
Japanese Ritsuka meaning rhythm or law
Ritsue f Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, stand, set up, rise", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut" or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio", and 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", or 江 (e) meaning "inlet, bay, creek".
Ritsuha f Japanese
From Japanese 葎 (ritsu) meaning "ratio" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf, needle, blade (of a plant)". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuharu m Japanese (Rare)
Ritsu means "law" and haru can mean "rule, govern", "sunny, bright", or "spring".
Ritsuhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Ritsuhito m Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio" or 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut", and 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 史 (hito) meaning "history, chronicle".
Ritsujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Ritsujiro.
Ritsuka f & m Japanese
From 立 (ritsu) meaning "erect, rise, set up, stand", 栗 (ritsu) meaning "chestnut", or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law, ratio", and 加 (ka) meaning "add, include, join", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good", or 香 (ka) meaning "incense, smell, perfume".
Ritsukazu m Japanese (Rare)
Ritsu means "law" an kazu can mean "peace, harmony" or "one".
Ritsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuko f Japanese
Commonly writen with the kanji for 'law' and the female ending '-ko', however in younger generations parents may chose to omit the suffix and merely name their child Ritsu. Variations such as Ritsuyo or Ritsumi exist... [more]
Ritsumi f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 都 (su) meaning "capital (city)" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuna f Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (ritsu) meaning "a chestnut tree" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuno f Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ritsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuto m Japanese
From Japanese 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ritsuya m Japanese
From Japanese 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" combined with 允 (ya) meaning "to grant, to allow, to consent". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rittersporn m Literature
Rittersporn is a German word meaning "delphinum".... [more]
Ritthichai m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Ritthirong m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and รงค์ (rong) meaning "colour".
Ritthisak m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".
Rittou m & f Japanese
Means "early winter" in Japanese.
Ritums m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian ritums "flow, passage".
Ritvars m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ritēt “to flow” and vara ‎“power, force; reign".
Ritwan m Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian and Thai form of Ridwan.
Ritwik m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú) meaning "fixed point in time, period, epoch" which refers to the यज्ञ (yajñá), an act of worship or ritual sacrifice in Hinduism.
Riu m Maori
Means "core, basin" in Māori.
Riu m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Catalan riu "river".
Riu f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 初 (u) meaning "beginning, start, first". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Riu f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 李 (li) meaning "plum, Prunus salicina", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 羽 (u) meaning "feather" or 雨 (u) meaning "rain"... [more]
Riuko f Japanese (Rare)
Archaic transcription of Ryūko. The first element can also be written with ri and u kanji, such as 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic," 生 (u) meaning "birth" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof."... [more]
Riulf m Norwegian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Reidulf.
Riulv m Norwegian
Variant of Riulf.
Rivaldinho m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Rivaldo. A famous bearer is the Brazilian soccer player Rivaldo Vítor Mosca Ferreira Júnior (1995-), who is usually called simply Rivaldinho; he is the son of the soccer star Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (who is commonly known only by his first name).
Rivalen m Arthurian Romance
Medieval form of Rhiwallon used in the early German versions of the Tristan legend, where it belongs to Tristan's father, the king of Parmenie.
Rivalitas f Roman Mythology
Means "jealous rivalry" in Latin. She was the Roman equivalent of Nemesis.
Rivanon f Medieval Breton
Variant of Riwanon. This was the name of the mother of Saint Hervé.
Rive f Yiddish
Back formation of Rivke.
Rivea f English
A made up name similar to Rebekah, River, or Vaia. "Little purple flower by the river" (a meaning I put together with the meanings of River and Vaia!)
Rivele f Yiddish
Probably a diminutive of Riva.
Rivelin m Breton
Derived from Breton ri "king" and belin "brilliant".
Riven m English
From Old Norse rīfa; akin to Greek ereipein, meaning "to tear down."
Rivera f & m English (American, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Rivera or an elaboration of River.
Riverleigh f & m English (Modern)
Combination of River and Leigh. Riverleigh was given to 10 girls in 2018.
Riverlyn f English (Modern)
Combination of River and Lyn. It was given to 46 girls in 2018.
Riverrose f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of River and Rose. It existed in the US popularity chart beyond 1000 since 2018 where it was given to six babies, then it charted again in 2021 where it was given to seven babies.
Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.
Rivia f Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
From the rivia (רְבִיעַ‎), which is a cantillation mark found in religious texts, including the Torah.
Riviera f English
Elaboration of River.
Rivina f Indonesian
Rivina is the name of a plant in the pokeweed family.... [more]
Rivkah f Hebrew
Variant of Rivka.
Rivke f Yiddish
Variant of Rivka.
Rivkele f Yiddish
Diminutive of Rivke.
Rivky f Yiddish
Diminutive of Rivka.
Rivo m Estonian
Variant of Riivo.
Rivod m Breton
Variant of Riwal. This was the name of a legendary ancient Celtic prince of Cornouaille (472-544).
Rivodius m History (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rivod.
Rivoningo f Tsonga
Means "light" in Xitsonga.
Rivoyat f Uzbek
Means "tale" in Uzbek.
Rīwai m Maori
This word in the Maori tongue is a general term for potato. This is not just a first name but a last name. This was the name of farmhand and son Wairua elder of Te Rōpiha, Rīwai Te Rōpiha. This is a middle name of Ngāi Tahu rugby player Manuera Benjamin Rīwai Couch (1925-1996).
Riwal m Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri "king" and uuallon "valorous".
Riwall m Breton
Variant of Riwal.