Submitted Names Starting with R

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Roniya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Roni 1 and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God), the meaning can be something like "My God is Joy".
Ronja f Albanian
Variant of Rronja.
Ronlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Means "Ron's clearing". Combination of the name Ron 1, a short form of Ronald, and the name Lee, means "clearing".
Ronley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Ronli
Ronli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and Li 2
Ronn m English
Variant of Ron 1
Ronna f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish for "joy". Same root as modern Hebrew name Ron 2.
Ronna f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Ronald, which was being reasonably well used around 1950 in the United States (Ronne was also used on occasion). In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of Veronica or Rhonda.
Rønnaug f Norwegian
Dialectal variant of the given name Rannveig.
Ronneke f West Frisian
Strictly feminine form of Ronne, where the diminutive suffix -ke has been added to the name.... [more]
Ronni f English
Diminutive of Veronica... [more]
Ronno m Popular Culture, Literature, Various (Rare)
The masculine antagonist of Bambi (named in the original book by Felix Salten and in the movie 'Bambi 2', unnamed in the first movie 'Bambi').... [more]
Rono m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "snake" in Shipibo.
Ronon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo rono meaning "snake" and the genitive suffix -n.
Ronreco m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ronrico, the name of a brand of rum (which was originally made by the Ron Rico company of Puerto Rico), composed of the Spanish words ron "rum" and rico "rich". The American actor RonReaco Lee (1977-) told a reporter in 2015 that his mother derived his name from the rum brand.
Rontez m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.
Ronwyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Welsh Rhonwen.
Rony f & m Hebrew
Variant of Roni 1.
Ronya f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Veronika and Roman.
Ronya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Roo m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rue and Ru as well as a short form of any name beginning with the syllable Ru-, such as Ruby, Rufus or Rupert... [more]
Roobert m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Robert.
Rooble m Somali
A Somali name that means "rain man" or "one who brings rain." The Somali word roob means "rain."
Roodabeh f Persian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rudabeh.
Rooderick m Dutch (Archaic)
Primarily an archaic Dutch spelling of Roderick, which has only a handful of bearers nowadays.
Rooij m Dutch
Dutch Roy
Rook m Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of Rochus as well as of its variant forms Rocus and Rokus. This name is not to be confused with rook, the Dutch word for "smoke".
Rookmin f Indian, Indian (Guyanese), Indian (Trinidadian)
Variant of Rukmini found primarily in English-speaking Indian diaspora communities of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and South Africa.
Roomet m Estonian
Estonian form of Fromhold. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Estonian rõõm "joy" or rõõmus "joyful".
Roone m English
A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
Rooney m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
Roopa f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Variant transcription of Rupa more common in southern India.
Roopesh m Hindi, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Hindi रूपेश (see Rupesh) as well as the Malayalam form.
Roor-ì m & f Sidamo
Means "exceed!" in Sidama.
Roos f Estonian
Estonian form of Rose.
Roose m Literature, Popular Culture
Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Roosh m Persian (Expatriate)
Short form of Daryush in the case of Daryush "Roosh" Valizadeh (1979-), an American blogger of Iranian and Armenian descent.
Roosi f Estonian
Allegedly derived from Estonian roos "rose".
Roosmarijn f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Rosemary. The name coincides with Dutch roosmarijn, a rare variant of rozemarijn "rosemary".
Roossa f Finnish
Variant of Roosa.
Roozbeh m Persian
Alternate transcription of Rouzbeh.
Ropafadzo f Shona
Means "blessing from God" in Shona.
Roparz m Breton
Variant of Roparzh.
Rōpata m Maori
Maori form of Walter.
Roper m American (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Roper.
Roperzh m Breton
Variant of Roparzh.
Röpke m Low German
Low German diminutive of Robert.
Ropt-yna f Chukchi
Feminine form of Ropt-yn.
Ropyr m English (Rare)
Variant of Roper. This is the name of country singer Koe Wetzel (born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel).
Roqaya f Kurdish
Kurdish form or variant transcription of Ruqayyah.
Roquayya f Arabic
Variant transcription of رقيّة (see Ruqayyah)
Roquel m English
Possibly derived from Rogelius (see Rogelio). This was the first name of Roquel "Billy" Davis (an American songwriter), as well as the middle name of Lawrence Roquel Payton, Jr... [more]
Roquel f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Raquel influenced by similar names such as Rochelle.
Ror m Literature, German
The name Ror was created taking letters from the names Richard Georg.... [more]
Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.
Rora f Japanese
From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "dew" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Roran m Irish, Scottish, Literature
Roran is a derivative of the name Rory (Irish: Ruairí; Scottish Gaelic: Ruairidh) and so shares the meaning: The Red King.
Rórdán m Irish
From Irish Ríoghbhardán meaning "little poet king".
Roren f Japanese
From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "street" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rori f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Rory.
Rori f & m Japanese
From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Roria f Japanese
From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rorie f Japanese
From Japanese 呂 (ro) meaning "spine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rorik m Dutch (Rare)
Means "famous ruler", cognates from Hrœrekr from the Old Norse elements hróðr meaning "fame" and ríkr meaning "ruler, mighty, rich"... [more]
Roriko f Japanese
From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare", 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rorisang f Tswana
Means "praise Him (God)" in Setswana.
Roro Jonggrang f Javanese, Indonesian, Folklore
From the name of a princess that is featured in a Central Javanese folklore, Roro Jonggrang. The story tells about the betrayal of the princess which broke the prince's love (Bandung Bondowoso)... [more]
Roro Kidul f Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Folklore, Indonesian Mythology
From the name of the goddess Nyi Roro Kidul. Her name could mean "beautiful girl" (if the name is written as L/Rara Kidul) or "the sick one" (if the name is written as L/Roro Kidul). The term Nyi or Nyai is used as a term for a woman that is older than the caller... [more]
Roronoa m Popular Culture
Roronoa Zoro is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.
Rory m & f Brazilian
A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".
Ros m Scottish (Rare), Irish (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Ross occasionally used in Ireland.
Ros f & m Indonesian
From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".
Ròsa f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Rose.
Rosader m Literature
Used in Thomas Lodge's work "Rosalynde" which is the basis of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". In Lodge's work, the character of Rosader corresponds to Shakespeare's Orlando, whom is Rosalind's love interest in As You Like It.
Rosado m & f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
From the Spanish word meaning "pink".
Rosafiere f Medieval Dutch
I found it on a Dutch baby name site claiming it is a Dutch Medieval name, possibly from the Late Latin meaning fiery rose.
Rosaisela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and Isela. Rosa Isela was the name of a character in the Mexican comic María Isabel (1964), which was adapted into telenovelas in 1966 and again in 1997... [more]
Rosalea f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Rosalie or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lea.
Rosaleah f English
Modern English variant of Rozalia; also a combination of Rose and Leah.
Rosalette f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Rosa 1 or Rosalie.
Rosali f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosàlia f Sardinian
Sardinian variant of Rosalia.
Rosalieff f Dutch
Means 'sweet rose.'
Rosalieke f Dutch (Rare)
Usually a diminutive form of Rosalie, seeing as the name contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. However, in some cases, this name can also be a blend of the names Rosa 1 and Lieke.
Rosaliin f Estonian
Estonian form of Rosaline or Rosalind.
Rosaliini f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosaline.
Rosalin m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Rosalina. This is mainly a masculine name in Argentina and Chile (Compare Rosalino and Rosalindo).
Rósalind f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosalind.
Rosalinde f German, French (Rare), Dutch, Flemish
German and Dutch form of Rosalind.
Rosalínita f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosalina.
Rosalío m Spanish
Masculine form of Rosalía.
Rosalio m Italian
Masculine form of Rosalia.
Rosalique f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 or Rosalie with any French name that ends in -ique, such as Angélique and Monique... [more]
Rosalita f Popular Culture, Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a diminutive of Rosalía or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lita... [more]
Rosalius m Late Roman (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosalia.
Rosaluna f Obscure
Combination of Rosa 1 and Luna.
Rosalynn f American (Rare)
Either a variant of Rosalyn or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lynn.
Rosamaría f Spanish
Contraction of Rosa 1 and María.
Rosamée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Luxembourgish (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contraction of Rose and Aimée via the form Amée.
Rosamel m Spanish
From the French surname Rosamel.
Rosamie f English (Rare), Filipino, Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps a diminutive of Rosamund (compare Annemie, Rosemay), though it is claimed to be a combination of Rose with French amie "friend".
Rosamilia f Romansh
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emilia.
Rosamina f English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the popular suffix -mina.
Rosamonde f Provençal
Provençal form of Rosamund.
Rosamunda f Italian, Galician, Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Rosamund.
Rosamunde f German, English (Rare)
German form of Rosamund, and also an English variant.
Rosanagh f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Rosanna. It has been borne by multiple members of the British nobility: Lady Rosanagh Crichton (1932-2019), daughter of the 5th Earl Erne; Lady Rosanagh Taylour (1961-), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Headfort; and Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker (1979-), daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.
Rosanda f Slovene
Variant of Rosana.
Rosane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Rosanne or Roxana.
Rosanella f Folklore (Anglicized)
From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'... [more]
Rosanetta f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Rosanna or Rosana.
Rosangelo m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rosangela.
Rosanie f Folklore
Probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').
Rosann f English
Variant of Rosanne.
Rósanna f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosanna.
Rosannguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Rosa 1, formed using the suffix -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little". This is a recently coined Greenlandic name.
Rosanthe f Literature
Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]
Rosantonia f Romansh
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Antonia.
Rosaphine f English
Variant of Josephine, influenced by Rose or Rosa 1.
Rósar m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element herr meaning "army".
Rosaria f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Rosario.
Rosarie f Irish (Rare), French (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
French feminine form of Rosaire and an English variant of Rosary. This name is most prelavent in Ireland and in parts of French-influenced Africa.
Rosarka f Czech
Diminutive of Rosamund.
Rosary f English (Rare)
Various meaning exist for the word rosary.... [more]
Rosaspina f Folklore (Italianized)
From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German Dornröschen, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).
Rosaure f Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Rosaura used in French-language translations of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's play Life Is a Dream (1635).
Rosavella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Rosabella.
Rósberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Rósbjörg.
Rósbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse rós meaning "rose" and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".
Rósborg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Rósbjörg.
Rosceline f Medieval French
Old Frankish diminutive of Old Saxon hrōth and Old High German hruod "fame".
Röschen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Rosci m Catalan
Catalan form of Roscius.
Roscia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Roscius.
Roscigniew m Polish
Derived from the Slavic name element rasti "to grow" and gnyevu "anger".
Ròscil m History
Catalan form of Roscillus.
Roscillus m History
Roscillus was a chief of the Allobroges, who had served Julius Caesar with great fidelity in the Gallic Wars, and was treated by him with great distinction.
Rościmir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
Roscio m & f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Rocio.
Rościsław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
Rościsława f Polish
Feminine form of Rościsław.
Roscius m Ancient Roman
From a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin ros "dew" via roscidus "dewy, wet". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, one of them being an ancient Roman actor named Quintus Roscius Gallus.
Roscow m English (Rare)
Variant of Roscoe. One bearer of this variant was Roscow Shedden (1882-1956), an Anglican bishop.
Rosdi m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Rusdi.
Rosdiana f Indonesian
Probably a feminine elaboration of Rosdi.
Rosdy m Malay
Variant of Rusdi.
Rosealia f English
Variant of Rosalia.
Rosebelle f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rosabel or a combination of Rose and Belle.
Rosebeth f English
Combination of Rose and Beth.
Rosebud f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Name of Rosebud Denovo, street activist, and Rosebud the Basselope, a character in the comic strip Bloom County.
Rosedale m English
A variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
Rosedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosée f French (Quebec, Rare)
Means "dew" in French, presumably a French equivalent of Rocío.
Roseen f Manx
Manx cognate of Róisín (compare Rosheen).
Rosegold m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from English rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [more]
Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.
Roselaine f French (Quebec), French (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Roselène, a variant of Roseline and a contraction of Rose and Madelaine.
Roselani f Hawaiian
Older form of Lokelani.
Roselee f English
Either a form of Rose with -lee suffix, or a form of Rosalie.
Roselène f French (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Hélène. In some cases it might also have been a variant of Roseline.
Roselene f German (Rare), Haitian Creole
German contraction of Rose and Lene and Haitian form of Roselène.
Róselía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Rosalia.
Roselieb f German (Rare)
A new invented name of the words Rose and lieb meaning lovely.
Roselil f Danish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Danish rose meaning "rose" and lilje meaning "lily" or lille meaning "little". Roselil og hendes moder (Roselil and Her Mother) is a Danish song by Christian Knud Frederik Molbech (1821-1888)... [more]
Roselin f English (African, Rare)
Variant of Rosaline/Rosalin and Rosalyn. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 73 baby girls were recorded with the name Roselin in 2004.... [more]
Rosella f Catalan (Rare)
Directly taken from Catalan rosella "(red) poppy".
Rosello m Italian
Italian masculine form of Rose.
Roselly f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Roselle reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation to the French version of Rosella.
Roselore f German (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.
Roselpha f American (Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, perhaps based on similar-sounding names such as Rosella and Zelpha.
Roselyne f French
Variant of Roseline.
Rosemae f Filipino
Variant of Rosemay.
Rosemaj f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Swedish ros "rose" and Maj 2 as well as a diminutive of Rosemarie.
Rosemarijn f Dutch
Dutch form of Rosemary.
Rosemay f Various (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.
Rosemene f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).
Rosemerlande f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and Merlande, a variation of Mirlande.
Rosemin f Arabic, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim, Expatriate)
A known bearer of this name is Rosemin Madhavji, a Canadian-born fashion entrepreneur of Indian descent.
Rosemirtha f Haitian Creole
Combination of Rose and Mirtha.
Rosemma f Italian (Rare)
Contraction of Rosa 1 and Emma.
Rosemundo m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Rosémond.
Rosen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
Rosen f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from Cornish rosen, the collective form of ros "rose".
Rosena f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rosen.
Rósenberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Rósberg.
Rosencrantz m Theatre
Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).
Rosenkrans m & f Danish (Rare)
Nordic form of the German surname Rosenkranz meaning "rosary".
Rosenna f Hebrew
Hebrew origin meaning “rose of grace”.
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