Submitted Names Starting with R

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Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]
Rella f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Aurélia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Relli f Hungarian
Variant of Rella.
Relm f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the game Final Fantasy VI.
Relmu f & m Mapuche (Rare)
From Mapudungun relmu meaning "rainbow."
Relva f Portuguese
Relva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;
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]
Rem f Chin
Means "in-place; good" in Chin.
Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.
Rema f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 舞 (ma) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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]
Remaketse f Sotho
Means "we are surprised" in Sesotho.
Remaliah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has adorned, bedecked" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament, the father of Pekah, king of Israel.
Remarkable m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "worthy of attention; striking."
Remas m Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Lithuanian form of Remus.
Remco m Dutch
Derived from Remme. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch author and poet Remco Campert (b. 1929).
Reme f Spanish
Short form of Remedios.
Remedi m Occitan
Occitan form of Rémy.
Remedio f & m Spanish
Singular form of Remedios.
Remedium m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Directly from the Latin word remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.
Remegia f Filipino
Feminine form of Remegio.
Remegio m Filipino
Likely a variant of Remigio.
Remek m Polish
Polish short form of Remigiusz.
Remember f & m English, English (Puritan)
From the English word "remember", ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, to remember again, containing the root memor, mindful. A rare Puritan virtue name.
Remény f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian remény "hope". Theories include that this name was coined as a translation of Nadezhda.
Reményke f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian remény meaning "hope". (Cf. Remény.)
Remèsi m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon of Remigius.
Remeyos f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Remedios.
Rémi m Kashubian
Diminutive of Jeremiôsz.
Remi f Yoruba
Short form of Oluremi.
Remi m Norwegian
Norwegian spelling of Rémi and short form of Jeremias.
Remi f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (re) meaning "heavens, sky" combined with 瞳 (mi) meaning "pupil". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.
Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy
Remia f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (re) meaning "love", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 朱 (a) meaning "crimson". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Remiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Remiel.
Remig m German (Rare)
German form of Remigius.
Remigi m Catalan, Romansh
Catalan and Romansh form of Remigius.
Remigia f Italian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Remigio and Polish feminine form of Remigiusz.
Remigija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Remigius.
Remigije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remigijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remigiô f Kashubian
Feminine form of Remigiusz.
Remigiy m Russian
Russian form of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remiha f Japanese
From Japanese 澪 (re) meaning "waterway, channel", 緑 (mi) meaning "green" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Remiigi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Remigius.
Remik m Polish
Diminutive of Remigiusz.
Remiko f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Remilynn f English
Combination of Remi and Lynn. Remilynn was given to 6 girls in 2018.
Rémin m Norman
Norman form of Rémy.
Remina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rema.
Remina f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Remina f Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 麗 (rei, here pronounced re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", combined with 美 meaning "beautiful", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character popularly used in feminine names... [more]
Reming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Remedios.
Reminisce f English
Meaning, "indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events."
Remino f Japanese
From Japanese 黎 (re,remi) meaning "black, bluish black", 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
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.
Remira f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ramira.
Remiro m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ramiro.
Rémismond m History
French form of Remismund.
Remismonda f Italian
Feminine form of Remismondo
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.
Remismunda f Spanish
Feminine form of Remismundo
Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.
Remixio m Galician
Galician form of Remigius.
Remiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rémka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Remigiô.
Remko m Dutch
Variant spelling of Remco.
Remme m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Reginmar (a variant of Raginmar) or Redmar (a variant of Radmar). However, the name can also be an independent name: in that case, it is derived from Old Frisian hremn or hrefn "raven."
Remme f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Remy.
Remmelt m West Frisian
Derived from Old Frisian hremn or hrefn "raven" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
Remmer m Low German, East Frisian
East Frisian and Low German form of Reimar
Remmy m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.... [more]
Remo f Soviet, Russian
Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мобилизация (mobilizatsiya) meaning "mobilization" or мировой Октябрь (mirovoy Oktyabr) meaning "world's October"... [more]
Remola f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Rema.
Remolo m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Remo.
Rémon m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Remon.
Remón m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Ramón.
Remon f & m Japanese
Means "lemon" in Japanese.
Remont m Medieval Breton
Medieval Breton form of Raymond.
Rems m Latvian (Rare)
Possibly a Latvian adoption of Rem.
Remu m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "noisy/boisterous celebration" and/or "clamor" in Finnish.... [more]
Remunda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Remundu.
Remundedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Remunda.
Remundo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Raymond.
Remundu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Raymond.
Remy f Filipino
Diminutive of Remedios.
Remzi m Turkish, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Turkish, Albanian and Crimean Tatar form of Ramzi.
Remzie f Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Albanian and Crimean Tatar feminine form of Remzi.
Remzije f Albanian
Feminine form of Remzi.
Remziye f Turkish
Feminine form of Remzi.
Ren f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Maureen, Karen and other names with the same ending sound.
Ren m Japanese
Meaning "Move Forward", with the Kanji Character "連". Others possible.
Ren m English
Diminutive of Arren.
Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]
Rena f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Rein.
Rena f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.
Renaat m Dutch
Dutch form of Renatus. Known bearers of this name are Belgian politician Renaat Landuyt (b. 1959) and the late Belgian architect Renaat Braem (1910-2001).
Renada f Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Renat.
Rénâée f Norman
Norman feminine form of Réné.
Renald m Polish
An alternate Polish form of Reynold. It is used to render the name of Count Reginald I of Guelders in Polish as Renald I, Hrabiia Geldrii.
Renalyn f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Rena and the popular suffix -lyn.
Renami f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" or 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Renán m Galician (Rare)
Galician borrowing of Renan.
Renan m Breton
Breton variant of Ronan.
Renan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese form of Ronan.
Renana f Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.
Renâod m Old Norman
Norman form of Renaud.
Renar m Estonian
Estonian form of Renārs.
Renat m Occitan
Occitan form of Renatus.
Renātā m Maori
Maori form of Leonard.
Renata f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of Renat.
Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.
Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.
Renátka f Czech
Diminutive of Renata.
Renátó m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Renato.
Renatos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Renatus.
Renāts m Latvian
Latvian form of Renatus.
Renatu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican variant of Rinatu and Sicilian form of Renato.
Renatuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Renata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Renatuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Renato, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Renátusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Renatus.
Renay f English
Variant of Renae.
Renča f Czech
Diminutive of Renata.
Rêncber m Kurdish
Means "labourer" in Kurdish.
Rendani m & f African
MEANS: PRAISE... [more]
Rendon m Popular Culture
Used in the role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins (2009). Possibly derived from the Spanish rendón meaning "bold, daring".
Rendria f Welsh (Rare)
This name is from the fictional book The Dragon Wall. It is a welsh name but can be used in North America.
Rene f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Rene f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Renea f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan truncated form of Irenea.
Reneé f English
Spelling of Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.
Reneeke f Flemish, Dutch
Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Renee.
Reneetje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Renee.
Reneilda f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reinhilde used in the Philippines.
Reneilwe m Sotho
This is borne by the retired South African soccer player Reneilwe 'Yeye' Letsholonyane (1982-).
Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.
Renen m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Renen (and / or Ranen) means "to chant", "to sing" or "to praise" in Hebrew.... [more]
Renenutet f Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of nourishment and the harvest, and as such was worshiped mainly during harvest. She was often depicted as a cobra or as a woman with the head of a cobra. She was sometimes portrayed as the consort of Sobek, Shai, or Geb, with whom she had the snake god Nehebkau... [more]
Reneo m Italian (Tuscan)
Truncated form of Ireneo.
Renesres f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "her name is awake".
Reneta f Bulgarian
Variant of Renata.
Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.
Renewed f & m English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Referring to being "born again." See also Renata, the Latinized form originally used by Puritans before switching to the Anglicized variant.
Renfri f Popular Culture
Taken from the surname Renfrew.... [more]
Renge f & m Japanese
From 蓮華/蓮花 (renge), referring to the lotus flower that is sacred to Buddhists, as well as Hindus.... [more]
Renger m West Frisian
West Frisian form of a Germanic name that was composed of the elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear".... [more]
Rengîn f Kurdish
Means "colourful", derived from Kurdish rengê meaning "colour".
Renhild f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Reinhild.
Renhō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 蓮舫, 莲舫 (see Lianfang).
Renhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".
Renhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Reni f German
Short for of Renate.
Reni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Rena.
Rení m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "lead, be first" in Shipibo.
Reniala f Malagasy
Means "baobab tree" in Malagasy, ultimately from reny meaning "mother" and ala meaning "forest".
Ren'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renier m French
Variant of Rainier, as well as a shorter form of Régnier.
Renika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Reinika.
Renisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Renis.
Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.
Renji m Japanese
means 'yearning love' or 'second love'... [more]
Renjiro m Japanese
Clean, upright, honest
Renju f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Renjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Reńka f Polish
Diminutive of Renata.
Renka f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (ren) meaning "wise", 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful", 恋 (ren) meaning "romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling" pr 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing"... [more]
Renki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renkilo m Chinese (Hakka)
Meaning is "Go to good highest to reseved your reward"
Renko f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (ren) "lotus" and 子 (ko) "child."
Renlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.
Renli f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".
Renling f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Renly m & f English, Literature
Variant of Renley.... [more]
Renma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 魔 (ma) meaning "demon, evil spirit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
Renmet-setesh f Ancient Egyptian
Early Ancient Egyptian epithet given to queens which means "She who caries Seth".
Renn m Japanese
Meaning waterlilly, and/or pond flower.
Renna f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian
Feminine form of Renno.
Rennard m English
Transferred use of the surname Rennard.
Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.
Rennert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Reinhard.
Rennian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of".
Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.
Renno m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names having the first name element ragin "advice, council".
Rennosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "peaceful, honest", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Renny f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Obsolete Anglicization of Rathnait.
Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.
Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Renoa f Japanese
From Japanese 礼 (re) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ren'on m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Renon f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.
Renona f Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "order, command", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Renota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Reyna via the form Reynota.
Renovata f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin renovata meaning "renewed, restored, revived". Its use as a given name during the Reformation was possibly inspired by the renovation of the Church.
Renpet f Egyptian Mythology
Means "year" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of the goddess of fertility, youth and spring.
Renqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".
Renren f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 櫺 (ren) meaning "carved or patterned window sills". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.
Renri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renrin f Japanese
From Japanese 漣 (ren) meaning "ripples" combined with 麟 (rin) meaning "scale". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rense m West Frisian
West Frisian variant of Rein.
Renshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Rensis m American
Given name of the American social psychologist Rensis Likert who developed the Likert scale questionnaires.
Rensje f Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of Rens.
Rensuke m Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion" or 練 (ren) meaning "white silk" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renta m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.