Names Matching Pattern *r*a*

This is a list of names in which the pattern is *r*a*.
gender
usage
pattern
Renatus m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".
Renaud m French, Carolingian Cycle
French form of Reynold. This name was used in medieval French literature for the hero Renaud de Montauban, a young man who flees with his three brothers from the court of Charlemagne after killing the king's nephew. Charlemagne pardons the brothers on the condition that they enter the Crusades. A loose version of the character also appears in medieval Italian extensions of the tales, in the Italian form Rinaldo.
Renia f Polish
Polish diminutive of Renata.
Renita f English
Probably a feminine form of Renatus. It came into use during the 1950s.
Renza f Italian
Short form of Lorenza.
Reşat m Turkish
Turkish form of Rashad.
Reshma f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu
From Hindi रेशम (resham) meaning "silk", ultimately of Persian origin.
Rethabile f & m Sotho
Means "we are happy" in Sotho.
Reumah f Biblical
Means "elevated, exalted" in Hebrew, derived רָאַם (raʾam) meaning "to rise". According to the Old Testament, Reumah was a concubine of Nahor and by him the mother of four sons.
Reva f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Rati.
Revaz m Georgian
Possibly of Persian origin meaning "wealthy, successful".
Revazi m Georgian
Form of Revaz with the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.
Rexanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Roxane influenced by Rex.
Reyhan f Turkish, Uyghur
Turkish and Uyghur form of Rayhana.
Reyhangül f Uyghur
Uyghur elaboration of Reyhan using the suffix گۈل (gül) meaning "flower, rose".
Reyna f Spanish
Variant of Reina 1.
Reynalda f Spanish
Feminine form of Reynaldo.
Reynaldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Reynold.
Reynard m English (Rare)
From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England in the form Reinard, though it never became very common there. In medieval fables the name was borne by the sly hero Reynard the Fox (with the result that renard has become a French word meaning "fox").
Reynaud m French (Rare)
French variant of Renaud.
Reyyan f Turkish
Turkish form of Rayyan.
Reza m Persian, Indonesian, Bengali
Persian, Indonesian and Bengali form of Rida.
Rhachel f Biblical Greek
Form of Rachel used in the Greek Bible.
Rhagouel m Biblical Greek
Form of Reuel used in the Greek Old Testament.
Rhamesses m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw (see Ramesses).
Rhaphael m Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of Raphael.
Rhea f Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to ῥέω (rheo) meaning "to flow" or ἔρα (era) meaning "ground". In Greek mythology Rhea was a Titan, the wife of Cronus, and the mother of the Olympian gods Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia. Also, in Roman mythology a woman named Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the legendary founders of Rome.
Rhebekka f Biblical Greek
Form of Rebecca used in the Greek Bible.
Rheinallt m Welsh
Welsh form of Reynold.
Rhetta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Rhett.
Rhian f Welsh
Derived from Welsh rhiain meaning "maiden, young woman".
Rhianna f English (Modern)
Probably a variant of Rhiannon.
Rhiannon f Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from an unattested Celtic name *Rīgantonā meaning "great queen" (Celtic *rīganī "queen" and the divine or augmentative suffix -on). It is speculated that Rigantona was an old Celtic goddess, perhaps associated with fertility and horses like the Gaulish Epona. As Rhiannon, she appears in Welsh legend in the Mabinogi as a beautiful magical woman who rides a white horse. She was betrothed against her will to Gwawl, but cunningly broke off that engagement and married Pwyll instead. Their son was Pryderi.... [more]
Rhianon f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.
Rhisiart m Welsh
Welsh form of Richard.
Rhoda f Biblical, English
Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". In the New Testament this name was borne by a maid in the house of Mary the mother of John Mark. As an English given name, Rhoda came into use in the 17th century.
Rhona f Scottish
Possibly derived from the name of either of the two Hebridean islands called Rona, which means "rough island" in Old Norse.
Rhonda f English
Probably a blend of the sounds of Rhoda and Linda, but maybe also influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales and/or the noted British feminist Margaret Mackworth, Viscountess Rhondda (1883-1956). This name has only been used since the beginning of the 20th century, at first rarely. It started becoming popular in the mid-1940s at the same time as the American actress Rhonda Fleming (1923-2020), born Marilyn Louis. It peaked in the United States in 1965 and thereafter declined.
Rhoxane f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Roxana.
Rhydian m Welsh
Possibly a derivative of Welsh rhyd meaning "ford". Saint Rhydian or Rhidian was a companion of Saint Illtyd.
Ria f German, Dutch
Short form of Maria.
Riacán m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Riagán.
Riad m Arabic
Means "meadows, gardens" in Arabic, the plural form of Rawda.
Riagán m Irish (Rare)
From Old Irish Riacán, probably derived from "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Rian m Irish, Old Irish, English
Irish form of Ryan, as well as an English variant.
Rianne f Dutch
Combination of Ria and Anne 1. It can also be a short form of names ending in rianne.
Riaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رياض (see Riad).
Rica f English (Rare)
Short form of Frederica and other names ending in rica.
Ricard m Catalan
Catalan form of Richard.
Ricarda f German, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Richard.
Ričardas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Richard.
Ricardo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.
Ričards m Latvian
Latvian form of Richard.
Riccarda f Italian
Italian feminine form of Richard.
Riccardo m Italian
Italian form of Richard.
Richa f Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali
From Sanskrit ऋच (ṛc) meaning "praise, verse, sacred text".
Richárd m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Richard.
Richard m English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic
Means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of three early dukes of Normandy. The Normans introduced it to England when they invaded in the 11th century, and it has been very common there since that time. It was borne by three kings of England including the 12th-century Richard I the Lionheart, one of the leaders of the Third Crusade.... [more]
Richardine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Richard.
Richardis f Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic name, possibly a feminine form of Ricohard, though it is likely the second element is gart "enclosure" (being more common as a second element in feminine names). This was the name of the 9th-century wife of the Frankish emperor Charles the Fat. She is regarded as a saint.
Richmal f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Richard and Mary. This name has been used since at least the late 18th century, mainly confined to the town of Bury in Lancashire.
Rickard m Swedish
Swedish variant of Richard.
Ricohard m Germanic
Old German form of Richard.
Rida m Arabic
From Arabic رضًا (riḍan) meaning "satisfaction, contentment". This name was borne by Ali ar-Rida, a 9th-century Shia imam.
Ridha m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضا (see Rida).
Rıdvan m Turkish
Turkish form of Ridwan.
Ridwan m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "consent, approval" in Arabic, a derivative of the root رضي (raḍiya) meaning "to be satisfied, to be content".
Ridwana f Arabic
Feminine form of Ridwan.
Rıfat m Turkish
Turkish form of Rifat.
Rifat m Arabic
Derived from Arabic رفعة (rifʿa) meaning "high rank, elevation".
Rifka f Yiddish
Yiddish variant of Rivka.
Rígán m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Ríoghán.
Rigantona f Celtic Mythology (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed old Celtic form of Rhiannon.
Rígbarddán m Old Irish
Means "little poet of the king", from Old Irish "king" (genitive ríg) combined with bard "poet" and a diminutive suffix.
Rihab f Arabic
Means "wide areas, vastnesses" in Arabic, from the plural form of رحبة (raḥba).
Riham f Arabic
Means "fine rain, drizzle" in Arabic.
Rihanna f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريحانة (see Rayhana). This name is borne by the Barbadian singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty (1988-), known simply as Rihanna. In the United States it jumped in popularity between the years 2005 and 2008, when Rihanna was releasing her first albums. It quickly declined over the next few years.
Rihard m Slovene
Slovene form of Richard.
Rihards m Latvian
Latvian form of Richard.
Riika f Finnish
Variant of Riikka.
Riikka f Finnish
Finnish short form of Fredrika, Henriikka and other names ending in rika.
Riina f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Katariina.
Riitta f Finnish
Finnish short form of Piritta.
Rijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Riad.
Rika f Swedish, Dutch
Short form of Fredrika, Henrika and other names ending in rika.
Rīkaharduz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Richard.
Rikard m Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Richard.
Rikhard m Finnish
Finnish form of Richard.
Rilla f English
Short form of names ending in rilla. It is short for Marilla in L. M. Montgomery's sequels to her 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables, where it belongs to a daughter of Anne.
Rima 1 f Arabic
Variant of Rim.
Rima 2 f Lithuanian
Short form of Rimantė and other names beginning with Rim.
Rimantas m Lithuanian
From Lithuanian rimti "to calm down" combined with mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth".
Rimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimantas.
Rimas m Lithuanian
Short form of Rimantas.
Rina 1 f Italian, Dutch
Short form of Caterina or Catharina as well as other names ending in rina.
Rina 2 f Hebrew
Means "joy, singing" in Hebrew.
Rina 3 f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit रीण (rīṇa) meaning "melted".
Rina 4 f Japanese
From Japanese (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or (ri) meaning "village" combined with (na), a phonetic character, or (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rinaldo m Italian, Carolingian Cycle
Italian form of Reynold. This is the Italian name of the hero Renaud, appearing as the cousin of Orlando in the Orlando poems (1483 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto. A different version of this character features in the poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso.
Rinat 1 m Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Tatar, Bashkir and Kazakh form of Renat.
Rinat 2 f Hebrew
Variant of Rina 2.
Ríoghán m Irish
From Old Irish Rígán, itself from "king" (or the derivative ríg "royal") combined with a diminutive suffix.
Ríoghnach f Irish Mythology
Derived from Old Irish rígain meaning "queen". According to some sources, this was the name of a wife of the semi-legendary Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages.
Ríona f Irish
Either a variant of Ríoghnach or a short form of Caitríona.
Riordan m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Ríoghbhárdáin), which was derived from the given name Rígbarddán.
Risteárd m Irish
Irish form of Richard.
Rīta f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian rīts meaning "morning". Alternatively it could be a Latvian variant of Rita.
Rita f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian
Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).
Ritika f Hindi
Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.
Ritva f Finnish
Means "birch branch" in Finnish.
Ritzpa f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Rizpah.
Riva f Hebrew
Diminutive of Rivka.
Rivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Rinaldo, possibly influenced by Portuguese rio, Latin rivus meaning "river". A famous bearer is the Brazilian former soccer player Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (1972-), who is usually known by only his first name.
Rivka f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Rebecca.
Rivqa f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Rebecca.
Riya f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Means "singer" in Sanskrit.
Rıza m Turkish
Turkish form of Rida.
Rizpah f Biblical
Means "coal, hot stone" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Rizpah was one of Saul's concubines. After her sons were put to death by the Gibeonites, she guarded the displayed bodies for five months to prevent animals from eating them.
Rızvan m Turkish
Turkish variant form of Ridwan.
Rizvan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ridwan.
Rizwan m Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwan, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Rizwana f Urdu, Arabic
Urdu form of Ridwana, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Roald m Norwegian
Modern form of the Old Norse name Hróðvaldr or Hróaldr, composed of the elements hróðr "praise, fame" and valdr "ruler". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) and the British children's author Roald Dahl (1916-1990), who was born to Norwegian parents.
Roan m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".
Roar m Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Hróarr.
Robab f Persian
Persian form of Rubab.
Robabeh f Persian
Persian form of Rubab.
Robena f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Robin.
Robertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Robert.
Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.
Robina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Robin. It originated in Scotland in the 17th century.
Rodica f Romanian
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Romanian rod (a Slavic borrowing) meaning "fruit" or Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose".
Rodina f Scottish
Scottish feminine form of Roderick.
Rodya m Russian
Diminutive of Rodion.
Roeland m Dutch
Dutch form of Roland.
Rogatus m Late Roman
From Latin rogatus meaning "request, entreaty", in turn derived from rogo meaning "to ask, to request". This name was borne by several early and relatively obscure martyrs and saints.
Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Roghayeh f Persian
Persian form of Ruqayya.
Rohan 1 m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Derived from Sanskrit रोहण (rohaṇa) meaning "ascension".
Rohan 2 f Literature
From the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien, where it is a place name meaning "horse country" in the fictional language Sindarin.
Rohesia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see Rose).
Roibeárd m Irish
Irish form of Robert.
Roimata f Maori
Means "teardrop" in Maori.
Rokas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rocco.
Roksana f Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of Roxana.
Roksolana f Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Roxelana.
Rolan m Russian
Russian form of Roland.
Roland m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave".... [more]
Rolandas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Roland.
Rolande f French
French feminine form of Roland.
Rolando m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Roland.
Roldán m Spanish
Spanish form of Roland.
Roldão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Roland.
Rollant m Medieval French, Carolingian Cycle
Old French form of Roland. This form is used in the oldest surviving text of La Chanson de Roland.
Roma 1 m Russian
Diminutive of Roman.
Roma 2 f Various
From the Italian name of the Italian capital city, called Rome in English.
Romà m Catalan
Catalan form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romaeus m Late Roman
Latin form of Romeo.
Romain m French
French form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romaine f French, English
French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Román m Spanish, Hungarian
Spanish and Hungarian form of Romanus (see Roman).
Roman m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian, German, English
From the Late Latin name Romanus meaning "Roman". This name was borne by several early saints including a 7th-century bishop of Rouen, as well as medieval rulers of Bulgaria, Kyiv and Moldavia.
Romána f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romana f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Late Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romane f French
French feminine form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romano m Italian
Italian form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romanos m Late Greek
Greek form of Romanus (see Roman). This was the name of four Byzantine emperors.
Romāns m Latvian
Latvian form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romanus m Late Roman
Latin form of Roman.
Romão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Romanus (see Roman).
Romas m Lithuanian
Short form of Romualdas, Romanas and other names beginning with Rom.
Romilda f Italian, Germanic (Latinized)
Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hruom "fame, glory" and hilt "battle".
Romina f Italian
Possibly a variant of Romana.
Romola f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Romulus.
Romuald m French, Polish, Germanic
From the Germanic elements hruom meaning "fame, glory" and walt meaning "power, authority". This was the name of an 11th-century Italian saint who founded the Camaldolese order.
Romualda f Lithuanian, Polish
Feminine form of Romuald.
Romualdas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Romuald.
Romualdo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Romuald.
Romualds m Latvian
Latvian form of Romuald.
Rona 1 f English
Variant of Rhona.
Rona 2 f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ron 2.
Ronald m Scottish, English, Dutch, German
Scottish form of Ragnvaldr, a name introduced to Britain by Scandinavian settlers and invaders. It became popular outside Scotland during the 20th century. A famous bearer was the American actor and president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). It is also associated with Ronald McDonald, the clown mascot for the McDonald's chain of restaurants, first appearing in 1963.
Ronalda f Scottish
Feminine form of Ronald.
Ronaldinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ronaldo. A famous bearer is the retired Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (1980-), who is usually called simply Ronaldinho.
Ronaldo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ronald. A notable bearer is the retired Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (1976-), who is commonly known only by his first name.
Rónán m Irish, Old Irish
Means "little seal", derived from Old Irish rón "seal" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of several early Irish saints, including a pilgrim to Brittany who founded the hermitage at Locronan in the 6th century.
Ronan m Breton, Irish, French, English (Modern)
Breton and Anglicized form of Rónán.
Ronda f English
Variant of Rhonda.
Ronja f Swedish, Finnish
Invented by Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren, who based it on the middle portion of Juronjaure, the name of a lake in Sweden. Lindgren used it in her 1981 book Ronia the Robber's Daughter (Ronia is the English translation).
Roosa f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosa 1. It also means "pink" in Finnish.
Roparzh m Breton
Breton form of Robert.
Rósa f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Rosa 1.
Rosa 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).
Rosa 2 f Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Means "dew" in the South Slavic languages.
Rosabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the common name suffix bel, inspired by Latin bella "beautiful". This name was created in the 18th century.
Rosaire m French
Means "rosary" in French.
Rosalba f Italian
Italian name meaning "white rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and alba "white". A famous bearer was the Venetian painter Rosalba Carriera (1675-1757).
Rosalee f English
Variant of Rosalie.
Rosaleen f English (Rare), Irish
Variant of Rosaline. James Clarence Mangan used it as a translation for Róisín in his poem Dark Rosaleen (1846).
Rosália f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rosalia.
Rosalía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.
Rosalia f Italian, Late Roman
Late Latin name derived from rosa "rose". This was the name of a 12th-century Sicilian saint.
Rosalie f French, German, Dutch, English
French, German and Dutch form of Rosalia. In the English-speaking this name received a boost after the release of the movie Rosalie (1938), which was based on an earlier musical.
Rosalin f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Rosalind.
Rosalina f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of Rosaline.
Rosalind f English
Derived from the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it was not common. During the Middle Ages its spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". The name was popularized by Edmund Spencer, who used it in his poetry, and by William Shakespeare, who used it for the heroine in his comedy As You Like It (1599).
Rosalinda f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of Rosalind.
Rosalinde f German
German form of Rosalind.
Rosaline f English
Medieval variant of Rosalind. This is the name of characters in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1594) and Romeo and Juliet (1596).
Rosalva f Spanish
Variant of Rosalba.
Rosalyn f English
Variant of Rosaline. It can also be considered an elaboration of Rose with the common name suffix lyn.
Rosa María f Spanish
Combination of Rosa 1 and María.
Rosamond f English
Variant of Rosamund, in use since the Middle Ages.
Rosamund f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements hros "horse" and munt "protection". This name was borne by the wife of the Lombard king Alboin in the 6th century. The Normans introduced it to England. It was subsequently interpreted as coming from Latin rosa munda "pure rose" or rosa mundi "rose of the world". This was the name of the mistress of Henry II, the king of England in the 12th century. According to legends she was murdered by his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Rosana f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Roxana.
Rosângela f Portuguese
Combination of Rosa 1 and Ângela.
Rosangela f Italian
Combination of Rosa 1 and Angela.
Rosanna f Italian, English
Combination of Rosa 1 and Anna.
Rosanne f English, Dutch
Combination of Rose and Anne 1.
Rosaria f Italian
Italian feminine form of Rosario.
Rosário f Portuguese
Portuguese (feminine) form of Rosario.
Rosario f & m Spanish, Italian
Means "rosary", and is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Rosario meaning "Our Lady of the Rosary". This name is feminine in Spanish and masculine in Italian.
Rosaura f Spanish
Means "golden rose", derived from Latin rosa "rose" and aurea "golden". This name was (first?) used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635).
Roseann f English
Variant of Rosanne.
Roseanne f English
Variant of Rosanne.
Rosélia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese variant form of Rosalia.
Rosella f Italian
Italian diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rose-Marie f French
Combination of Rose and Marie.
Rosemary f English
Combination of Rose and Mary. This name can also be given in reference to the herb, which gets its name from Latin ros marinus meaning "dew of the sea". It came into use as a given name in the 19th century.
Rosenda f Spanish
Feminine form of Rosendo.
Rosetta f Italian
Italian diminutive of Rosa 1.
Roshan m & f Persian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Means "light, bright" in Persian.
Roshanak f Persian
Feminine form of Roshan, used in Persian to refer to Roxana the wife of Alexander the Great.
Roshanara f Persian (Archaic)
From Persian روشن (rōshan) meaning "light" and آرا (ārā) meaning "decorate, adorn". This was the name of the second daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Rosica f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Росица (see Rositsa).
Rosina f Italian
Italian diminutive of Rosa 1. This is the name of a character in Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville (1816).
Rosinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rositsa f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Rosa 2.
Rosmarie f German
Upper German and Swiss variant of Rosemarie.
Rosmunda f Germanic
Old German form of Rosamund.
Rossa f Italian (Rare)
Means "red" in Italian.
Rossana f Italian
Italian form of Roxana.
Rossella f Italian
Diminutive of Rossa.
Röstäm m Tatar
Tatar form of Rostam.
Rostam m Persian, Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly from Iranian roots *rautas "river" and *taxma "strong". Rostam was a warrior hero in Persian legend. The 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi recorded his tale in the Shahnameh.
Rostislav m Russian, Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements orsti "to grow" and slava "glory".
Rostyslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Rostislav.
Roswitha f German
Derived from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and swind "strong". This was the name of a 10th-century nun from Saxony who wrote several notable poems and dramas.
Rowan m & f Irish, English (Modern)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán. As an English name, it can also be derived from the surname Rowan, itself derived from the Irish given name. It could also be given in reference to the rowan tree, a word of Old Norse origin (coincidentally sharing the same Indo-European root meaning "red" with the Irish name).
Rowanne f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Rowan.
Rowena f English
Meaning uncertain. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, this was the name of a daughter of the Saxon chief Hengist. It is possible (but unsupported) that Geoffrey based it on the Old English elements hroð "fame" and wynn "joy", or alternatively on the Old Welsh elements ron "spear" and gwen "white". It was popularized by Walter Scott, who used it for a character in his novel Ivanhoe (1819).
Rowland m English
Medieval variant of Roland.
Roxana f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of Ῥωξάνη (Rhoxane), the Greek form of an Old Persian or Bactrian name, from Old Iranian *rauxšnā meaning "bright, shining". This was the name of Alexander the Great's first wife, a daughter of the Bactrian nobleman Oxyartes. In the modern era it came into use during the 17th century. In the English-speaking world it was popularized by Daniel Defoe, who used it in his novel Roxana (1724).
Roxane f French, English
French and English form of Roxana. This is the name of Cyrano's love interest in the play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897).
Roxanna f English
Variant of Roxana.
Roxelana f History
From a Turkish nickname meaning "Ruthenian". This referred to the region of Ruthenia, covering Belarus, Ukraine and western Russia. Roxelana (1504-1558), also called Hürrem, was a slave and then concubine of Süleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She eventually became his wife and produced his heir, Selim II.
Röya f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Roya.
Roya f Persian
Means "dream" in Persian, of Arabic origin, derived from رأى (raʾā) meaning "to see, to perceive".
Royal m & f English
From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king". It was first used as a given name in the 19th century.
Royale f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Royal.
Royalty f English (Modern)
From the English word royalty, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalitas, a derivative of rex "king".
Róża f Polish
Means "rose" in Polish. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.
Róza f Hungarian
Variant of Rózsa.
Roza 1 f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "rose" in Russian, Bulgarian and Macedonian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.
Roza 2 f Germanic
Old German short form of feminine names beginning with Old Frankish hroþi or Old High German hruod meaning "fame" (Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz).
Rozabela f Esperanto
Means "rosy-beautiful" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin rosa "rose" and bella "beautiful".
Rozália f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Rosalia.
Rozalia f Polish, Romanian
Polish and Romanian form of Rosalia.
Rozálie f Czech
Czech form of Rosalia.
Rozālija f Latvian
Latvian form of Rosalia.
Rozalija f Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Form of Rosalia in several languages.
Rozaliya f Russian
Russian form of Rosalia.
Rozanne f English
Variant of Rosanne.
Rozárie f Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Rosaria.
Rozika f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Rozalija.
Rozina f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Rosina.
Rózsa f Hungarian
Means "rose" in Hungarian. It is a cognate of Rosa 1.