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This is a list of names in which the usage is Hebrew; and the first letter is R.
gender
usage
letter
Raanan רַעֲנָן m Hebrew
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.
Rachel רָחֵל f English, Hebrew, French, Dutch, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Raḥel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob. Her father Laban tricked Jacob into marrying her older sister Leah first, though in exchange for seven years of work Laban allowed Jacob to marry Rachel too. Initially barren and facing her husband's anger, she offered her handmaid Bilhah to Jacob to bear him children. Eventually she was herself able to conceive, becoming the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.... [more]
Rafael רָפָאֵל m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Slovene, Hebrew
Form of Raphael in various languages. A famous bearer is the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-).
Rani 2 רָנִּי m & f Hebrew
From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".
Ravid רָבִיד m & f Hebrew
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.
Raz רָז m & f Hebrew
Means "secret" in Hebrew.
Raziela רָזִיאֵלָה f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.
Reuben רְאוּבֵן m Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew, derived from רָאָה (raʾa) meaning "to see" and בֵּן (ben) meaning "son". In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben was cursed by his father because he slept with Jacob's concubine Bilhah. It has been used as a Christian name in Britain since the Protestant Reformation.
Reut רְעוּת f Hebrew
Means "friendship" in Hebrew, making it a variant of the biblical name Ruth.
Reuven רְאוּבֵן m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Reuben.
Rina 2 רִינָה f Hebrew
Means "joy, singing" in Hebrew.
Rinat 2 רִינָת f Hebrew
Variant of Rina 2.
Riva רִיבָה f Hebrew
Diminutive of Rivka.
Rivka רִבְקָה f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Rebecca.
Roi 2 רוֹעִי m Hebrew
Means "my shepherd" in Hebrew.
Romi רוֹמִי f Hebrew
Means "my height, my exaltation" in Hebrew.
Ron 2 רוֹן m Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.
Rona 2 רוֹנָה f Hebrew
Feminine form of Ron 2.
Ronen רוֹנֶן m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew רֹן (ron) meaning "song, joy".
Roni 1 רוֹנִי f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.
Ronit 2 רוֹנִית f Hebrew
Strictly feminine form of Ron 2.
Rotem רוֹתֶם m & f Hebrew
From the name of a desert plant (species Retama raetam), possibly related to Hebrew רָתַם (ratam) meaning "to harness, to bind".
Rut רוּת f Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Form of Ruth 1 in several languages.