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Radegunda f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Radegund.

Radegunde f Germanic, History
Variant of Radegund.

Radenka f Vlach, Slovene
Feminine form of Radenko.

Radeyah f Arabic (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)

Rádhulbh m Irish (Rare, Archaic)
Irish form of Ralph.

Radia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Radia f Russian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Rada.

Radian m Indonesian

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

Radica f Slovene
Diminutive of Rada, used as a given name in its own right.

Radislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radislav.

Radiszló m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Radoslav.

Radka f Polish
Diminutive of Radosława and Radsława.

Radmilla f English (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Radmila.

Radó m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Rado.

Radochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Rado-, such as Radomira and Radosława.

Radoměr m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Radomir.

Radosava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radosav.

Radosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Radosław.

Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).

Radostina f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, delight".

Radosveta f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radosvet.

Radován m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Radovan.

Radovanka f Slovene
Feminine form of Radovan.

Radoy m Bulgarian

Radsław m Polish
Contracted form of Radosław.

Radsława f Polish
Feminine form of Radsław.

Răducu m Romanian
Diminutive of Radu and other names containing the element rad.

Raduolf m Romansh
Romansh form of Radulf, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Radus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Radvány m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Radován.

Radvít m Czech (Rare)

Radzio m Polish
Diminutive of Radosław.

Radzisław m Polish (Archaic)

Radzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Radzisław.

Radzivon m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Rodion.

Radźka m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Radzim and Radzivon.

Raeanne f English
Combination of Rae and Anne 1.

Raechel f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Raedora f Medieval Catalan

Rædwulf m Anglo-Saxon, History
Old English cognate of Ráðúlfr, derived from ræd "counsel, advice" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

Rael m English (Rare)

Raemee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Rémy.

Raeni f American (Rare)

Raeshell f English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Raewynn f English (New Zealand), English (Australian)
Variant of Raewyn.

Rafaéla f Hungarian
Feminine form of Rafael.

Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.

Rafaëlle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raphaëlle.

Rafaels m Latvian
Latvian form of Raphael.

Rafailia f Greek
Feminine form of Rafail.

Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.

Rafèl m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Raphael.

Rafel m Aragonese, Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of Raphael.

Rafèla f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Rafèl and Rafèu.

Rafela f Aragonese
Feminine form of Rafel.

Rafèu m Provençal
Provençal form of Raphael.

Raffæ m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Raphael.

Raffaeli m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Raffaele.

Raffaellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Raphael.

Raffe m Corsican
Short form of Raffaellu.

Raffè m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Raphael.

Raffella f Corsican
Corsican form of Raffaella.

Raffey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Raffi m Indonesian, Malay, Armenian
Indonesian, Malay and Armenian form of Rafi.

Raffiano m Medieval Italian

Raffieli m Sicilian
Variant of Raffaeli.

Rafi m Various, Jewish, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.

Rafila f Romanian (Rare)
Probably a simplified form of Raphaela.

Rafin m Muslim (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Ráfis m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Rafael.

Rafiya f Indian (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)

Rafka f Slovene
Diminutive of Rafaela.

Rafka f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rafqa.

Rafôł m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Raphael.

Rafqa f Arabic (Rare)

Ragan f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan or Regan.

Raget m Romansh
Variant of Riget, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Rageth m Romansh
Variant of Raget.

Raghad f Arabic
affluence ; comfort ; ease ; opulence

Ragıp m Turkish
Turkish form of Ragheb.

Ragne f Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Estonian form of Ragna.

Ragneda f Medieval Russian
Variant of Rogneda.

Ragner m Danish
Variant of Ragnar.

Ragnfrid f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian form of Ragnhildr.

Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.

Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.

Ragnvør f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ragnvǫr.

Raha f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "comfort, rest" in Arabic.

Rahaf f Arabic (Rare)

Rāhera f Maori
Maori form of Rachel.

Rahil m Arabic

Rahil f Judeo-Arabic (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-Arabic form of Rachel.

Rahila f Serbian
Serbian form of Rachel.

Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.

Raian m Brazilian (Rare)

Raicho m Bulgarian
Variant of Rayko.

Raid m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raido.

Raidi f Estonian (Rare)

Raido m Estonian
20th-century variant of Raimond.

Raidu m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raido.

Raif m Arabic
Arabic name derived from رائف (rayif) "compassionate, kind". It usually given in reference to the Koranic surah and verse al-Hajj 22:65, "God is most compassionate and most merciful to mankind."... [more]

Raigardas m Lithuanian
Derived from Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [more]

Raigo m Estonian
20th-century coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Raido.

Raiha f Maori

Raihan m & f Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ريحان (rayhan) meaning "basil" (see Rayhana). It is used as a unisex name in Bangladesh and Malaysia (more commonly masculine in the former and primarily feminine in the latter) while it is only masculine in Indonesia.

Raik m Estonian
Variant of Raiko.

Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.

Raika f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райка (see Rayka).

Raiki f Estonian (Rare)

Raiko m Estonian
Variant of Raigo.

Rail m Tatar

Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".

Railda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Ranilda.

Raile f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili.

Railey f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee and Raleigh.

Raili f Finnish, Estonian
Possibly a Finnish variant of Raakel and an Estonian variant of Rahel.

Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.

Raimbaut m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Raginbald.

Raimee f English (Modern, Rare)

Raimonde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Raimondu m Corsican
Corsican form of Raymond.

Raimu m Estonian
Variant of Raimo.

Raimunda f Lithuanian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Medieval Catalan, Galician
Feminine form of Raymond.

Raina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rain 2.

Rainah f English (American, Rare)

Raine f Estonian
Variant of Raina.

Raini m & f Estonian
Masculine variant of Rain 2 and feminine variant of Raine.

Raini f English (Modern)
Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).

Raino m Estonian
Variant of Rain 2.

Raiponce f Folklore (Gallicized)
French cognate of Rapunzel. This is used as the French name for the fairy tale character.

Raïssa f French
French form of Raisa 1.

Raissà f Provençal
Provençal form of Raisa 1.

Rait m Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a contracted form of Raimond.

Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.

Raita f Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raitis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raivis m Latvian
Variant of Raivo.

Raiya f Arabic

Raiyah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "banner, ensign, flag" in Arabic.

Rajae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Raja 1 used in Morocco.

Rajai m Arabic (Rare)

Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan

Rajaselvan m Tamil (Rare)

Raječka f Belarusian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Rajeswari f Indian
Variant of Rajeshwari.

Rajkumar m Indian, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada
Combination of Raj and Kumar.

Rajmond m Albanian, Slovene, Hungarian
Slovene, Hungarian and Albanian form of Raymond.

Rajmonda f Hungarian, Albanian
Feminine form of Rajmond.

Rajmùnd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Raymond.

Rajmùnda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Rajmùnd.

Rajmunda f Polish (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Rajmund.

Rajna f Serbian, Croatian
Either from the name for the German river Rhine or derived from Rajka.

Rajna f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райна (see Rayna 1).

Rajnald m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Raginald.

Rajnar m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Rainer and Reiner.

Rajner m Polish (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Polish and Croatian form of Rainer.

Rajnold m Polish
Polish form of Reginald. A famous bearer was Count Ranjnold Przezdziecki, an interbellum Polish diplomat.

Rakan m Arabic
Means "dignity" in Arabic.

Rakelle f Obscure
Variant of Rachel.

Rakila f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rahila.

Rákis f Hungarian
Old Hungarian diminutive of Ráhel and Ráchel.

Rakshana f Indian (Rare)

Raksmei f & m Khmer

Rakul f Faroese
Faroese form of Rachel.

Ralia f Gascon
Gascon corruption of Eulalia (via the truncated form Lalia).

Ralica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ралица (see Ralitsa).

Ralice f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Ralitza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ралица (see Ralitsa).

Raliza f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ралица (see Ralitsa).

Rallou f Greek
Diminutive of Rallia.

Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.

Ralston m Jamaican Patois (Rare)

Ralu f Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Rallou (compare Raluca).

Ram m & f Chin
Means "land; country" in Chin.

Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.

Ramarni m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Rambaldo m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
From the Ancient Germanic Ragimbald, comprised of ragin "advice" and bald "bold".

Rambaud m Provençal
Younger form of Raimbaut.

Rambo m Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval German short form of masculine Ram- names of which the second element starts with b-, such as Rambald and Rambert.

Ramboasalama m Malagasy (Rare)
Short form of Ramboasalamarazaka.

Rame m Arabic

Rameaux m French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French dimanche des Rameaux "Palm Sunday". This name used to be given to children born on this day.

Rameez m Pakistani
Variant transcription of Ramiz.

Ramela f Armenian

Rametta f Medieval English
Medieval English borrowing of Old French Ramette.

Ramez m Arabic
Variant transcription of Ramiz.

Rami m Arabic, Albanian
Means "archer, shooter, thrower" in Arabic, derived from رام (rām) meaning "to wish, to aim at, to dream, to be ambitious".

Raminta f Lithuanian
Elaboration of Rama, ultimately derived from Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm" (compare Jorinta).

Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.

Ramire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Ramiro.

Ramisa f Arabic

Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.

Ramnath m Indian, Hinduism
Means "Rama the lord", derived from Rama 1 and Sanskrit नाथ (natha) meaning "lord"... [more]

Ramond m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Raymond.

Ramonda f Gascon, Provençal, Lengadocian
Feminine form of Ramond.

Ramsamy m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Ramsamy.

Ramsés m History (Hispanicized), History (Portuguese-style)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rameses.

Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.

Ramszesz m Ancient Egyptian (Magyarized)
Magyarized form of Rameses.

Ramun m Romansh
Romansh form of Raimund, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Ramuntcho m Basque (Rare, ?), Occitan (Rare)

Ramush m Albanian
Diminutive of Ramë.

Ramy m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian variant of Rami.

Ramya f Tamil, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit ramya (रम्य) "lovely; pleasing; delightful; beautiful; charming". ... [more]

Rana f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman ranne "queen" (via Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna). This name was used as a translation of Malka (see also Reine).

Ranajoy m Indian (Rare)

Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.

Randalín f Norse Mythology
In the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [more]

Randarsól f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rǫnd "shield; rim, edge (of a shield)" and sól "sun".

Randel m Estonian
Variant of Rando.

Randí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Randi 2.

Rando m German, Germanic, Estonian
Short form of various compound names formed with rand "(shield) rim" as the first or second element, such as Bertrando or Randolf... [more]

Randral f African American (Modern, Rare)

Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name Rand (or Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

Rane f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rana.

Ranee f English (Modern)
English variant of Renée.

Raneigh f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare)

Ranen m Indian (Rare)

Rangela f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnhilda traditionally found in the western parts of Sweden.

Ranhilda f Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Ragnhild.

Rania f Greek, Romani (Archaic)
Greek short form of Ourania and Romani short form of Urania.

Rania f Arabic
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rania.

Ranie m Filipino

Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.

Ranieri m Italian, Sicilian, Medieval Corsican
Variant of Raniero. This name is is borne by Ranieri III di Monaco. It is also the Italian name of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.

Raniyah f Arabic (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranjana f Indian
Allegedly means "entertainment" in Sanskrit.

Ranlyn m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Randulph.

Ranma m Popular Culture
Ranma Saotome is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the manga series Ranma ½.

Ranno m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Rando.

Rannvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Rannveig.

Rannvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rann "house" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Ranoria f English (American)

Ransom m English
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]

Ranulphus m English (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Ranulph.

Ranveig f Norwegian
Variant of Rannveig.

Raol m Gascon
Gascon form of Raúl.

Raols m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal of Raúl.

Raomi f American (Rare, Archaic)

Raonaid f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Raghnaid. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Rachel.

Râou m Norman
Norman form of Ráðúlfr.

Raoult m French (Archaic)
Variant of Raoul.

Raphaële f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Raphaël.

Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]

Raphaella f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Raphael.

Raphaelle f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raphaëlle.

Rapolas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rápolt m Medieval Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ratbold.

Raquèl f Provençal
Provençal form of Rachel.

Raquele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raquel.

Raquella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquèu f Provençal
Variant of Raquèl.

Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".

Rascislau m Belarusian (Archaic)
Belarusian form of Rostislav.

Rașela f Romanian (Archaic)
A form of Rahela.

Rashaard m American (Modern, Rare)

Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.

Rasheeq m Bengali (Rare)

Rashela f Jewish

Rashi f Indian

Rasika f & m Indian, Marathi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रसिक (rasika) meaning "fanciful, tasteful, aesthetic, elegant". It is used as a feminine name in India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Rasila f Indian (Rare)

Rasine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Rasmine.

Rasław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Racław.

Rasława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Rasław.

Rasmar m Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Erasmus.

Rasmey f & m Khmer

Rasmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Rasmus. However, in Denmark, Rasmine has been used as a term for domineering, despotic, tyrannical, bossy women.

Rasoherina f History
Rasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.

Rastislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Rastislav.

Rastra m Nepali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Rastsislaŭ m Belarusian (Rare, Archaic)
Belarusian form of Rostislav.

Rasus m Indonesian (Rare, ?)

Ratbold m Medieval German

Rathana f & m Khmer

Rathe f Yiddish

Rathina f Literature
The name of a faerie princess in Allan Frewin Jones's The Faerie Path.

Rätia f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh (Rare)

Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.

Rátold m Medieval Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ratold.

Ratold m Medieval German

Ratri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ratree.

Rauchie f Scots
Diminutive of Rauchel.

Raula f Romanian
Feminine form of Raul.

Raulinda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Rauline f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Raulin.

Rauno m Finnish, Estonian
Early 20th-century Finnish coinage based on name beginning with the name element ragn-, such as Ragnar. This name is also used in Estonia.

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

Ravana f Azerbaijani

Raveena f Indian (Modern)
Punjabi in origin, this name means "sunflower" (literally "the beauty of the sun", compare Sanskrit ravi "sun").... [more]

Ravena f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ravenna.

Ravenia f English (American)
Likely an elaboration of Raven, though it is also a flowering plant and a very small village in Greece.

Ravian m Dutch (Rare)

Ravnhild f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Hrafnhildr as well as a Faroese variant form of Ragnhild.

Ravós m Provençal
Provençal variant of Raols.