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Révérien m History (Ecclesiastical), French (African)
French form of Reverianus.

Reviena f Filipino (Rare)

Revina f Indonesian

Reviva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Raviv.

Revna f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Hrefna.

Révocate f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Revocata.

Rewan m Cornish
Variant of Ruan.

Rexhina f Albanian
Albanian form of Regina.

Rexina f Aragonese, Galician
Aragonese and Galician form of Regina.

Rexinaldo m Medieval Galician
Galician form of Reginald.

Rexx m American (Rare)
Variant of Rex.

Reya f Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit riya "singer; graceful".

Reyanne f English
Combination of Rey and Anne 1.

Reyka f Dutch (Rare)

Reykdal m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic surname that was probably derived from a place name composed of Old Norse reykr meaning "smoke" and dalr meaning "dale, valley".

Reymonde f French (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Reymundo m Spanish, American (Hispanic, Rare)

Reyna f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Medieval English variant of Regina (influenced by Old French reine "queen") and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Reine... [more]

Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.

Reynaut m Gascon
Gascon cognate of Renaud.

Reyndís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Reynylt f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Manx feminine form of Reynold.

Reyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rihanna.

Reyonce f African (Rare)

Reyr m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse reyrr, a type of plant, known as the common reed in English (genus Arundo). This also coincides with the Icelandic word for a type of grass known as "sweet vernal grass" in English (Anthoxanthum odoratum).

Reza f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Tereza and Slovene short form of Terezija.

Rezart m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rreze "ray (of light)" and ar "golden; gold" or artë "golden".

Rezarta f Albanian
Feminine form of Rezart.

Rezeda f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian rezeda "reseda, mignonette (the plant)".

Rēzija f Latvian
Possibly a truncated form of Terēzija. This name is borne by Latvian actress Rēzija Kalniņa (b.1970).

Rezika f Slovene
Diminutive of Terezija via Reza, used as a given name in its own right.

Rezka f Slovene
Diminutive of Reza, used as a given name in its own right.

Rezsö m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rezső.

Rhadamanthe m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Rhadamanthos.

Rhayelle f Obscure

Rhéa f French (Rare)
French form of Rhea.

Rhéane f French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Rhéa.

Rheda f Anglo-Saxon Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Old English Hrêðe or Hrêða. Rheda is a goddess attested solely by Bede in his 8th-century work De temporum ratione, where she is connected with the month "Rhedmonth" (which is the equivalent of modern day March).

Rhéia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Variant of Rhéa.

Rhema f American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".

Rhena f Filipino

Rhenna f Filipino (Rare)

Rheua f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rhia f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rhea, Ria, Rhiannon, or Rhian.

Rhiamon f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare spelling variant of Rhianon, which might simply be a misspelling of this name given how few bearers there are.

Rhianedd f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhiann f Welsh (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Although Rhiann is first and foremost a short form of the name Rhiannon, it is sometimes associated with Welsh rhiain "maiden".

Rhiannan f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhianwen f Welsh
Combination of Welsh rhiain "maiden" (compare Rhian) and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Rhianydd f Welsh
Variant of Rhianedd.

Rhiryd m Medieval Welsh

Rhiston m Obscure
Variant of Riston

Rhoan m English (Rare)
Variant of Roan.

Rhobert m Welsh
Welsh form of Robert.

Rhodanthe f English (Rare), Literature
Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]

Rhodd f Welsh (Rare)
From Welsh rhodd "gift, present".

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Rhodopien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Rhodopianus.

Rhogan m English

Rhoma f Filipino (Rare)

Rhondala f Obscure (Modern)
Elaboration of Rhonda.

Rhonwyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhonwen. Although -wyn is a masculine ending in Welsh, this name seems to be exclusively used by women. ... [more]

Rhori m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rory.

Rhoshaun f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix rho and the name Shaun, possibly influenced by Roshan.

Rhosier m Medieval Welsh
Welsh form of Roger.

Rhoslyn f Welsh
Welsh form of Rosaline.

Rhoswen f Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements rhos "rose" (cf. Rhosyn) and gwen "white, pure, holy, fair".

Rhy m English (Rare, Archaic)

Rhydonia f English (American, Archaic)

Rhyleigh f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rhyley f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Rhythem m Indian

Riaan m Dutch, Afrikaans
Short form of Adriaan.

Riáin m Irish (Rare)

Riam f Arabic (Rare)

Rian m Dutch
Short form of Adrianus.

Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.

Riana f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.

Riana f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rianás, a word denoting an ice crack, specifically a thermal crack that forms on ice covering a body of water as well as the event of such a crack forming, typically accompanied by a distinctive sound.

Riane f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Rianne.

Rianie f Afrikaans
Likely a variant of Riane.

Rianna f Dutch
Variant of Rianne.

Riannah f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rias m Dutch (Rare)

Rias m Pashto

Rica f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Ricarde f Gascon
Feminine form of Ricard, the Gascon form of Richard.

Ricardia f American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Ricario m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian and Spanish form of Richar.

Ricaut m Gascon
Gascon form of Richwald and Richold.

Ricca f Judeo-Italian

Riccardina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Riccarda.

Riccardu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Richard.

Ricciarda f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Riccarda.

Richa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Either derived from Norman riche "rich (possessing wealth)" or a contracted form of Richera.

Richa f Medieval Italian

Richad m Medieval German, German (Silesian), Silesian
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements ric "to rule" and hadu "battle, combat".

Richael f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicization of Ráichéal.

Richards m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Rihards and Latvian adoption of Richard.

Richardson m English
Transferred use of the surname Richardson.

Richarzh m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Richard.

Richat m Silesian
Variant of Richad.

Richaun m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rashaun inspired by the spelling of Richard.

Richbert m Germanic, Old High German
Variant of Ricbert.

Richéal f Irish (Rare)

Richel f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Richelle. It may also be used as a variant of Rachel.

Richel m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Rickel, last recorded in the 1700s.

Richel m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Rich-, most commonly Richard.

Richelda f Medieval Italian
Variant of Richilde.

Richeldis f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Latinate form of Richild.... [more]

Richella f English
Latinate form of Richelle.

Richella f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Richéal.

Richemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Rícmæg.

Richenda f English (British, Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of the medieval name Richenza, used since at least the 18th century. It is often regarded as a feminine form of Richard... [more]

Richenza f Polish, Medieval English, American (Rare), Medieval German
Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa.

Richer m Norman, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic name elements rih "ruler, king" or rihhi "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" and heri "army".

Richera f Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richer.

Richeut f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Richilde.

Richika f Indian (Rare)

Richilde f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Richild.

Richold m Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic elements rih meaning "power" and walt meaning "rule".

Richolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Richza f Medieval Jewish

Rickena f English (American, Rare)

Rickmay f Medieval English
Variant of Richemay.

Rícmæg f Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]

Ricolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Ricsige m Anglo-Saxon, History
Derived from the Old English elements ric "ruler, king" and sige "victory". This name was borne by Rīcsiġe of Northumbria, who became king of Northumbria from 873 until 876.

Rìcu m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Enrico.

Ricu m Sicilian, Sardinian, Lombard
Lombard, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Rico.

Ricuin m Medieval French
French form of Ricwin.

Ricus m Afrikaans
Short form of names ending in -ricus, such as Ulricus or Henricus.

Ridan m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 暖 (dan) meaning "warm" or 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rider m English
Transferred use of the surname Rider.

Ridle m German (Rare)
The name of the football player Ridle Baku was inspired by the surname of the German football player Karl-Heinz Riedle.

Ridorfo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Rudolph.

Riefge f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval German-Yiddish variant of Rifka.

Rieka f Indonesian

Rieke f German
Short form of Friederike and other names ending in -rike or -rieke.

Riella f Filipino (Rare)

Rielle f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -rielle.

Rienie f Afrikaans

Riesa f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Riet m Romansh
Variant of Riget, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.

Rieta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian riets "sunset".

Riëtte f Dutch
Short form of Henriëtte.

Riette f Afrikaans
Variant of Riëtte.

Rieul m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Regulus.

Riffca f Judeo-French
Judeo-French cognate of Rifka.

Rifoel m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Raphael.

Rifqa f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Arabic form and Judeo-Arabic transcription of Rivqah.

Rigard m Manx
Manx form of Richard.

Rigaut m Medieval Occitan

Rigels m Albanian

Rigewarg m Medieval Welsh

Righetta f Romansh (Archaic)
Feminine form of Righet.

Righteous m Romani (Archaic)

Rigmár f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rigobert m Germanic, History (Ecclesiastical)
Form of Ricbert. Saint Rigobert (died 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698.

Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).

Rigoberte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigobert.

Rihanna f Various (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna. This is borne by a famous singer, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as Rihanna.

Rihanne f Obscure

Riharda f Slovene
Feminine form of Rihard.

Rihen m Indian, Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rihmeek m Obscure
Possibly an anglicized spelling of an Arabic given name. Rihmeek is the middle name of Meek Mill born Robert Rihmeek Williams.

Riho m Estonian
Originally a short form of Richard, now used as a given name in its own right.

Riine f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Riinu f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Riivo m Estonian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Rijad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Riad.

Rijnhard m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch cognate of Reinhard.

Rikarda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Richárd.

Rike f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rikharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Richarda.

Rikilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Richild.

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rikitsa f Medieval Polish, Medieval Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Richiza.

Rikkell f English (American, Rare)

Riksa f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Rixa and Rikse.

Ríkví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Rilda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serilda and Sarilda.

Rilès m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rilie f & m American (Rare)

Rilind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rilind "to be reborn, to be revitalized; to revitalize".

Rilinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Rilind.

Rilynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rima f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Indonesian, Literature
Variant of Rim.

Rime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Rima.

Rimona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rimon.

Rimunda f Sardinian
Variant of Remunda.

Rina f Romansh
Truncated form of Catrina and Chatrina.

Rina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian rin "to renew, revive; to please; to appear anew, sprout up; newly to appear, be reinvigorated".

Rinald m Albanian
Albanian form of Rinaldo.

Rinalda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Rinaldo and Dutch variant form of Reinalda.

Rinalde f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Scots form of Raghnaid via the variant Raonaild.

Rinaldu m Sardinian

Rinardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rinaldo.

Rinata f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican variant of Renata.

Rinatu m Corsican
Corsican form of Renatus.

Rinawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rina and the feminine suffix -wati.

Rinduran m Medieval Cornish

Ringala f Romanian
Romanian form of Rimgailė. Not used as a given name.

Ringan m Scots
Scots variant of Ninian.

Ringolds m Latvian (Rare)

Rini m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Marinus.

Rinieri m Medieval Italian

Rinieru m Corsican
Corsican form of Riniero.

Rinon m Kosovar
Derived from Albanian rinon "to rejuvenate".

Rinor m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rinor "youthful".

Rinora f Albanian
Feminine form of Rinor.

Rinucciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Ríobhca f Irish

Riok m Breton
Means "kingly" from the Old Breton element ri "king, ruler".

Riol m Medieval Cornish

Ripeka f Maori
Maori form of Rebecca. It coincides with a Maori verb meaning "to crucify".

Riquard m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ricward.

Rique m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Henrique.

Riquelle f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".

Riquier m History (Ecclesiastical), Medieval French
French form of Richar.

Riria f Maori
Maori form of Lydia.

Riripeti f Maori
Maori form of Lilibeth.

Risa f English (American)
Either a short form of names ending in -risa or a transferred use of the surname.

Risa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form for Richiza and names that end in ris, risa, or rise.

Risa f Japanese

Risch m Romansh
Truncated form of Durisch.

Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.

Risette f Dutch (Rare)

Rishka f South African (Rare)

Rishona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rishon.

Risidderiu m Sicilian
Variant of Disidderiu.

Riska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Mariska.

Risko m Estonian

Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.

Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.

Risterucciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Ristituda f Corsican (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Rare variant of Ristituta.

Ristituta f Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Restituta.

Riszarda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Riszôrd and cognate of Ryszarda.

Riszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Riszarda.

Riszôrd m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Richard.

Rita f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Either derived from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá) meaning "true, enlightened, luminous, righteousness" or रीत (rīt) meaning "custom, rite, rule".

Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.

Ritabrata m Indian (Rare)

Ritchåd m Walloon
Walloon form of Richard. The name coincides with Walloon ritchåd "Eurasian jay (bird)".

Ritedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Rita.

Ritelda f Medieval Italian
Variant of Rithilde.

Rithika f Indian
Variant of Ritika.

Rithilde f Medieval Italian
From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rīdaną meaning "to ride" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".

Riti f Indian
Variant of Rita.

Ritimukta f Indian (Rare)

Ritma f Latvian
Either derived from Latvian ritms "rhythm" or from Latvian ritēt "to flow".

Rito m Romani (Archaic)

Ritona f Celtic Mythology
Ritona is a Celtic goddess chiefly venerated in the land of the Treveri in what is now Germany. Her name is related to the same root as Welsh rhyd "ford", which suggests that she was a goddess of fords.

Ritske m West Frisian
Diminutive of Ritse.

Ritums m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian ritums "flow, passage".

Ritvars m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ritēt “to flow” and vara ‎“power, force; reign".

Riu m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Catalan riu "river".

Rivana f American (South, Archaic)

Rivanna f American (South, Archaic)

Rivanon f Medieval Breton
Variant of Riwanon. This was the name of the mother of Saint Hervé.

Rivanone f Medieval Breton
Variant of Rivanon.

Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Rivo m Estonian
Variant of Riivo.

Riwal m Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri "king" and uuallon "valorous".

Riwallon m Medieval Breton
Variant of Riwal.

Riwan m Breton

Riwana f Breton
Feminine form of Riwan.

Riwanon f Breton
Breton cognate of Rhiannon. Saint Riwanon was the mother of Saint Hervé.

Riware m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri "king" and uuaroe "game". Saint Riware was the brother of Saint Riwanon and the uncle of Saint Hervé.

Rixa f German (Rare), Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian short form of names beginning with the element ric.

Rixen f Gascon (Archaic)
Gascon form of Rixende.

Rixenda f Medieval Occitan

Rixende f Medieval French
French form of Richisindis.

Riza f Filipino
Possibly a short form of Clarissa or derived from the surname Rizal.

Riza f Hungarian
Short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Rozália.

Rizardo m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Venetian form of Riccardo.

Rizuana f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Rizwana.

Rizzavoy f Romani (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reservoy.

Rmåke m Walloon
Walloon form of Remaclus.

Rmey m Walloon
Walloon form of Rémy.

Ró f Faroese (Modern)
Directly taken from Faroese ró "calm, tranquility; peace; quiet; rest".

Róa f Faroese
Variant of Róða.

Roa f Arabic, Muslim

Roan m English
Variant of Rowan.

Roan m Albanian

Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Roana f Medieval English

Roanna f English, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Roark m English, Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Ruarc.

Robard m Manx
Manx form of Robert.

Robartach m Old Celtic

Robb m English, Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Rob, used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.

Robecca f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Robèrt m Jèrriais, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Jèrriais. Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Robert.

Róberta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Róbert.

Robèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Roberta.

Robertin f Hungarian
Variant of Robertina.