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Raya f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic ريا (raya) meaning "aroma, fragrance, perfume" or راية (rayah) meaning "flag, banner, ensign".

Rayane m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Rayan (chiefly Maghrebi).

Rayhon f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Rayhana.

Raykhanat f Chechen
Chechen form of Rayhana.

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Razak m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Razzaq as well as the Malay form.

Razali m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Ghazali.

Razhab m Dagestani
Lak form of Rajab.

Razia f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رضي (radhiyy) meaning "satisfied, pleased, content".

Razif m Malay, Bashkir
Possibly derived from Persian راضی‎ (razi) meaning "content, pleased, satisfied" (of Arabic origin).

Razmal m Muslim (Rare)

Razmig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Razmik.

Razmik m Armenian
Means "warrior, soldier" from Armenian ռազմ (ṙazm) meaning "battle, war".

Rebiat f Chechen

Rebieka f Obscure

Réda m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Redha m Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Ridha as well as the Indonesian form.

Redhuan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Redouan m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Redouane (chiefly Moroccan).

Rédouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Redouane chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ridwan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Reduan m Malay, Bengali
Malay and Bengali variant of Ridwan.

Redvan m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Ridwan.

Redza m Malay
Malay variant of Rida.

Redzuan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Redzuwan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Redzwan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Reema f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
Means "an elongated, narrow opening or fissure" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Reeta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant transcription of Rita.

Reetika f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Ritika.

Reetu f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant transcription of Ritu.

Refat m Arabic, Bengali, Crimean Tatar
Alternate transcription of Arabic رفعت (see Rifat), as well as the Bengali and Crimean Tatar form.

Refiyîk m Crimean Tatar

Rege f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rege "myth, tale, saga, legend".

Reichelle f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Reimu m Estonian
Variant of Reimo.

Reina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rein as well as a contracted form of Regiina.

Reinalyn f Filipino
Combination of Reina 1 and the popular suffix -lyn.

Reio m Estonian
Variant of Reigo.

Rejab m Malay
Malay variant of Rajab.

Rekha f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
Means "streak, stripe, line" in Sanskrit.

Remzi m Turkish, Albanian, Crimean Tatar
Turkish, Albanian and Crimean Tatar form of Ramzi.

Remzie f Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Albanian and Crimean Tatar feminine form of Remzi.

Renu f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Thai, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit रेणु (renu) meaning "dust, pollen".

Renuka f Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit रेणुका (renuka) referring to a kind of medicine and perfume said to be fragrant, bitter-tasting and greyish in colour. This is the name of a Hindu goddess particularly revered in parts of western and southern India.

Resham f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Means "silk" in Hindi.

Reshef m Hebrew
Variant of Resheph.

Resheph m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derived from Semitic ršf meaning "to absorb, to consume" or "to burn" (descended into Hebrew as רשף (reshef) "burning heat" or "plague"). This was the name of a Canaanite and Semitic deity of plague, the underworld, and war.

Reski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Respati m & f Javanese
Means "Thursday" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati).

Respitius m German (Bessarabian)

Restu m & f Indonesian
Means "blessing, benediction" in Indonesian.

Retno f & m Javanese
From Javanese rêtna meaning "diamond, jewel", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Revmir m Soviet, Russian
Variant form of Revomir.

Revolt m Soviet, Russian
This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Revolyutsiya f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution". Like names such as Melor and Vilen, this name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Rexhep m Albanian
Albanian form of Rajab.

Reyhaneh f Persian
Persian form of Rayhana.

Reynalyn f Filipino
Variant of Reinalyn.

Rezeda f Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen (Rare)
Derived from Tatar рәсидә (räsidä) meaning "mature, ripe"; ultimately from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) "to be well guided, to be of age".

Rezida f Bashkir, Tatar, Chechen (Rare)
Variant of Rezeda.

Rezki m Kabyle
Variant of Arezki.

Rezki m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rezky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Reznik m Literature
Derived from the Czech word "řezník" meaning "butcher". It is also the name of a character from the novel "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey.

Rezsö m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rezső.

Rezuan m Malay, Bengali, Kabardian
Malay, Bengali and Kabardian form of Ridwan.

Riadh m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian Maghrebi transcription of Riad.

Ric m English
Short form of Richard, Eric, or names with rick or ric, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Richey m English
Variant of Richie.

Riddha f & m Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
From Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛddhi) meaning "prosperity, success, wealth".

Ridhima f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛddhi) meaning "success, wealth, fortune".

Ridho m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ridha.

Ridhuan m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Ridwan.

Ridhwan m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Ridwan.

Ridouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Ridwan (chiefly Moroccan).

Riduan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Ridwan.

Riduwan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ridwan.

Ridza m Malay
Malay variant of Rida.

Ridzuan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Ridzuwan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Ridzwan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Rif m Bashkir, Tatar
Either derived from Arabic رِيف (rīf) meaning "country, countryside" or a Bashkir and Tatar form of the name Arif.

Rifqät m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rifat.

Rigzin m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese, Ladakhi
From Tibetan རིག་འཛིན (rig-dzin) meaning "holder of knowledge", derived from རིག (rig) meaning "knowledge, awareness" and འཛིན (dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".

Riichi m Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) "reason, logic" or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one"... [more]

Riichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) "reason, logic" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 郎 (rō) "son"... [more]

Rika f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 里 (ri) meaning "village", or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", or 化 (ka) meaning "to change, to influence"... [more]

Rina f Javanese, Indonesian
Means "day, daytime" in Javanese.

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

Rinchen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རིན་ཆེན (rin-chen) meaning "treasure, gem, jewel".

Rinchin m & f Tibetan, Buryat, Mongolian
Tibetan alternate transcription of Rinchen as well as the Buryat and Mongolian form. In Buryatia it is solely used as a masculine name.

Rindra f & m Malagasy
Means "harmony, order, arrangement" in Malagasy.

Rindu f Indonesian
Means "longing, yearning, ache" in Indonesian.

Ririn f Indonesian

Rishat m Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh
Tatar, Bashkir and Kazakh form of Rashad or Rashid.

Rishod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Rashid.

Riski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Risky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Risna f Indonesian

Risnawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Risna and the feminine suffix -wati.

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

Rith m Khmer
Means "powerful, mighty" or "success, achievement" in Khmer.

Ritthichai m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Ritthirong m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and รงค์ (rong) meaning "colour".

Ritthisak m Thai
From Thai ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Ritwan m Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian and Thai form of Ridwan.

Ritwik m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú) meaning "fixed point in time, period, epoch" which refers to the यज्ञ (yajñá), an act of worship or ritual sacrifice in Hinduism.

Rixiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]

Riyad m Arabic
Variant transcription of Riad.

Riyanto m Javanese

Riz m & f Urdu
Short form of Rizwan or Rizwana.

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

Riza m Indonesian, Albanian
Indonesian and Albanian form of Ridha.

Rizal m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic رجال (rijāl) meaning "infantrymen, footsoldiers" or "men", the plural of راجل (rājil) meaning "footsoldier" or رجل (rajul) meaning "man".

Rizalina f Filipino
Feminine form of Rizalino.

Rizalino m Filipino
Diminutive of the surname Rizal, given in honour of the Filipino nationalist José Rizal (1861-1896).

Rizka f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizuan m Malay
Malay variant of Ridwan.

Rizvadi m Chechen

Rizvan m Chechen, Dagestani
Chechen and Dagestani form of Ridwan.

Rizvon m Tajik
Tajik form of Ridwan.

Rizwangul f Uyghur
From the given name Rizwan combined with Uyghur گۈل (gül) meaning "flower".

Rizza f Filipino
Variant of Riza.

Rocaya f Maranao
Maranao form of Ruqayya.

Rocha f Sanskrit (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit रोच (rocá) meaning "shining, radiant".

Rochani f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit रोचनी (roćani) meaning “yellow, red arsenic”.

Rochdi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) meaning "to go the right way, to be well guided", etymologically related to Rashad and Rashid.

Rochmad m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rochman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Rahman.

Rochmat m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Roestam m Indonesian
Older spelling of Rustam based on Dutch orthography.

Rogayah f Malay, Indonesian
Malaya and Indonesian form of Ruqayya.

Rohaifah f Maranao
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Rohani f Indonesian, Malay
Means "spiritual" in Indonesian and Malay, derived from roh meaning "spirit, soul" (of Arabic origin).

Rohayu f Malay
Malay variant of Rahayu.

Rohim m Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian and Thai form of Rahim.

Rohimah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Rahima.

Rohmad m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rohman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Rahman.

Rohmat m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rokapi m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Rokapi was an evil spirit and the leader of the kudiani (a group of witches) in Georgian mythology. He was punished by Ghmerti and chained to a column underneath the earth, where he ate the hearts of humans that his kudianis would bring to him... [more]

Rokhaya f Western African
Form of Ruqayyah used in parts of western Africa (particularly Senegal).

Rokhmad m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rokhman m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Rahman.

Rokhmat m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rokiah f Malay
Malay form of Ruqayyah.

Rokiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ruqayyah.

Roksalana f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Roxelana.

Rollex m Filipino, English

Romadhon m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ramadan.

Romadon m Indonesian, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian and Thai form of Ramadan.

Romaisa f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa), as well as the Urdu form.

Romaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Romania f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Romanius.... [more]

Romauli f Batak
From Batak roma meaning "come, arrive" and uli meaning "good, beautiful".

Romlee m Thai (Muslim), Malay
Variant of Ramli also used in Thailand.

Romli m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Variant of Ramli, also used in Thailand.

Romlyn m Popular Culture
The name of a Dark Elf in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Ronak f Persian, Kurdish
Derived from Central Kurdish ڕووناک‎ (rûnak) or Northern Kurdish ronak meaning "light, bright, luminous".

Rongbin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 榮 (róng) meaning "glory, honour" or 熔 (róng) meaning "to melt" combined with 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined, elegant" or 賓 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other character combinations.

Ronghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "flower"... [more]

Roodabeh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رودابه‎‎ (see Rudabeh).

Roopa f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Variant transcription of Rupa more common in southern India.

Ropt-yn m Chukchi

Ropt-yna f Chukchi
Feminine form of Ropt-yn.

Rosdi m Malay
Malay form of Rushdi.

Rosdiana f Indonesian
Probably a feminine elaboration of Rosdi.

Rosdy m Malay
Malay form of Rushdi.

Rosen m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.

Rosenia f Spanish (Latin American), Romani (Archaic)

Roshangul f Kazakh (Rare)
Combination of Roshan and Gul.

Roshna f Indian, Malayalam, Urdu
Derived from Persian روشن (roshan) meaning "light, bright".

Roslan m Malay
Malay variant of Ruslan.

Roslee m Malay
Variant of Rusli.

Rosli m Malay
Malay variant of Rusli.

Roslie m Malay
Variant of Rusli.

Roslina f Malay, Indonesian

Roslinah f Malay
Variant of Roslina.

Roslinawati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Roslina and the feminine suffix -wati or alternatively, Ros and Linawati.

Roslinda f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Rosalind.

Roslindah f Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Roslinda.

Rosly m Malay
Variant of Rusli.

Rosma f Indonesian, Malay

Rosman m Malay, Indonesian
Malay form of Rusman as well as an Indonesian variant.

Rosmaniar f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rosma and the feminine suffix -niar.

Rosmawati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of the name Rosma and the feminine suffix -wati.

Rosna f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Roshna.

Rosnah f Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Rosna.

Rosnani f Malay, Indonesian

Rosnawati f Indonesian
Combination of Rosna and the feminine suffix -wati.

Rosni f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Roshni.

Rosnita f Indonesian, Malay
Elaboration of Rosni.

Rostum m Filipino

Rotua f Batak
From Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and tua meaning "good luck, blessing".

Rövşən m Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian روشن (rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".

Rovzan f Chechen
Derived from Arabic روضة (rawḍa) meaning "garden, flower garden".

Roxeanne f English (Rare)
Variant of Roxanne.

Rozaimi m Malay
Meaning unknown.

Rozali m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Ghazali.

Rozita f Malay, Persian
Malay and Persian form of Rosita.

Rsholin m Nivkh (Archaic)
Traditional Nivkh name of unknown meaning. Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.

Ruataata m Tahitian
Means "two people"; a combination of Tahitian rua "two" and ta'ata "human".

Rubaba f Bengali, Azerbaijani
Bengali form of Rubab as well as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Rübabə.

Rubati f Chechen (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Rubilyn f Filipino
Variant of Rubylyn.

Rubylyn f Filipino
Combination of Ruby and the popular suffix -lyn.

Ruchira f & m Thai, Sinhalese, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit रुचिर (rucira) meaning "brilliant, radiant, agreeable, splendid". It is used as a feminine name in Thailand and India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Rudabeh f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Persian رود (rōd) meaning "river, torrent" and آب (āb) meaning "water". In the Persian epic the Shahnameh Rudabeh was the mother of the hero Rostam and the wife of Zal.

Rudrigu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rodrigo.

Ruetai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Ruethai.

Ruethai f & m Thai
Means "heart, mind" in Thai.

Rüfət m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rifat.

Rugayah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Ruqayya.

Rugiyya f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Ruqayyah.

Ruhollah m Persian
Persian form of Ruhullah. A notable bearer was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900-1979), a former Shia Muslim leader and the founder of the Iranian Islamic Republic.

Ruhsora f Uzbek (Rare), Tajik (Rare)
Means "pink-cheeked" from Persian رخ (rux) meaning "cheek, face" combined with صورتی (surati) meaning "pink". It could also be derived from Persian روح (ruh) meaning "spirit, soul, essence" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "clean, pure".

Ruilin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]

Rujira f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ruchira.

Rukiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ruqayyah.

Rukiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ruqayyah.

Rultk-ynevyt f Chukchi

Rultk-ynkev m Chukchi

Rumaythah m Medieval Arabic
Of unknown meaning. This was the name of two Emirs of Mecca.

Rumelyana f Bulgarian

Rumeshika f Sinhalese (Rare)

Rumi f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", or 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Rumiko f Japanese
From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow", or 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Rumisa f Chechen
Derived from Arabic رَمْز (ramz) meaning "sign, code, mark, symbol".

Rumondang f Batak
Means "moon, moonbeam" in Batak.

Rungnapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Rungnapha.

Rungnapha f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak, bright" and นภา (napha) meaning "sky".

Rungrat f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rûng) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and รัตน์ (rát) meaning "jewel, gem, precious stone".

Rungrot m Thai
Means "flourishing, thriving, glorious, illustrious" in Thai.

Rungthip f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "celestial, divine".

Rungthiwa f Thai
From Thai รุ่ง (rung) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and ทิวา (thiwa) meaning "day, daytime".

Ruofei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 若 (ruò) meaning "like, as" combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 霏 (fēi) meaning "fall of snow". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Rupali f Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi
From Sanskrit रूप (rupa) meaning "shape, beauty, form".

Ruqayyat f Chechen
Chechen form of Ruqayyah.

Rusa f Georgian
Short form of Rusudan.

Rusdi m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rushdi.

Rusdiana f Indonesian
Feminine form of Rusdi.

Rusdianto m Indonesian
Combination of the names Rusdi and Yanto.

Rusdy m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rushdi.

Rushan m Tatar
Tatar form of Roshan.

Rushana f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Rushena.

Rushdi m Arabic
Means "reason, rationality" in Arabic, from the word رَشَدَ (rashada) meaning "to be on the right path, to be rightly guided".

Rushena f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian روشن (rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".

Ruslanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ruslan.

Ruslanbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of the name Ruslan and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Ruslans m Latvian
Latvian form of Ruslan.

Ruslee m Thai (Muslim), Malay
Thai form of Rusli as well as a Malay variant.

Rusli m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic رسول (rasul) meaning "prophet, messenger".

Ruslina f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Roslina.

Ruslinda f Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Roslinda.

Rusly m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Rusli.

Rusman m Indonesian

Rustem m Tatar, Bashkir, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Tatar and Bashkir variant transcription of Röstäm as well as the Crimean Tatar, Albanian and Kazakh form of Rostam.

Rusydi m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rushdi.

Ruvayda f Chechen
Chechen form of Ruwayda.

Ruvym m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Reuben.

Rüya f Turkish
Means "dream" in Turkish.

Ruyi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if" combined with 意 (yì) meaning "thought, idea, intention", 熤 (yì) meaning "person" or 憶 (yì) meaning "memory, remember, reminisce"... [more]

Ruzina f Indian (Muslim, Rare)

Ryad m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Riad (chiefly Algerian).

Rycia f Yiddish
Variant of Rysia.

Ryomi m & f Japanese (Rare)

Rysbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz ырыс (yrys) meaning "happiness, fortune" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Ryśka f Polish
Diminutive of Ryszarda.

Rytkheu m Chukchi
Means "unknown" in Chukchi. A bearer is Yuri Rytkheu, born Rytkheu, a Chukchi-Russian writer.

Ryūko f & m Japanese
From Ryū combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." The combination 龍虎/竜虎, literally meaning "dragon and tiger" and extended to refer to two mighty rivals, is sometimes used (though exclusively for boys) as is the case for actor Ryūko Isogai (磯貝 龍乎) (1987-), who was born with the given name 龍虎.

Ryurik m Russian
Variant transcription of Rurik.

Səadət f Azerbaijani
Means "happiness" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic سعادة (sa'adah).

Saadi m Arabic
Variant transcription of Sa'di.

Saadia f Arabic, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Sa'dia as well as the Urdu form.

Saadia m Hebrew (Rare)
From Hebrew סעד‎ (sa'ad) meaning "to support", though it is sometimes considered a Hebrew form of the Arabic name Sa'id.

Sa'adiah f Malay
Variant of Saadiah.

Saadiah f Malay
Malay form of Sadia.

Saadiya f Western African, Indian (Muslim)
Form of Sa'dia used in Western Africa and India.

Saalim m Dhivehi, Indian (Muslim)
Dhivehi and South Indian Muslim form of Salim.

Saan m Indonesian

Saanjali f Indian (Rare, ?)

Saanvi f Indian, Hinduism
Believed to be another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, though its ultimate meaning and origin are uncertain. It may be from Sanskrit सा (sa) referring to Lakshmi combined with अन्वि (anvi) meaning "follow, pursue, go after" or from सानु (sanu) meaning "peak, summit, ridge".

Saaryn m Yakut
Means "one with a developed lower body, 'Don Juan', a favorite of women".

Saaskiya f Yakut

Sabai f Burmese
Means "jasmine" in Burmese, borrowed from Hindi चमेली (chameli).

Sabam m Batak
Means "patient, steadfast" in Batak.

Sabar m Indonesian
Means "patient, forbearing" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic صبر (ṣabr).

Sabariah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic صبر (sabr) meaning "patience, endurance, forbearance".

Sabila f Arabic, Indonesian
Strictly feminine form of Sabil.

Səbinə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic صَبِيَّة (ṣabiyya) meaning "girl, young woman".

Sabir m Arabic, Urdu, Azerbaijani
Means "patient, steadfast, enduring" in Arabic, from the root صابر (ṣābara) meaning "to bear, to be patient, to endure".

Sabira f Arabic, Urdu, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Sabir.

Sabirat f Dagestani
Lak form of Sabira.

Sabirzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Сабыржан (see Sabyrzhan).

Sabit m Arabic, Turkish, Kazakh, Bosnian, Azerbaijani, Albanian
Arabic alternate transcription of Thabit as well as the form used in various languages.

Sabita f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Bengali, Odia and Assamese form of Savita.

Sabitri f Indian, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Savitri.

Sabrina f Arabic (Rare), Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Means "patience" in Arabic, derived from Arabic صَبَرَ (ṣabara) meaning "to be patient, to have patience".

Sabrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Sabreen. Also compare Sabrina.