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Rahadian m Indonesian
From the Old Javanese honorific title rahadyan meaning "lord, master" (spelled as radèn in modern Javanese).

Rahaf f Arabic
Means "delicate, fine, thin" in Arabic.

Rahah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic راحة (see Raha), as well as a Malay variant.

Rahardjo m Javanese
Older spelling of Raharjo based on Dutch orthography.

Rahav f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Rahab.

Rahayu f & m Javanese, Indonesian, Malay
Means "healthy, secure, safe, prosperous" in Javanese. It is a unisex (primarily feminine) name in Indonesia, while it is solely feminine in Malaysia.

Raheema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحيمة (see Rahima), as well as an Urdu variant.

Raheeq f & m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحيق (see Rahiq).

Rahele f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian راحله (see Raheleh).

Raheleh f Persian
Persian form of Rahila.

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

Rəhilə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rachel.

Rahila f Serbian
Serbian form of Rachel.

Rəhim m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rahim.

Rəhimə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Rəhim.

Rahimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحيمة (see Rahima), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Rahime f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Rahim.

Rahimjon m Uzbek, Tajik
From the given name Rahim combined with Persian جان (jān) meaning "soul, life".

Rahiq f & m Arabic
Means "nectar" in Arabic.

Rahiri m & f Maori
From rāhiri meaning "to welcome, respect". Also Maori form of Russell.

Rahmad m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmat.

Rahmadi m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmad.

Rahmah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحمة (see Rahma), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Rahmaniar f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rahma and the feminine suffix -niar.

Rahmansyah m Indonesian
From the name Rahman combined with Persian شاه (shāh) meaning "king".

Rahmat m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu, Persian, Pashto, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma) meaning "mercy".

Rahmatillo m Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek
Variant form of Rahmatullo.

Rahmatullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Rahmatullah.... [more]

Rahmatulloh m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Rahmawati f Indonesian
From Arabic رحْمة (raḥma) meaning "mercy" combined with the Indonesian feminine suffix -wati.

Rahmel m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ramel.

Rahmetullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Rahmatullah.

Rahmi f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic رُحْم (ruḥm) meaning "mercy".

Rahn m English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Rahn.... [more]

Rahotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ḥtp meaning "Ra is satisfied", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy".

Rahrakwasere m Mohawk
Means "he follows the moon" in Mohawk. Mohawk names are created uniquely for each individual and are not to be repeated while the bearer is living. There is currently a living bearer of this name.

Rahşan f Turkish
Turkish form of Rakhshan.

Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Raico m Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Rayco.

Ra'id m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رائد (see Raid).

Raid m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raido.

Raider m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word raider meaning "person who raids, plunderer, pirate". It also coincides with a surname (see Raider)... [more]

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]

Raife m English (British)
Variant of Rafe.

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
Māori form of Eliza.

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.

Raihanah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريحانة (see Rayhana), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Raija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Raisa 1.

Raik m German, East Frisian
Variant form of Reik.

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).

Raiko m Estonian
Variant of Raigo.

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

Raile f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili.

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

Railynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.

Raimbaut m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Raginbald.

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.

Raimundas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raymond.

Raimundus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Raimund.

Raina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rain 2.

Raina f Ukrainian (Archaic), Moldovan (Archaic)
Old Ukrainian and Moldovan form of Regina.

Raindi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun რაინდი (raindi) meaning "knight". This is a relatively modern name, which might possibly have been inspired by the Georgian rock band რკინის რაინდი (Rkinis Raindi), whose name means "Iron Knight"... [more]

Raine f Estonian
Variant of Raina.

Rainee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey.

Rainerius m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Rayner.

Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.

Rainfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Raginfrid, which is the Germanic cognate of the ancient Scandinavian name Ragnfríðr (see Randi 2)... [more]

Rainhard m German (Rare)
Variant of Reinhard.

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

Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.

Raino m Estonian
Variant of Rain 2.

Rainolf m Germanic
Short form of Raginolf.

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.

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

Rajaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1).

Rajae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1) chiefly used in Morocco.

Rajalakshmi f Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Combination of the names Raja 2 and Lakshmi.

Rajan m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan) meaning "king".

Rajarajan m Indian, Tamil
Means "king of kings", derived from Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan) meaning "king, sovereign".

Rajbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Raječka f Belarusian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Rajeh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic راجح (see Rajih).

Rajel f Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Rachel.

Rajeshwari f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
From Sanskrit राजराजेश्वरी (Rājarājeśvarī) meaning "Queen of Queens", another name for Tripura Sundari ("Goddess of Three Cities").

Rajih m Arabic
Means "predominant, superior, preferred, favoured" in Arabic, from the root رجح (rajaḥa) meaning "to outweigh".

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

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 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.

Rajpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Rajpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" combined with प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Rajvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵੰਤ (see Rajwant).

Rajveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵੀਰ (see Rajvir).

Rajvinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਾਜਵਿੰਦਰ (see Rajwinder).

Rajvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Rajbir.

Rajwant m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit राज (raja) meaning "king" combined with वती (vatī) meaning "having".

Rajwinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Rajinder.

Rak f & m Thai
Means "love" in Thai.

Raka m & f Javanese, Balinese
Means "older sibling" in Javanese and Balinese.

Rakchai m Thai
From Thai รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Rakefet f Hebrew (Rare)
Place name in Israel, means "cyclamen".

Rakhat m & f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Rahat. It is primarily a masculine name in Kazakhstan (though it receives some female usage), while it is more feminine in Kyrgyzstan.

Rakhel f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew spelling of a Judeo-Spanish variant of Rachel.

Rakhim m Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare), Ingush
Kazakh, Uzbek, and Ingush form of Rahim.

Rakhimzhan m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Rakhim and Kazakh жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).

Rakhma f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahma.

Rakhmad m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmat.

Rakhmadi m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmad.

Rakhman m Chechen, Kyrgyz, Indonesian
Chechen, Kyrgyz and Indonesian form of Rahman.

Rakhmat m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rakhmatullah m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rakhmatullah.

Rakhmawati f Indonesian
Variant of Rahmawati.

Rakhshan f Persian
Means "bright, luminous" in Persian.

Rakhshandeh f Persian
Means "bright, radiant" in Persian.

Rakhym m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Rahim.

Rakila f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rahila.

Rakim m Filipino, Maranao, Indonesian
Maranao and Indonesian form of Rahim.

Rákis f Hungarian
Old Hungarian diminutive of Ráhel and Ráchel.

Rakphong m Thai
From Thai รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Rakpong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Rakphong.

Raksak m Thai
From Thai รักษ์ (rak) meaning "protect, guard, defend" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".

Raksha f Indian, Hindi
Means "protection, preservation, care" or "guard, sentinel; protective charm" in Sanskrit.

Raksmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).

Raku m Japanese
From Japanese 樂 or 楽 (raku) meaning "ease, simplicity, comfort, enjoyment, music" or a combination of 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago"... [more]

Rakuko f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "enjoyment, comfort, ease, music" or 洛 (raku) meaning "Kyoto, capital city" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rakul f Faroese
Faroese form of Rachel.

Raley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

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

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

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

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

Ralle m Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Ralph.

Ralphe f English (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Ralph.

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

Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]

Ralphonus m Obscure (Rare)
An elaboration on Ralph.

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

Ram m Chin
Means "land, country" in Hakha Chin.

Ramadansyah m Indonesian
Combination of the name Ramadan and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Ramadhan m Arabic, Indonesian, Swahili
Alternate transcription of Arabic رمضان (see Ramadan), as well as the Indonesian and Swahili form.

Ramadhansyah m Indonesian
Variant of Ramadansyah.

Ramadzan m Malay
Malay form of Ramadan.

Ramal m Azerbaijani
Variant of Ramil.

Ramaldan m Lezgin (Rare)
Lezgin form of Ramadan.

Ramanan m Tamil, Malayalam
Tamil and Malayalam form of Ramana.

Ramanathan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Means "protector of Rama", derived from Sanskrit नाथ (nāthá) meaning "protector, possessor, owner" combined with the name of the Hindu god Rama 1.

Ramandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit रमण (ramaṇa) meaning "pleasing, delightful" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Ramandip m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਰਮਨਦੀਪ (see Ramandeep).

Ramanpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit रमण (ramaṇa) meaning "pleasing, delightful" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Ramantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Ramantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramantas.

Ramaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ramaz.

Ramazon m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of رمضان (Ramazan), which is the Persian and Ottoman Turkish form of Ramadan.

Rambald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

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

Rambalduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rambaldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Ramban m History
A Hebrew acronym R-M-B-N (/ˌrɑːmˈbɑːn/; רמב״ן‎) from Rabbeinu Mōšeh bēn-Nāḥmān, "Our Rabbi Moses son of Nahman"). It is the Hebrew name of Nachmanides.

Rambaud m Provençal
Younger form of Raimbaut.

Ramberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).

Rambertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Ramberto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rambha f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Assamese
Means "plantain" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of an apsara (female celestial spirit) known for her talent in dance and music.

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.

Ramborg f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Ragnborg.

Ramdan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Ramadan.

Ramdane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ramadan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ramdhan m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ramadan.

Ramdhane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رمضان (see Ramadan) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ramdzan m Malay
Malay form of Ramadan.

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 Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic رامز (see Ramiz), as well as the usual Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Ramel m African American
Invented name combining the popular prefix ra with the given name Jamel.

Ramelan m Javanese
Javanese form of Ramadan.

Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.

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

Ramez m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رامز (see Ramiz).

Ramezan m Persian
Persian form of Ramadan.

Ramfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Rami m Hebrew
Diminutive of names like Ram 1 and Rachamim.

Ramiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Ramiel.

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

Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.

Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).

Ramlan m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Indonesian and Malay ramalan meaning "prediction, prophecy".

Ramlee m Malay
Malay variant of Ramli.

Ramley m Malay
Malay variant of Ramli.

Ramli m Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 11th-century Islamic scholar and jurist Shams al-Din al-Ramli, whose name was derived from the village of Ramlah in Egypt.

Ramlie m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Ramli.

Ramly m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Ramli.

Ramnaresh m Indian, Hindi
Combination of Ram 2 and Naresh.

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

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

Ramonet m Medieval Spanish
Diminutive of Ramon.

Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.

Ramoon f Dutch
Short form of Ramona.... [more]

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Ramose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ms meaning "Ra is born", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with the root msj "to be born"... [more]

Ramoth-gilead m English (Puritan)
Meaning "heights of Gilead," it was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan river in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay-Rheims Bible... [more]

Ramoun m Provençal
Provençal form of Raymond.

Ramoundo f Provençal
Provençal form of Raymonde.

Ramozon m Uzbek
Variant of Ramazon, which is the main Uzbek form of Ramazan (see Ramadan).

Rampai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ramphai.

Rampha f Thai
Means "angel" in Thai.

Ramphai f Thai
Means "beautiful, pretty" in Thai.

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

Ramtrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with þruþ "strength."

Ramu f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ra) meaning "beautiful, lovely, resplendent" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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

Ramund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Ramūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramūnas.

Ramvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Ramvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramvydas.

Ramward m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ramzes m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rameses.

Ramziya f Tatar, Bashkir (Russified)
Tatar and Russified Bashkir feminine form of Ramzi.

Ramzy m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رمزي (see Ramzi).

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冉 (rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然 (rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染 (rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

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).

Ranalt f Irish
Anglicized form of Raghnailt. A 12th-century bearer was Ranalt O'Farrell, wife of Hugh O'Connor, the last king of Connacht.

Ranana f Hebrew
Derived from the classical Hebrew רְנָנָה meaning "happiness, singing, rejoicing"

Ranavalona f History
Means "folded, kept aside" or "calm, smooth" in Malagasy. This was the name of three queens of Madagascar.

Ranbir m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, gladness" combined with वीर (vīrá) meaning "man, hero, husband".

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

Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.

Randel m Estonian
Variant of Rando.

Randen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Randon.

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]

Randon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Randon.

Rane f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rana.

Ranee f English
Variant of Renee.

Raneem f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رنيم (see Ranim).

Ranfar m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning and origin unknown. This name is borne by the Dutch (protestant) preacher Ranfar Kouwijzer (b. 1973), who occasionally has interviews with the media and also writes columns and articles for Dutch newspapers (such as Trouw)... [more]

Ranga m Indian
From Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga) "hue, colour, dye".

Rangana m & f Sinhalese
Means "actor" or "dancing" in Sinhalese.

Ranganathan m Indian, Tamil
It is derived from the Sanskrit name Ranganatha, which is the name of the Hindu god Vishnu.

Rangda f Indonesian Mythology
Means "widow" in Balinese. In Balinese mythology this is the name of a demon who embodies the forces of evil, considered the nemesis of Barong. Her eternal battle with Barong is depicted in Balinese dance, in which she is portrayed as an old woman with long hair and nails and a terrifying face with fangs, protruding eyes and a long tongue.

Rangdol m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རང་གྲོལ (rang-grol) meaning "self-liberation, self-release".

Rangeen m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto رنګين (see Rangin).

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

Ranger m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

Rangga m Javanese, Indonesian
From a Javanese title historically used for an assistant of a prince or village chief.

Rangin m Pashto
Means "colourful, pretty, beautiful" in Pashto, ultimately from Persian رنگ (rang) meaning "colour".

Ranginui m Polynesian Mythology, Maori, Cook Islands Maori
Derived from Rangi and nui meaning "large, big, vast, great." This is another name for the Maori god of the sky.

Rangsan m Thai
Means "create, establish" or "appoint" in Thai.

Rangsima f Thai
From Thai รังสี (rangsi) meaning "ray, light".

Ranhilda f Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Ragnhild.

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

Raniah f Arabic, Indonesian
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rania.

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.

Ranildo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Ranilda.

Ranim f Arabic
Means "musical ringing sound, sweet singing voice" in Arabic, from the root رنم (ranima) meaning "to sing a song, to chant, to recite in a singsong voice".

Ranime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of رنيم (see Ranim), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ranimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranja f German
Form of Rania, using German phonetics.

Ranjan m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रञ्जन (rañjana) meaning "pleasing, gratifying, delighting".

Ranjana f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Feminine form of Ranjan.

Ranjith m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Sinhalese
Southern Indian and Sinhalese form of Ranjit.

Ranka f Old Norse
Short form of Ragneiðr (variant of Ragnheiðr) or Ragnhildr.

Ranlyn m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Randulph.

Ranmaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Ran combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]

Ranno m Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Rando.

Rannvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Rannveig.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

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

Ranolf m Germanic
Variant of Ranulf.

Raʼnoxon f Uzbek
From the given name Ra'no and xon meaning "king, ruler".

Ranran f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo" or 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or 爛 (ran) meaning "be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester" or 乱 (ran) meaning "chaos, disorder, revolt, rebellion" combined with 々 an iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous kanji... [more]

Ranu m Javanese
Means "lake, pond, body of water" in Javanese.

Ranuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Raniero, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Ranulf m Germanic, German
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Ranveig f Norwegian
Variant of Rannveig.

Rany f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Ranie.

Ranze f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Ran combined with 世 (se) meaning "generation," likely introduced by Ranze Edō (江藤 蘭世), the main character in the manga and anime series 'Tokimeki Tonight'.... [more]

Raol m Gascon
Gascon form of Raúl.

Raols m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal of Raúl.