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Remismund m Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
rimis "silence" combined with Old High German
mund "protection." This name might also be a variant of
Reginmund. Remismund was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.
Remmelt m West FrisianDerived from Old Frisian
hremn or
hrefn "raven" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Remo f Soviet, RussianAcronym of the Russian words революция
(revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация
(elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мобилизация
(mobilizatsiya) meaning "mobilization" or мировой Октябрь
(mirovoy Oktyabr) meaning "world's October"... [
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Rena f JapaneseFrom 玲 (
re) meaning "sound of jewels, tinkling", 怜 (
re) meaning "wise", 伶 (
re) meaning "actor" and 七 (
na) meaning "seven", 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (
na) meaning "apple tree, what?, Nara"... [
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Renaat m Dutch (Rare), FlemishDutch form of
Renatus. Known bearers of this name include the Flemish politician Renaat Landuyt (b. 1959) and the Flemish architect Renaat Braem (1910-2001).
Rendra m IndonesianMeans "firm belief" or "straightforward, sharp" in Indonesian.
Renesres f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
rn.s-rs meaning "her name is awake", derived from
rn "name, identity, reputation" combined with the suffix
.s "she, her, hers" and
rs "to wake, awaken".
Renge f & m JapaneseFrom 蓮華/蓮花
(renge), referring to the lotus flower that is sacred to Buddhists, as well as Hindus.... [
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Renovata f English (Puritan)Derived from Latin
renovata meaning "renewed, restored, revived". Its use as a given name during the Reformation was possibly inspired by the renovation of the Church.
Renpetnefer f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from
rnpt "year" (or the name of
Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with
nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".
Renta m JapaneseFrom Japanese 蓮 (
ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Rentap m IbanMeans "tremor, shake, collapse" in Iban. This was the name of a 19th-century Iban hero.
Renu f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Thai, NepaliFrom Sanskrit रेणु
(reṇu) meaning "dust, pollen".
Reo m & f Japanese (Modern)Borrowed from
Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [
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Repent m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin." Name given to 'bastard' children.
Repentance f & m English (Puritan), RomaniMiddle English: from Old French
repentir, from
re- (expressing intensive force) +
pentir (based on Latin
paenitere ‘cause to repent’). Meaning, " the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs." Referring to being sorry for one's sins... [
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Rephaim m LiteratureUsed in the 'House of Night' series of fantasy novels (written by American author P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast), where it belongs to the favorite son of the fallen angel Kalona. It is probably taken a biblical term which "can refer either to a mythical race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld."
Replenish f English (Puritan)From late Middle English (in the sense ‘supply abundantly’) from Old French
repleniss-, lengthened stem of
replenir, from
re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) +
plenir ‘fill’ (from Latin plenus ‘full’)... [
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Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary
La Virgen del Reposo and
Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [
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Rere f & m SundaneseSundanese diminutive of names containing the sound
re (or other similar sounds), such as
Restu or
Reza.
Reremoana f MaoriMeans "water flowing to the sea" in Maori, from
rere "flow" and
moana "sea".
Reservoir f Romani (Rare, Archaic)From the English word. In the case of Reservoir Smith, a gypsy girl, daughter of Shadrack Smith, she had reputedly received her name from the site, close to a reservoir, where she was born.
Resheph m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic MythologyDerived 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.
Respati m & f JavaneseMeans "Thursday" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit बृहस्पति
(bṛhaspati).
Restitutus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from Latin
restitutus meaning "replaced, restored" as well as "revived", itself ultimately derived from the Latin verb
restituo meaning "to replace, to restore" and "to revive".... [
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Restore m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.
Restytut m Polish (Rare)Polish form of
Restitutus. A known bearer of this name was the Polish historian and political activist Restytut Staniewicz (1929-2011).
Retno f & m JavaneseFrom Javanese
rêtna meaning "diamond, jewel", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Retsu m & f Japanese (Rare)Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 烈 meaning "violent, furious; extreme, intense" and 洌 meaning "pure."... [
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Retsuko f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 烈 (
retsu) meaning "fury, rage, violent, vehement" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child." This is the name of the protagonist of the 2016 Sanrio anime 'Aggressive Retsuko'.
Reunan m BretonVariant of
Ronan. The name may also be derived from Breton
reunig "seal" and thus have arisen as a direct translation of
Rónán.
Revel m EnglishMeaning, "enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing."
Revelation m & f EnglishFrom the English word
revelation, ultimately from Latin
revēlātiō "disclosure".
Reverianus m Late RomanExtended form of
Reverius. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century, who had left his native Italy for missionary work in Roman Gaul, but was eventually martyred.
Revival m & f EnglishMeaning, "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French
revivre, from Latin
revivere "to live again," from
re- "again" +
vivere "to live."
Revocatus m Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic)Derived from Latin
revocatus meaning "recalled, called back", which in turn is derived from the Latin verb
revoco meaning "to recall, to call back" as well as "to revive". Also compare the English word
revocable, which is etymologically related.... [
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Revolt m English (Puritan)Derived from the English noun
revolt, which is a term used to refer to an act of rebellion. This word was used as a given name by Puritans who had arrived in what is nowadays the United States of America.
Revolt m Soviet, RussianThis name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [
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Revolyutsiya f Soviet, RussianDerived 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.
Revomir m Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian революция мировая
(revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир
(revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [
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Rewalt m Dutch (Rare)A dithematic name formed of the Frisian name element
RÊD "advice, council" (ultimately from Germanic
rat) and
walt "power, leader, ruler".... [
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Rewat m ThaiDerived from Sanskrit रेवत्
(revat) meaning "wealthy, prosperous, abundant".
Rewerd m East FrisianFormed from the Frisian name elements
RÊD "advice, council" and
WARD "to guard".
Reyer m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)Medieval Dutch form of
Reier, which is nowadays a bit more common than Reier itself, but not as common as the modern (variant) spelling
Reijer, which is the most prevalent out of the three of them.... [
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Reyndís f IcelandicIcelandic 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".
Reynir m IcelandicTaken directly from Icelandic and Old Norse
reynir meaning "rowan, mountain ash".
Rezart m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
rreze "ray (of light)" and
ar "golden; gold" or
artë "golden".
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".
Rezeki f & m IndonesianMeans "livelihood, sustenance, nourishment" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic رزق
(rizq).
Rhadamanthos m Greek MythologyI am uncertain of the meaning, but it might be etymologically related to Greek
adámas "invincible, untamed" or Greek
damázo "to overpower, to tame, to conquer." In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthos was a son of Zeus and Europa.
Rhadamanthus m Greek MythologyMeaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος
(rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω
(manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [
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Rhain m Medieval Welsh, WelshFrom Welsh
rhain meaning "stiff" or "stretched out", sometimes interpreted as "spear". This was borne by a son of the legendary 5th-century king Brychan Brycheiniog, and by a 9th-century king of Dyfed.
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).
Rhexenor m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ῥηξήνωρ
(rhexenor) meaning "bursting through ranks of armed men (of the enemy)", which consists of the Greek noun ῥῆξις
(rhexis) meaning "breaking, bursting, breaking forth" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Rhiainfellt f Medieval WelshDerived from Welsh
rhiain "maiden" (originally "queen" from Celtic *
r-
gan-) and
mellt "lightning". Rhiainfellt or Rhieinfellt was the name of a great-granddaughter of Urien Rheged who became the wife of the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king Oswy of Northumbria.
Rhidian m WelshPossibly a derivative of Old Welsh
rudd "red", in which case it is a cognate of
Ruadhán. This was the name of an early Welsh saint, remembered in the parish and village of Llanrhidian on Gower.
Rhijnvis m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)From the Old Germanic name
Reginwis, itself from the roots
regin "advice, counsel, decision" and
wīs "wise". Its spelling was influenced by the Dutch word for the river
Rhine (
Rhijn in the old spelling)... [
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Rhine f LiteratureApparently from the name of the River Rhine in western Germany, which is ultimately from Gaulish
Renos meaning "that which flows". It was used by American author Lauren DeStefano in her 'Chemical Garden Trilogy'.
Rhine m EnglishFrom Middle English
Rine,
Ryne, from Old English
Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German, ultimately Proto-Germanic
*Rīnaz, from Gaulish
Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic
*Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European
*h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).
Rhion m & f WelshAs a masculine name, this is a modern Welsh form of
Ryan, or a masculine form of
Rhian, coined from Welsh
ri "leader".... [
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Rhipsolaos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun ῥῖψις
(rhipsis) meaning "a throwing, a hurling" combined with the Greek noun λαός
(laos) meaning "(the) people".
Rhiwallon m WelshWelsh form of the old Celtic name
*Rigovellaunos, perhaps meaning "most kingly" or "lord-ruler" (from
ri and
gwallon). This name belongs to several characters in the Welsh 'Triads' (11th- to 14th-c.), including a son of
Urien "who fought against the Saxons and enjoyed a number of victories"... [
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Rhoderick m English (Rare)Variant spelling of
Roderick. A known bearer of this name was Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893-1959), a senior officer of the British Royal Navy.
Rhodogune f Old Persian (Hellenized)From Ῥοδογούνη
(Rhodogoune), a hellenization of the Old Persian name *
Vṛda-gaunā meaning "rose-coloured, rosy-complexioned" (compare Sogdian
warδγōn "rosy" and Persian
gulgūn "rose-coloured", both thought to be cognates), apparently altered through association with Greek ῥόδον
(rhodon) "rose"... [
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Rhodope f Greek Mythology, Late GreekDerived from the Greek adjective ῥοδωπός
(rhodopos) meaning "rosy-faced, rosy", which consists of the Greek noun ῥόδον
(rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with the Greek noun ὤψ
(ops) meaning "eye, face, countenance".... [
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Rhodopianus m Late RomanFrom the Roman cognomen
Rhodopianus meaning "from Rhodope". Rhodope was the name of a late Roman and early Byzantine province as well as of a mountain range. In both cases, the name is ultimately of Thracian origin... [
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Rhoecus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek MythologyProbably derived from Greek ῥοικός
(rhoikos) meaning "crooked, bent" or "bow-legged". This was the name of a Samian sculptor of the 6th century BCE, as well as the name of a centaur who was killed by
Atalanta after he attempted to assault her in Greek mythology.
Rhoeo f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ροή (
rhoē) "flow, stream". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a woman loved by Apollo.