RodabafPersian It is the name of a character from the Shahnama (شاهنامه). In the Shahnama, Rodaba is the daughter of Mehrab Kaboli (مهراب کابلی) and Sindokht (سیندخت). She marries Zal (زال), and together they have a son named Rostam (رستم).... [more]
RohanafMoriori Meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of Rohana Tapu (d. 1902) Moriori slave and wife of Owenga Moriori leader Hirawanu Tapu.
RojinafPersian Similar to Rojin, the name’s meaning can be “light” (the more metaphorical meaning), “daylight”, “glimmering”, “shining”, or all of those combined... [more]
RokafJapanese Transferred from the surname "Roka".
RøkiamOld Norse An Old Norse byname, from Old Norse rœkja meaning 'to care, to mind, to worry, to revere, to be careful with, take care of, guard, protect'.
RokurōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 六 (riku, roku, mu, mui, mu'.tsu, mu.tsu) meaning "six" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [more]
RolafArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic رولا (see Rula).
RolihlahlamXhosa, Southern African Means "pulling the branch of a tree" in Xhosa, colloquially "stirring up trouble" or "troublemaker". This was the given name of Nelson Mandela (Rolihlahla Mandela) and is now typically attributed to him as a middle name.
RomafPolish Short form of Romana and Romualda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
RomafRoman Mythology In ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and more broadly, the Roman state. She embodied Rome in complex ways and symbolized the ideal woman in society
Romaf & mBatak From Toba Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.
RomêniafPortuguese (Brazilian) Either a variant of România or directly derived from Romênia, the Brazilian Portuguese name for the European country of Romania.
RonelafAlbanian A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
RoneldafAfrikaans Feminine form of Ronald. Ronelda Kamfer (born 1981) is an Afrikaans-speaking South African poet.
Ronghuam & fChinese From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "flower"... [more]
Rongo-mai-tauiramMoriori This was the name of a Moriori deity. He is the god of lightning and eels as well as "Will of the wisp."
Rongomaiwhenuam & fMoriori This name means 'peace on the land' and is a allegorical equal for land. According to Moriori tradition this is the name for one of the founding ancestors of the Moriori and ancestor of the Hamata Moriori tribe who arrived on what is now the Chatham Islands.
RongxiafChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" or "great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
RoniafLiterature, English, Swedish Variant of Ronja used in the English translation of Swedish children's book 'Ronja Rövardotter' ('Ronia the Robber's Daughter') by Astrid Lindgren.
RoniafHebrew Derived from Hebrew רוֹנִי meaning "my song" or "my joy".
RoniafYiddish Listed as a variant of Rosa 1, but possibly a variant of the Hebrew רוֹנִי.
RoniyafHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of the name Roni 1 and the letters ya (יה) (which are part of the name of God), the meaning can be something like "My God is Joy".
Roniyam & fBulgarian Roniya means the light of people and the house and also it is a popular and beautiful place in Bulgaria. In the past it mostly used for females but today males also have this name.and in Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
RonnafEnglish (Modern) Feminine form of Ronald, which was being reasonably well used around 1950 in the United States (Ronne was also used on occasion). In some cases it may be thought of as a short form of Veronica or Rhonda.
RonyafHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
RoriafJapanese From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RoronoamPopular Culture Roronoa Zoro is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.
RosaiselafSpanish (Latin American, Rare) Combination of Rosa 1 and Isela. Rosa Isela was the name of a character in the Mexican comic María Isabel (1964), which was adapted into telenovelas in 1966 and again in 1997... [more]
RosanellafFolklore (Anglicized) From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'... [more]
RosaspinafFolklore (Italianized) From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German Dornröschen, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).
RóskafIcelandic (Modern, Rare) In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).