RhainmMedieval Welsh, Welsh From 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.
RickwinmMedieval Dutch, Dutch Medieval Dutch variant form of Ryckwyn. Of the many medieval variations, this is the only one that has survived to today, although it is rarely used.
RicwinmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German wini "friend."
RiginmOld Irish Old Irish form of Rhain, used by a king of the bilingual kingdom of Dyfed with his Irish-speaking subjects.
Rigzinm & fTibetan, 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".
Ri-infKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine" and 仁 (in) meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous". Other hanja can be used.
RinfKorean From 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade" or 隣(rin) meaning "neighbor" or 潾(rin)/粼(rin) meaning "clear/clear water". Other hanja names are also possible.
Rinchinm & fTibetan, 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.
RinrinfJapanese From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol 々. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rinzinm & fTibetan, Bhutanese Means "holder of wealth" from Tibetan རིན (rin) meaning "worth, value, riches" and འཛིན (dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".
RirinfSundanese Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound rin (or other similar sounds), such as Rinawati.
RiririnfJapanese From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RobertinmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Robert. This given name is no longer in use in France (apart from the handful of bearers that were born in the 1960s), but it still survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there nowadays).
Rodinm & fFrench (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare) Originally a pet form of given names containing the Germanic element hrod "fame". Usage of this name nowadays is probably mainly inspired by the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), whose surname has the same etymological origin.
RoinmGeorgian Derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen", which is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian noun rōy meaning "brass, copper".... [more]
Rongbinm & fChinese 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.
RongjinfChinese From the Chinese 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidery".
RongxinfChinese From the Chinese 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" and 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".
RoninmJapanese Possibly derived from the Japanese rōnin (ろうにん), from the Middle Chinese lang (浪) "adrift" and nyin (人) "person", referring to a "masterless samurai".
RoslinfEnglish Derived from the place name Roslin belonging to a village in Scotland.
RoswinmGerman Combination of the name elements Hros meaning "horse" and Wini meaning "friend".
RothláinmMedieval Irish A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".
RotsteinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German stain "stone."
RotwinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
RouninmJapanese (Rare) This name can be used as 浪人 (rounin) meaning "drifter" or "wanderer", i.e. "he who drifts/wanders".... [more]
Rowinm & fDutch Dutch variant of Rowan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional soccer player Rowin van Zaanen (b. 1984).
RsholinmNivkh (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.
Ruilinm & fChinese 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]
RuiminfChinese From the Chinese 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" and 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, clever".
RuiqinfChinese From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute.
RuixinfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul".
RuiyinfChinese From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flower, flower bud" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound" or 银 (yín) meaning "silver, wealth".
RustinmPersian It is a Persian/Farsi name meaning genuine, true or honest. The word is the combination of "Rust"+"in" where "Rust" means true/genuine and "in" is emphasizing on the adjective, here Rust.For example "Rustin friend" is referring to a genuine friend who would help and support you in any condition.
RuzmarinmSerbian Serbian name for rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).
SabirinmIndonesian From Arabic صابرين (ṣābirīn), the plural of صابر (ṣābir) meaning "patient, steadfast, enduring".
Sabr ad-DinmArabic Means "patience of the religion" from Arabic صبر (ṣabr) meaning "patience, forbearance, perseverance" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Sa'd ad-DinmArabic Means "fortune of the religion" from Arabic سعد (saʿd) meaning "fortune, good luck" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
SadrodinmPersian Derived from the Arabic root "sadr" meaning "chest (of men)" or "leader". So the full meaning of this name, Ṣadr ud-Dīn, is "leader of the religion".
Safar ad-DinmArabic (Rare) From Arabic صفر (safar) referring to the second of the twelve months of the Islamic lunar calendar combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Samhainm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare) From Irish and Scottish Gaelic Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
Saminm & fIndonesian, Persian, Bengali, Urdu Derived from Arabic ثمين (thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
SarvanivaranavishkambhinmBuddhism Means "impeder of all hindrances" from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) meaning "all, whole" combined with निवारण (nivāraṇa) meaning "preventing, hindering, keeping off" and विष्कम्भिन् (viṣkambhin) meaning "obstructing, impeding"... [more]
SatinfLiterature From the French word satin, referring to the fabric satin. This was used by the French author Émile Zola as a name for a prostitute in his novel "Nana" (1880). It is not used as a name in France.
SędowinmPomeranian While the first name element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge", the second element is of debated origin and meaning. The predominant theory considers it the Pomeranian equivalent of Polish wuj "uncle", which would make Sędowin the Pomeranian form of Sędziwuj.
SeieninfJapanese Seienin (清円院) was a Japanese noble woman from the Nagao clan during the Sengoku period. She is best known as the formal second wife of Uesugi Kagetora, also referred to as Kakeiin, and as the niece of the famed Uesugi Kenshin... [more]
SeninmIndonesian, Malay Means "Monday" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic الِاثْنَيْنِ (al-iṯnayn).
SenninmJapanese From Japanese 仙人 (sennin) meaning "immortal mountain fairy or wizard".
SeoidínfIrish (Modern) From seoid meaning "jewel, gem" combined with the diminutive suffix -ín.
Seo-Jinm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy" combined with 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, market place" or 辰 (jin) meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]
SeonangsinfKorean Mythology The name of the Korean goddess of villages, boundaries and war. Her name is derived from the hanja 城 (seong) meaning "city wall, fort, defensive wall", 隍 (hwang) meaning "dry moat" or "god of a city" and 神 (sin) meaning "god".
Seongbinm & fKorean From 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet" or 性 (seong) meaning "sex, gender" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred"
SerinfJapanese From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seung-binmKorean From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
Seung-jinmKorean From Sino-Korean 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" and 辰 "early morning".
Seung-Minm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 承 (seung) meaning "inherit" or 昇 (seung) meaning "rise, ascend" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable"... [more]
SevinfOttoman Turkish Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.
ShanlinfChinese From the Chinese 珊 (shān) meaning "coral" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Shaominf & mJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 紗 (sha) meaning "silk gauze" combined with 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Sharaf ad-DinmArabic Means "eminence of the faith" from Arabic شرف (sharaf) meaning "honour, glory, eminence" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".