RigobertmGermanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Form of Ricbert. Saint Rigobert (died 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698.
RimonitfHebrew (Modern), Jewish (Modern) Feminine version of the Hebrew word 'rimon', traditionally meaning pomegranate, used as a feminine name most common in Israel. Pomegranates have a special religious significance in Jewish tradition - they symbolise righteousness, fruitfulness, knowledge, learning, and wisdom... [more]
Riotm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her son born 2023.
RixtfWest Frisian, Dutch Variant spelling of Rikst. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Rixt Leddy (b. 1976) and the Dutch speed skater Rixt Meijer (b. 1982).
RobettmLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". It is possibly derived from Robert... [more]
RobinetmMedieval French Strictly masculine diminutive of Robin (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix), which itself is a diminutive of Robert... [more]
Rocketm & fEnglish (Rare) From the English word rocket. The word comes from Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rochetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko, rukka (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”).
RudibertmGerman An alternative form of Robert; the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". Combining the diminutive Rudi (hrod) and the latter element beraht.
RueangdetmThai From Thai เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant, shining" and เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".
RuetmRomansh Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a short form of Padruet.
RumelantmMedieval German The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".... [more]
RungratfThai From Thai รุ่ง (rûng) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and รัตน์ (rát) meaning "jewel, gem, precious stone".
RungrotmThai Means "flourishing, thriving, glorious, illustrious" in Thai.
RupprechtmGerman (Rare) Variant spelling of Ruprecht. Known bearers of this name include the German abstract painter and sculptor Rupprecht Geiger (1908-2009) and the last Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht von Bayern (1869-1955).
RvatmCroatian Means "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.
Ryattm & fEnglish (American, Modern) An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ry and the name Wyatt. It could also be considered a variant of Riot, which is pronounced identically.
SæbjörtfIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name meaning "bright sea", derived from Old Norse sær meaning "sea" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).
SahsnotmOld Saxon, Germanic Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Sahson, the indigenous name of a continental Germanic people called the Saxons, who in turn derived their name from Old Saxon sahs meaning "knife, dagger, sword"... [more]
SakunratfThai From Thai สกุล (sakun) meaning "family, lineage, ancestry" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
SalabertmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
SalagastmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element is derived from Old High German salo "black." Other possibilities are sal "house, living room" and Gothic sêls "kind, friendly." The second element is derived from Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
SalawatmBashkir Derived from Arabic صَلَوَات (ṣalawāt) meaning "prayers", the plural of صَلَاة (ṣalāh) "prayer". A notable bearer was Salawat Yulayev (1754 - 1800), a Bashkir national hero.
SamletmWelsh (Rare, Archaic) The name of an obscure Welsh saint, remembered in the village and parish of Llansamlet in Glamorgan.
SamogostmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish sam "alone" (also compare Polish samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic samъ "alone"... [more]
SamosetmAlgonquin (Anglicized) Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).
SandarametfArmenian Mythology The Armenian goddess of death, the underworld and hell, also associated with the land and the earth. Her name and part of her mythology is taken from the Zoroastrian divinity Spenta Armaiti.
SandebertmGermanic Derived from Gothic sanths "true, real" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
SanthatmThai Means "experienced, adept, proficient" in Thai.
SaparmyratmTurkmen From Arabic سَفَر (safar) meaning "journey, travel" combined with the given name Myrat. A notable bearer was Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940-2006), the first president of Turkmenistan.
SarmatmOssetian Ossetian masculine name derived from the name of the Sarmatian people, an ancient, Scythian-speaking Iranian people. This was also the name of a saint.
SárnaitfMedieval Irish Derived from the Old Irish sár meaning "ruler, leader" or "outrage, insult", and the feminine suffix -nait.
SarpanitfNear Eastern Mythology The name of a Babylonian mother goddess and wife of Marduk. Her name means "the shining one" or may be derived from zēr-bānītu meaning "creatress of seed".
SatetfEgyptian Mythology Derived from the Egyptian word sṯ, meaning "eject", "shoot", "pour" or "throw". It is the name of an Egyptian goddess and her name can be translated as "she who shoots" or "she who pours". As a warrior goddess, she protected Egypt's southern frontier by killing the pharoah's enemies with arrows; as a fertility goddess, she granted the wishes of those who sought love.
SaubatmGascon Gascon form of Salvator. Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Gascon saubadé, saubadìs, saubadìu "(he who can be) saved".
Sauletf & mKazakh Means "architecture" or "appearance, image" in Kazakh.
ScarlatmRomanian (Archaic) Possibly derived from medieval Latin scarlatum meaning "scarlet cloth", itself ultimately derived from an Arabic or Persian word. It was primarily in use in the 1700s and 1800s... [more]
ScratmPopular Culture Scrat is a sabre-toothed squirrel who is obsessed with collecting acorns, constantly putting his life in danger to obtain and defend them in the Ice Age films.
SeabertmMedieval English Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright".
SeaxnēatmAnglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology Old English cognate of Sahsnot, possibly consisting of Old English seax "knife, dagger" (related to seaxa "Saxon") and (ge-)nēat "companion, associate" or nēat# "help, need"... [more]
Sekhemib-perenmaatmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian sḫm-jb-pr.n-mꜣꜥt "the one daring of heart for whom Maat has come forth" or "the one daring of heart going forth for Maat", derived from the Egyptian sḫm "powerful", jb "heart, mind", either pr.n "has gone forth" or prn "going forth for", and the Egyptian Goddess Maat from mꜣꜥt... [more]
SekhemkhetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian sḫm-ẖt, possibly meaning "(the one who is) powerful of torso", from Egyptian sḫm "powerful" and ẖt "torso". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty during the Old Kingdom.
SematfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smꜣ.t meaning "the companion", derived from zmꜣ "to join, unite" and the suffix .t.
SemerkhetmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian smr-ẖt meaning "friend of the gods", from Egyptian smr “royal friend, courtier” and ẖt “group of gods”. This was the Horus name of an early Egyptian king who ruled during the First Dynasty.