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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.

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).

Raiki f Estonian (Rare)

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

Railda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Ranilda.

Raile f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili.

Railey f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee and Raleigh.

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

Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.

Raimee f English (Modern, Rare)

Raimonde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Raimunda f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician, Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Raymond.

Raina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rain 2.

Rainah f English (American, Rare)

Raine f Estonian
Variant of Raina.

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

Raini f English (Modern)
Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).

Raiponce f Folklore (Gallicized)
French cognate of Rapunzel. This is used as the French name for the fairy tale character.

Raïssa f French
French form of Raisa 1.

Raissà f Provençal
Provençal form of Raisa 1.

Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.

Raita f Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raiya f Arabic

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

Rajae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Raja 1 used in Morocco.

Rajana f Bosnian (?)
Bosnian feminine form of Rayyan

Raječka f Belarusian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Rajeswari f Indian
Variant of Rajeshwari.

Rajmonda f Hungarian, Albanian
Feminine form of Rajmond.

Rajmùnda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Rajmùnd.

Rajmunda f Polish (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Rajmund.

Rajna f Serbian, Croatian
Either from the name for the German river Rhine or derived from Rajka.

Rajna f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райна (see Rayna 1).

Rakelle f Obscure
Variant of Rachel.

Rakila f Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Rahila.

Rákis f Hungarian
Old Hungarian diminutive of Ráhel and Ráchel.

Rakshana f Indian (Rare)

Raksmei f & m Khmer

Rakul f Faroese
Faroese form of Rachel.

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

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

Ralice f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

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

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

Rallou f Greek
Diminutive of Rallia.

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

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

Ram m & f Chin
Means "land; country" in Chin.

Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.

Ramarni m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Ramela f Armenian

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

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

Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.

Ramisa f Arabic

Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.

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

Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.

Ramya f Tamil, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit ramya (रम्य) "lovely; pleasing; delightful; beautiful; charming". ... [more]

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).

Randalín f Norse Mythology
In the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [more]

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

Randí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Randi 2.

Randral f African American (Modern, Rare)

Rane f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rana.

Ranee f English (Modern)
English variant of Renée.

Raneigh f English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare)

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

Ranhilda f Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Ragnhild.

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

Rania f Arabic
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rania.

Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.

Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.

Raniyah f Arabic (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranjana f Indian
Allegedly means "entertainment" in Sanskrit.

Rannvá f Faroese
Faroese form of Rannveig.

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

Ranoria f English (American)

Ranveig f Norwegian
Variant of Rannveig.

Raomi f American (Rare, Archaic)

Raonaid f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Raghnaid. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Rachel.

Raphaële f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Raphaël.

Raphaella f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Raphael.

Raphaelle f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raphaëlle.

Raquèl f Provençal
Provençal form of Rachel.

Raquele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raquel.

Raquella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Raquèu f Provençal
Variant of Raquèl.

Rașela f Romanian (Archaic)
A form of Rahela.

Rashela f Jewish

Rashi f Indian

Rasika f & m Indian, Marathi, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रसिक (rasika) meaning "fanciful, tasteful, aesthetic, elegant". It is used as a feminine name in India while it is unisex in Sri Lanka.

Rasila f Indian (Rare)

Rasine f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Contracted form of Rasmine.

Rasława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Rasław.

Rasmey f & m Khmer

Rasmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Rasmus. However, in Denmark, Rasmine has been used as a term for domineering, despotic, tyrannical, bossy women.

Rasoherina f History
Rasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.

Rastislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Rastislav.

Rathana f & m Khmer

Rathe f Yiddish

Rathina f Literature
The name of a faerie princess in Allan Frewin Jones's The Faerie Path.

Rätia f German (Swiss, Rare), Romansh (Rare)

Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.

Ratri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ratree.

Rauchie f Scots
Diminutive of Rauchel.

Raula f Romanian
Feminine form of Raul.

Raulinda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Rauline f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Raulin.

Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.

Ravana f Azerbaijani

Raveena f Indian (Modern)
Punjabi in origin, this name means "sunflower" (literally "the beauty of the sun", compare Sanskrit ravi "sun").... [more]

Ravena f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ravenna.

Ravenia f English (American)
Likely an elaboration of Raven, though it is also a flowering plant and a very small village in Greece.

Ravnhild f Faroese, Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Hrafnhildr as well as a Faroese variant form of Ragnhild.

Rawan f Arabic (Rare)

Raya f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic ريا (raya) meaning "aroma, fragrance, perfume" or راية (rayah) meaning "flag, banner, ensign".

Rayah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Raya.

Rayane m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Rayan (chiefly Maghrebi).

Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.

Rayén f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Rayen.

Rayette f American

Rayhaneh f Persian
Persian (Farsi) form of Rayhana.

Rayka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rayko.

Raylona f American (Modern, Rare)

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Raymunda f Medieval Occitan

Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".

Razelle f Filipino

Raziedda f Sicilian
Truncated form of Graziedda.

Razije f Albanian
Feminine form of Razi.

Razin m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "calm, dignified, composed" in Arabic.

Razivia f Slavic Mythology
Old Slavonic variant of Živa and Zivena.

Raziya f Muslim (Rare), Medieval Arabic

Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Réaltán f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare (and supposedly newly coined) name meaning "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (-án).

Réaltín f Irish (Modern)
From Irish réalt, réalta meaning "star" paired with ín, a diminutive. This is a modern Irish name.

Reanet f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Raghnailt.

Reata f American (Modern, Rare)

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rebbecca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rébeka f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Rebecca.

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebieka f Obscure

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Recha f Hebrew, Literature
Derived from Hebrew rekhah "soft; tender; velvety; silky".... [more]

Rechel f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Recha.

Rechelle f American (Rare), Jewish
Elaboration of Rechel.

Rechla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Recha.

Rechlin f Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Rechel.

Recława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Recław.

Redenta f Italian
Italian form of Redempta.

Redigana f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Redigon.

Redigon f Medieval English, Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic)
A medieval English vernacular form of Radegund, the name of a 6th-century Frankish queen and saint. In England, a number of churches were dedicated to Saint Radegund in the medieval period.

Redina f Albanian

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rediviva f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin rediviva meaning "restored to life; renewed, renovated". Compare Renovata and Renata.

Redżina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Regina.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reeba f Indian

Reeda f Estonian (Rare)
Cognate of Reeta.

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeli f Estonian
Originally a short form of Aurelia, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reelika f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Reeli, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reelike f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Reelika.

Reema f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
Means "an elongated, narrow opening or fissure" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Reena f Estonian
Originally a short form of Ireene, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reene f Estonian
Short form of Ireene.

Reesi f Estonian

Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Refike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Refik.

Rege f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rege "myth, tale, saga, legend".

Regenia f Romani (Archaic)

Regiina f Estonian
Estonian form of Regina.

Reginette f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Regina.

Reginia f American
Elaboration of Regina.

Reginleif f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision; might, power (of the gods)" and leif "inheritance, legacy"... [more]

Reginona f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic)
Diminutive of Regina.

Regintrud f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Ragintrud. Regintrud was the wife of Theudebert, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.... [more]

Regißwindis f Medieval German

Regitza f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Richiza.

Regitze f Danish (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Regitza. ... [more]

Regna f Old Danish
Old Danish variant of Ragna.

Regnacia f Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Ríoghnach.

Regnild f Medieval English
Possibly related to Ragnhild.

Regola f Italian (Rare)
Cognate of Regula. It coincides with the regular Italian vocabulary regola "rule; norm".

Rehana f Indian (Muslim, Rare), Bengali (Rare), Pakistani (Rare)

Rehanna f English (Rare)

Rehina f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Regina.

Reia f Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Rhea.

Reičela f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaption of Rachel reflecting the English pronunciation.

Reida f Romansh
Variant of Reta.

Reighna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Reili f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Reeli.

Reilika f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Reili, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reillynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a blend of Reilly and Lynn.

Réiltín f Irish
Means "little star" from Irish réalta "star" combined with a diminutive suffix (compare Réaltín).

Reimunda f Galician (Rare)
Variant of Raimunda.

Reina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rein as well as a contracted form of Regiina.

Reina f Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Manx
Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish and Manx cognate of Regina. As a Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal and Judeo-Spanish name, it was used as an equivalent of Ceti and a translation of Malka in the Middle Ages.

Reinauda f Gascon, Lengadocian
Feminine form of Reinaud.

Reinette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Reine.

Reinilde f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Italian form of Reinhild as well as a Dutch and Flemish variant of Reinhilde.

Rèinsa f Emilian-Romagnol
Short form of Lurèinsa and thus a cognate of Renza.

Reiona f Obscure (Modern)

Reisha f Indian

Reitia f Venetic Mythology
Venetic goddess whose cult was based in northeastern Italy. Her name may be derived from the Proto-Germanic *wreitan- meaning "to write".

Rėja f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rhea.

Reja f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Rhea.

Rejana f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Réjane.

Rejane f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Rejhana f Bosnian, Albanian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rayhana.

Rejoyce f & m English (Puritan)
Unaware of the puritanical history of the name, modern users tend to consider it an alternate spelling of Rejoice influenced by the name Joyce.

Rejza f Sorbian, Silesian
Sorbian short form of Tereza and Teresa and Silesian variant of Ryjza.

Rejzka f Sorbian
Diminutive of Rejza.

Reklin f Judeo-French
Judeo-French cognate of Rechlin.

Rela f Jewish

Relda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serelda and Sarelda.

Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.

Relika f Estonian
Variant of Reelika.

Relinda f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Relinde.

Relka f Sorbian, Slovak
Sorbian diminutive of Aurelia (via Sorbian Awrelija) and Slovak diminutive of Aurélia (via the variant diminutive Aurelka).

Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]

Rella f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Aurélia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Relle f English (Rare)

Relli f Hungarian
Variant of Rella.

Rellie f American (South, Rare)

Relm f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the game Final Fantasy VI.

Relna f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Relona f Obscure

Rem f Chin
Means "in-place; good" in Chin.

Remembrance f English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)

Remény f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian remény "hope". Theories include that this name was coined as a translation of Nadezhda.

Remi f Yoruba
Short form of Oluremi.

Rémige f French (Archaic)
French form of Remigia.

Remigia f Italian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Remigio and Polish feminine form of Remigiusz.

Remigiô f Kashubian
Feminine form of Remigiusz.

Remika f Indian (Rare)

Remina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rema.

Rémka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Remigiô.

Remona f Indian

Rémonde f French (Archaic)
Variant of Raymonde.

Remunda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Remundu.

Remundedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Remunda.

Remzie f Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Albanian and Crimean Tatar feminine form of Remzi.

Remzije f Albanian
Feminine form of Remzi.

Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]

Rena f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Rein.

Renada f Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Renat.

Renana f Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.

Renchia f Afrikaans

Renea f English (Modern)
Variant of Renée.

Renea f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan truncated form of Irenea.

Renelde f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Reinhild.

Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.

Renenet f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Renenutet.

Renessa f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Renette f French, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish (Rare), Haitian Creole
Diminutive of Renée.

Reni f Romani (Archaic)

Renilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Reinhild.

Renilde f Flemish, French (Belgian), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Renelde.

Renilla f Medieval English
Variant of Ragenild.

Reńka f Polish
Diminutive of Renata.

Renlee f Filipino (Rare)

Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.

Renny f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Obsolete Anglicization of Rathnait.

Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.

Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.

Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.

Renota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Reyna via the form Reynota.

Reparata f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Reparatus. Used by a 3rd century virgin martyr.

Réparate f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Reparata.

Repriona f Romani (Archaic)

Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]

Resel f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Reservoy f Romani (Rare, Archaic)
Corruption of Reservoir.

Reshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Resilda f Kosovar, Albanian

Resla f Yiddish

Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.

Részka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Henrieta via Henrészka.

Réta f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a short form of Margaréta, now occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Reta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Feminine form of Reto.

Reta f English
Variant of Rita.

Reta f Sorbian

Retycja f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Retyk and Retycjusz.

Reusa f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Rosa 1.

Revae f African American (Modern, Rare)

Revathi f Tamil, Indian

Revaya f Jewish, Hebrew
Means "overflowing, saturated" in Hebrew, from the element רָוָה (ravah) "to be saturated, drink one's fill". A modern Hebrew word name.

Reveka f Greek
Variant of Revekka, the Modern Greek form of Rebecca (via Biblical Greek Rhebekka).

Revelia f French (African)

Reverdia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Rewerd or, in an American context, more likely an attempt at feminizing Revere or Reverdy.