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Reverence m & f Obscure
From the English word reverence meaning "deep respect".

Reviena f Filipino (Rare)

Revina f Indonesian

Reviva f Hebrew
Feminine form of Raviv.

Revna f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Hrefna.

Révocate f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Revocata.

Rexhina f Albanian
Albanian form of Regina.

Rexina f Aragonese, Galician
Aragonese and Galician form of Regina.

Reya f Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit riya "singer; graceful".

Reyanne f English
Combination of Rey and Anne 1.

Reyka f Dutch (Rare)

Reymonde f French (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Reyna f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Medieval English variant of Regina (influenced by Old French reine "queen") and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Reine... [more]

Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.

Reyndís f Icelandic
Icelandic 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".

Reynylt f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Manx feminine form of Reynold.

Reyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rihanna.

Reyonce f African (Rare)

Reza f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Tereza and Slovene short form of Terezija.

Rezarta f Albanian
Feminine form of Rezart.

Rezeda f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian rezeda "reseda, mignonette (the plant)".

Rēzija f Latvian
Possibly a truncated form of Terēzija. This name is borne by Latvian actress Rēzija Kalniņa (b.1970).

Rezika f Slovene
Diminutive of Terezija via Reza, used as a given name in its own right.

Rezka f Slovene
Diminutive of Reza, used as a given name in its own right.

Rhayelle f Obscure

Rhéa f French (Rare)
French form of Rhea.

Rhéane f French (Modern, Rare)
Recent coinage of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Rhéa.

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).

Rhéia f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Variant of Rhéa.

Rhema f American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".

Rhena f Filipino

Rhenna f Filipino (Rare)

Rheua f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rhia f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rhea, Ria, Rhiannon, or Rhian.

Rhiamon f American (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare spelling variant of Rhianon, which might simply be a misspelling of this name given how few bearers there are.

Rhianedd f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhiann f Welsh (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Although Rhiann is first and foremost a short form of the name Rhiannon, it is sometimes associated with Welsh rhiain "maiden".

Rhiannan f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhianwen f Welsh
Combination of Welsh rhiain "maiden" (compare Rhian) and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Rhianydd f Welsh
Variant of Rhianedd.

Rhodanthe f English (Rare), Literature
Means "rose flower" from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom"... [more]

Rhodd f Welsh (Rare)
From Welsh rhodd "gift, present".

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Rhoma f Filipino (Rare)

Rhondala f Obscure (Modern)
Elaboration of Rhonda.

Rhonwyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhonwen. Although -wyn is a masculine ending in Welsh, this name seems to be exclusively used by women. ... [more]

Rhoshaun f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix rho and the name Shaun, possibly influenced by Roshan.

Rhoslyn f Welsh
Welsh form of Rosaline.

Rhoswen f Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements rhos "rose" (cf. Rhosyn) and gwen "white, pure, holy, fair".

Rhydonia f English (American, Archaic)

Rhyleigh f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rhyley f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Riam f Arabic (Rare)

Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.

Riana f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.

Riana f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian rianás, a word denoting an ice crack, specifically a thermal crack that forms on ice covering a body of water as well as the event of such a crack forming, typically accompanied by a distinctive sound.

Riane f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Rianne.

Rianie f Afrikaans
Likely a variant of Riane.

Rianna f Dutch
Variant of Rianne.

Riannah f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Rica f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Ricarde f Gascon
Feminine form of Ricard, the Gascon form of Richard.

Ricardia f American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Ricca f Judeo-Italian

Riccardina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Riccarda.

Ricciarda f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Riccarda.

Richa f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Either derived from Norman riche "rich (possessing wealth)" or a contracted form of Richera.

Richa f Medieval Italian

Richael f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicization of Ráichéal.

Richéal f Irish (Rare)

Richel f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Richelle. It may also be used as a variant of Rachel.

Richelda f Medieval Italian
Variant of Richilde.

Richeldis f Medieval English, English (Rare)
Latinate form of Richild.... [more]

Richella f English
Latinate form of Richelle.

Richella f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Richéal.

Richemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Rícmæg.

Richenda f English (British, Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of the medieval name Richenza, used since at least the 18th century. It is often regarded as a feminine form of Richard... [more]

Richenza f Polish, Medieval English, American (Rare), Medieval German
Polish and medieval English and medieval German form of Rikissa.

Richera f Anglo-Norman, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richer.

Richeut f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Richilde.

Richika f Indian (Rare)

Richilde f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Richild.

Richolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Richza f Medieval Jewish

Rickena f English (American, Rare)

Rickmay f Medieval English
Variant of Richemay.

Rícmæg f Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]

Ricolda f Anglo-Norman
Feminine form of Richold.

Ridan m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 暖 (dan) meaning "warm" or 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riefge f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Late medieval German-Yiddish variant of Rifka.

Rieka f Indonesian

Rieke f German
Short form of Friederike and other names ending in -rike or -rieke.

Riella f Filipino (Rare)

Rielle f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names ending in -rielle.

Rienie f Afrikaans

Riesa f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Rieta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian riets "sunset".

Riëtte f Dutch
Short form of Henriëtte.

Riette f Afrikaans
Variant of Riëtte.

Riffca f Judeo-French
Judeo-French cognate of Rifka.

Rifqa f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Arabic form and Judeo-Arabic transcription of Rivqah.

Righetta f Romansh (Archaic)
Feminine form of Righet.

Rigmár f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Rigoberta f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigoberto. A famous bearer is the Guatemalan human rights activist Rigoberta Menchú (1959-).

Rigoberte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Rigobert.

Rihanna f Various (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna. This is borne by a famous singer, Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as Rihanna.

Rihanne f Obscure

Riharda f Slovene
Feminine form of Rihard.

Riine f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Riinu f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Rikarda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Richárd.

Rike f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rikharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Richarda.

Rikilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Richild.

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rikitsa f Medieval Polish, Medieval Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Richiza.

Rikkell f English (American, Rare)

Riksa f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Rixa and Rikse.

Ríkví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Rilda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serilda and Sarilda.

Rilie f & m American (Rare)

Rilinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Rilind.

Rilynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rima f Arabic, Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Indonesian, Literature
Variant of Rim.

Rime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Rima.

Rimona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rimon.

Rimunda f Sardinian
Variant of Remunda.

Rina f Romansh
Truncated form of Catrina and Chatrina.

Rina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian rin "to renew, revive; to please; to appear anew, sprout up; newly to appear, be reinvigorated".

Rinalda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Rinaldo and Dutch variant form of Reinalda.

Rinalde f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Scots form of Raghnaid via the variant Raonaild.

Rinata f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican variant of Renata.

Rinawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rina and the feminine suffix -wati.

Ringala f Romanian
Romanian form of Rimgailė. Not used as a given name.

Rinora f Albanian
Feminine form of Rinor.

Ríobhca f Irish

Ripeka f Maori
Maori form of Rebecca. It coincides with a Maori verb meaning "to crucify".

Riquelle f Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".

Riria f Maori
Maori form of Lydia.

Riripeti f Maori
Maori form of Lilibeth.

Risa f English (American)
Either a short form of names ending in -risa or a transferred use of the surname.

Risa f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form for Richiza and names that end in ris, risa, or rise.

Risa f Japanese

Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.

Risette f Dutch (Rare)

Rishka f South African (Rare)

Rishona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rishon.

Riska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Mariska.

Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.

Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.

Ristituda f Corsican (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Rare variant of Ristituta.

Ristituta f Corsican (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Corsican form of Restituta.

Riszarda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Riszôrd and cognate of Ryszarda.

Riszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Riszarda.

Rita f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Either derived from Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá) meaning "true, enlightened, luminous, righteousness" or रीत (rīt) meaning "custom, rite, rule".

Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.

Ritedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Rita.

Ritelda f Medieval Italian
Variant of Rithilde.

Rithika f Indian
Variant of Ritika.

Rithilde f Medieval Italian
From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *rīdaną meaning "to ride" and Old High German hiltja meaning "battle".

Riti f Indian
Variant of Rita.

Ritimukta f Indian (Rare)

Ritma f Latvian
Either derived from Latvian ritms "rhythm" or from Latvian ritēt "to flow".

Ritona f Celtic Mythology
Ritona is a Celtic goddess chiefly venerated in the land of the Treveri in what is now Germany. Her name is related to the same root as Welsh rhyd "ford", which suggests that she was a goddess of fords.

Rivana f American (South, Archaic)

Rivanna f American (South, Archaic)

Rivanon f Medieval Breton
Variant of Riwanon. This was the name of the mother of Saint Hervé.

Rivanone f Medieval Breton
Variant of Rivanon.

Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Riwana f Breton
Feminine form of Riwan.

Riwanon f Breton
Breton cognate of Rhiannon. Saint Riwanon was the mother of Saint Hervé.

Rixa f German (Rare), Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian short form of names beginning with the element ric.

Rixen f Gascon (Archaic)
Gascon form of Rixende.

Rixenda f Medieval Occitan

Rixende f Medieval French
French form of Richisindis.

Riza f Filipino
Possibly a short form of Clarissa or derived from the surname Rizal.

Riza f Hungarian
Short form of Terézia and, to a lesser extent, Rozália.

Rizuana f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Rizwana.

Rizzavoy f Romani (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reservoy.

Ró f Faroese (Modern)
Directly taken from Faroese ró "calm, tranquility; peace; quiet; rest".

Róa f Faroese
Variant of Róða.

Roa f Arabic, Muslim

Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Roana f Medieval English

Roanna f English, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Robecca f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Róberta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Róbert.

Robèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Roberta.

Robertin f Hungarian
Variant of Robertina.

Robertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Roberte and feminine form of Robertin. This name was borne by Robertine Barry (1863-1910), a French Canadian journalist and publisher.

Robertta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Robia f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Rabia.

Robia f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Robert. ... [more]

Robina f Gascon

Robinetta f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Robinette.

Robinette f Medieval French, French (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Robine (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). In other words: you could say that this name is the feminine form of Robinet... [more]

Robustiana f Galician (Archaic)
Galician feminine form of Robustianus.

Robyne f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Robine.

Roca f Galician
Galician feminine form of Rocco (compare Catalan Roc). This name coincides with Galician roca "rock".

Rocca f Sicilian
Feminine form of Rocco.

Rochella f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Latinate form of Rochelle.

Rocilyn f Filipino (Rare)

Rocio f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Rocío.

Rocsi f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Roxy or Roxie. A known bearer is Raquel Roxanne 'Rocsi' Diaz (1983-), a Honduran-born American television host and radio personality.

Roda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Rhoda.

Rodanya f Arabic (Egyptian)

Rode f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of German Roda.

Rodelenda f History (Italianized)
Variant of Rodelinda.

Rodelinda f Lombardic, Theatre, Spanish (Mexican)
Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and English form of Rodelind. Rodelinda (6th century) was a Lombard queen by marriage to king Audoin, and the mother of king Alboin... [more]

Rodelinde f History (Germanized)
German form of Rodelind. Rodelinde (6th-century), was a Lombard queen by marriage to king Audoin, and mother of king Alboin.

Roderica f Italian
Feminine form of Rodrigo.

Rodin m & f French (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.

Rodolfa f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Rodolfo.

Rodolphine f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Rodolphe.

Rodźisława f Sorbian
Feminine cognate of Rodzisław.

Roe m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Roe.

Roebi f & m Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
As a Dutch name, Roebi seems to be exclusively feminine.... [more]

Roela f Filipino (Rare)

Roese f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohese.

Roesia f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohesia.

Röfn f Icelandic (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It may be from Icelandic röfn "broken, severed" or a feminine form of Hrafn.

Rogatienne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Rogatiana.

Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.

Rogneda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian, History
Slavic variant of the Old Norse name Ragnhildr (see Ragnhild). It was borne by a wife of the 10th-century Kievan prince Vladimir the Great.

Rohanee f Thai

Rohanna f English (Rare)
English name of uncertain origin and meaning which seems to have first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Rohinie f Indian (Rare)
Variant of Rohini.

Roima f American (Archaic)

Roisheen f English (Rare)
Variant of Rosheen.

Roisin f English
Anglicized spelling of Róisín.

Rojeana f Obscure

Roksa f Ukrainian, Polish
Short form of Roksana.

Roksan f Turkish

Roksania f Polish
Diminutive of Roksana.

Rolanda f English, Slovene, Albanian
Feminine form of Roland.

Rolethia f American (South, Rare)

Rollanda f Provençal
Feminine form of Rolland.

Rollande f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Rolande.

Rolly m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Roly.

Rołza f Silesian
Silesian form of Róża.

Roma f Polish
Short form of Romana and Romualda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Roma f Roman 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

Romaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Rumaisaa (chiefly Algerian). This was the name of Rumaysa bint Milhan, one of the first female converts to Islam.

Romalda f Aragonese, Lithuanian
Aragonese feminine form of Romaldo and Lithuanian feminine form of Romaldas.

Rómana f Kashubian
Feminine form of Róman.

Romanca f Slovene
Diminutive of Romana, used as a given name in its own right.

Romanie f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Romany.

Romanița f Romanian
Allegedly derived from Romanian romaniță "camomile, chamomile".

Romante f Lithuanian (Rare)

Romany f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Romani, the name of a chiefly European nomadic group of people (where they are mostly known as 'gypsies'). They ultimately derive their name from Latin Romanus meaning "Roman".

Romarey  f Spanish (Rare)

Romarica f Italian
Feminine form of Romarico.

Romaya f Indonesian

Romča f Czech
Diminutive of Romana, not used as a given name in its own right.

Romea f Italian, Slovene (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Romeo.

Romee f Dutch
Variant of Romée. This name is borne by Dutch fashion model Romee Strijd.

Romela f Albanian

Romela f Filipino
Variant of Rommela and Romella.

Romela f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Romel.

Romélia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Romelia f Romanian
Elaboration of Romela.

Romella f English, Filipino
Possibly a feminine form of Romel.

Romengarda f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

Rometta f American (Rare)

Romeua f Aragonese
Variant of Romeva.

Romeva f Aragonese
Feminine form of Romeu.

Romi f Dutch (Modern), Hungarian (Rare)
Variant of Romy.

Romie f German (Rare), Afrikaans, French (Modern), Flemish (Modern), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Romy.

Romilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romilius.

Romilla f American (South, Archaic)

Rómka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Rómana.

Romka f Polish
Diminutive of Romana.

Rómùalda f Kashubian
Feminine form of Rómùôld.

Romula f Ancient Roman, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German (Bessarabian)
Feminine form of Romulus.

Rona f Albanian, Kosovar
Variant of Rrona.

Röné f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Renée, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Ronelda f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Ronald. Ronelda Kamfer (born 1981) is an Afrikaans-speaking South African poet.

Ronelle f Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Ronella.

Ronetta f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Veronika.

Ronika f African (?)
Most likely a short form of Veronika. Ronika Tandi (born 1975) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.

Ronike f Walloon
Walloon form of Véronique.

Ronique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a short form of Veronique, or a combination of the prefix ro- with the name Monique.

Ronja f Albanian
Variant of Rronja.

Ronwyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Welsh Rhonwen.

Roo m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rue and Ru as well as a short form of any name beginning with the syllable Ru-, such as Ruby, Rufus or Rupert... [more]

Roosi f Estonian
Allegedly derived from Estonian roos "rose".

Roosmarijn f Dutch, Flemish
Dutch form of Rosemary. The name coincides with Dutch roosmarijn, a rare variant of rozemarijn "rosemary".

Ròsa f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Rose.

Rosaalie f Estonian
Variant of Rosalie.

Rosabela f Portuguese

Rosaelia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Rosalia.

Rosalbina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Diminutive of Rosalba.

Rosalea f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Rosalie or a combination of Rosa 1 and Lea.

Rosaleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rosalie.

Rosalena f German (Archaic, Expatriate)

Rosalenia f Obscure

Rosalette f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaborated form of Rosa 1 or Rosalie.

Rosàlia f Sardinian
Sardinian variant of Rosalia.