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Rieko f Japanese
This name combines 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit" or 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village" & 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (e, kai) meaning "drawing, painting, picture, sketch" or 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat." Other kanji combinations are possible, including the りえ子 spelling with two phonetic characters making up Rie with 子.

Riel m & f Various
Transferred from the French surname Riel or a short form of names ending in -riel, especially Ariel (See also Rielle/Riella).

Riele f English
Possibly an invented named borne by the Canadian child actress Riele Downs (born 2001-)

Riely m & f English (Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Reilly, Riley and Rielly.

Riem f & m West Frisian
Mostly feminine form of Rieme.

Rieme f & m West Frisian
West Frisian short form of names that have Germanic hrôthi Anglo-Frisian hreth- "glory, fame" as a first element, such as Rodmar and Rotburg.

Riena f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riêng f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "personal" or "distinct, particular" in Vietnamese.

Riệp m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Riera f Catalan (Rare)
Means "torrent" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de la Riera, meaning "Mother of God of the Torrent," venerated at the hermitage in the Baix Camp municipality of Les Borges del Camp.

Riesa f English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Riese f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the (originally German) surname Riese.

Riet f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Marietje and Margriet.

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

Rieto f Provençal
Short form of Enrieto.

Rifda f Indonesian

Riff m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Rifka, Rivka or Rafael.

Riff m & f Popular Culture, Dutch (Modern, Rare)
In popular culture, this name is best known for being the name of one of the main characters of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, namely the leader of a gang called the Jets. His name might possibly be derived from the English noun riff, which refers to a repeated instrumental melody line in a song.... [more]

Rifka f Indonesian
Feminine form of Rifki.

Rifke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant form of Rifka as well as a variant spelling of Rivke, both of which have the same etymological origin.

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

Rifqa f Indonesian
Variant of Rifka.

Rigmo f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Rigmor.

Riha f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rîhan f Kurdish
Means "basil" in Kurdish.

Rihan f Armenian
Armenian form of Reyhan.

Rihe f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane"... [more]

Riho f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 澪 (ri) meaning "water route, shipping channel", combined with 芳 (ho) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 萌 (ho) meaning "bud, sprout", or 秀 (ho) meaning "beauty, surplus, excellent, outstanding"... [more]

Аrihva f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Arifa.

Riia f Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Ria. Finnish name day July 2.

Riidá f Sami
Variant of Riittá.

Riiga f Sami
Sami form of Rika.

Riiko f Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit", 委 (i) meaning "committee" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riimi f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "rhyme" in Finnish.

Ri-in f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine" and 仁 (in) meaning "benevolent, kind, virtuous". Other hanja can be used.

Riina f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riine f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Riinu f Estonian
Variant of Riina.

Riisa f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" or 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sa) meaning "colour"... [more]

Riita f Finnish
Variant form of Riitta. Hasn't been used for several years, due to its meaning of "fight" or "row" in Finnish.

Riita f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Rîta.

Rijki m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rijvi f Indian
Name - Rijvi ऋज्वी... [more]

Rika f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 里 (ri) meaning "village", or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 花 or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", or 化 (ka) meaning "to change, to influence"... [more]

Rika f Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Rifka.

Rikan f Indonesian, Malaysian
A Lun Bawang name.

Rike f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rike f Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Rikîna.

Rikel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name, from "rika", "rich". This is an amuletic name.

Riki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 理希, 里希, 利希, 莉樹, 里生 or 莉希 with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, u.mare, o.u, ki) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Riki f Hebrew
Diminutive of Rivka

Riki f & m English (Modern)
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.

Rikio m & f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" with 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine," 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man" or 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Rikka f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 律 (ri) meaning "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control", 立 (ri) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 六 (ri) meaning "six" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Rikke f Japanese
Variant of rikka

Rikku f Popular Culture
A heroine from the 'Final Fantasy' video game series.

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

Rikst f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian short form of Ricswind and Richild.

Rikuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 睦 (ri) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 陸 (riku) meaning "land" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 空 (kuu) meaning "sky", 航 (kuu) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers"... [more]

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

Rilah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryla.

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

Rilea f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Riley.

Rilei f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilie f & m American (Rare)

Rilou f & m French (Modern, Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Short form of Marie-Louise or Henri-Louis.

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rilya f African American

Rilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rima f Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Rima f Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Rim-, like Rimtautė and Rimgailė.

Rime f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Rieme.

Rime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Rima.

Rimel f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rimi f Japanese
From 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rimke f & m West Frisian
Variant of Rim, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Rimma f Russian
The name of a Slavic (male) saint, which was Ριμμᾶς (Rimmas) in the original Greek, the etymology of which is uncertain. In modern times this is used as a Russian feminine name and is sometimes associated with Рим (Rim) "Rome", the Russian name for the Italian city.

Rimon f & m Hebrew
Variant of Rimmon. Biblical place name (Joshua 19:13).

Rimu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" or 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rimuy f Atayal
meaning "pure, gentle, darling"

Rina f Javanese, Indonesian
Means "day, daytime" in Javanese.

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".

Rina f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ríona.

Rina f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Rina f Shipibo-Conibo
Borrowing from the Spanish reina meaning "queen".

Rinah f & m Hebrew

Rind f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Vrindr.

Rinda f Popular Culture, English, Norse Mythology
Short form of names ending in -rinda (Florinda, Lorinda, etc.).... [more]

Rindê f Kurdish
From Kurdish rind meaning "smart".

Rindr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vrindr. In Norse mythology Rindr is a giantess, the mother of Odin's son Váli.

Rindu f Indonesian
Means "longing, yearning, ache" in Indonesian.

Rindy f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Marinda, Clarinda, Dorinda and other names containing a similar sound... [more]

Rine f Dutch
Variant form of Rina 1.

Rine f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinea f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Ringa f Finnish

Ringo m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear... [more]

Ringo f Japanese
From 林檎 (ringo) meaning "apple". It is spelled with 林 (rin) meaning "forest, grove" and 檎 (go) meaning "apple". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rinie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive form of Rina 1.

Rinio f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Rinka f Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "grove, forest", 麟 (rin) meaning "genius, Chinese unicorn, giraffe, bright, shining", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell", 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 稟 (rin) meaning "petition, report, receive" or 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, awe-inspiring, bracing" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "end, finish, succeed, fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 蘭 (ka) meaning "orchid", 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", or 霞 (ka) meaning "cloud, mist"... [more]

Rinke m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Masculine and feminine form of Rinne, with the diminutive suffix ke included.

Rinko f Japanese
From Japanese 稟 (rin) meaning "receive, petition, report", 凜 (rin) meaning "awe-inspiring, bracing, severe", 麟 (rin) meaning "giraffe, genius, bright, shining, Chinese unicorn", 林 (rin) meaning "copes, woods, forest, grove", 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics, morals", 琳 (rin) meaning "gem, tinkle of jewels" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Rinn f Irish (Rare)
A given name from Gaelic word "rinn," meaning "star." Alternatively, the word can mean "cape" or "point."

Rinna f Japanese
From Japanese 琳 (rin) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" combined with 為 (na) meaning "benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinne f Japanese
From Japanese 輪廻 (rinne) meaning "samsara". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Rinno f Japanese
From Japanese 琳 (rin) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rino f Japanese
From 梨 (ri) meaning "Japanese pear, Pyrus pyrifolia" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rinoa f English (Modern), Popular Culture
A main character in the videogame 'Final Fantasy VIII'. The name is believed to either be a variation of the Irish ríoghan meaning "queen," or the Japanese translation of Lenore.

Rinon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ri) meaning "light", 凛 (rin, ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, strict, severe", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official", 咲 (ri) meaning "blossom", 哩 (ri) meaning "mile", 奏 (ri) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 月 (ri) meaning "moon", 望 (rin) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 栞 (ri) meaning "bookmark, guidebook", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 浬 (ri) meaning "knot, nautical mile", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 琳 (rin) meaning "jewel, tinkling of jewelry", 瑠 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 羽 (ri) meaning "feathers", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 裡 (ri) meaning "reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" combined with 音 (non, on) meaning "sound", 暖 (non) meaning "warmth", 響 (on) meaning "echo, sound", 季 (non) meaning "seasons", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 乃 (non), a possessive particle, 夢 (non) meaning "dream", 望 (on) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect" or 希 (non) meaning "hope, rare"... [more]

Rinri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinse f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" or 星 (se) meaning "star". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rintu f & m Indian

Rinze f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rioi f Japanese
From Japanese リオ (Rio), meaning "village center" and 私 (i), meaning joy. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Rio 2 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Riola f Kosovar

Rion m & f English
Possibly a variant of Ryan.

Rion f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 温 (on) meaning "warm" or 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Riona f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riona f Kosovar
Feminine form of Rion.

Riot m & f English (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.

Ripam m & f Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Ripsi f Armenian (Expatriate)
Short form of Hripsime in the case of Hripsime 'Ripsi' Terzian, a participant in the first season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2006).

Rira f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 季 (ri) meaning "plum", or 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, official" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music", 羅 (ra) meaning "silk gauze, thin silk, lightweight fabric or clothing, Latin" or 浦 (ra) meaning "bay, inlet"... [more]

Rira f Yiddish
Yiddish name of unknown meaning that was used in the historic region of Bessarabia.

Riri f Japanese
Japanese form of Lily. It could be spelled with 音 (riri) meaning "sound, timbre" or a combination of 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Riri f Indonesian

Riri f English (Modern, Rare), Various
Diminutive of Rita, Rihanna and other names that begin with the phonetic element ree.

Rirī f English (Japanized, Modern)
Influenced by the Name Lily. Combination of Kanji Characters "利" meaning "Interest", or "Advantage", and "理" meaning "Reason".

Riria f Maori
Maori form of Lydia.

Riria f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" duplicated and combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 晏 (a) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, serene". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ririe f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" duplicated and combined with 衣 (e) meaning "clothes". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ririn f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound rin (or other similar sounds), such as Rinawati.

Ririo f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Riris f Batak
Means "tidy, neat, orderly" in Toba Batak.

Riru f & m Filipino

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
From 梨 (ri) meaning "Japanese pear, Pyrus pyrifolia" and 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Risan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "Blepharis" in Hebrew, this is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.

Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.

Rise f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 麗 (ri) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 星 (se) meaning "star", 清 (se) meaning "pure", 生 (se) meaning "live", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 声 (se) meaning "voice, speech"... [more]

Risë f English (American)
Variant of the original Norwegian name Rise to preserve the original pronunciation.... [more]

Risha f Arabic
From Arabic ريشة (risha) meaning "feather, plume, quill".

Rishu f Indian

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

Riska f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Riski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Risky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Risna f Indonesian

Riss f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Clarissa.

Rissa f Yiddish
A Yiddish variant of Rebecca

Rissa f English
Diminutive of Clarissa, Marissa, and other names ending in -rissa.

Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.

Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.

Risu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ríta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rita.

Rîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rita.

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

Rita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate latinisation of Ghita.

Rita f Persian
Means "black pearl" in Persian.

Rita f Greek
Diminutive of Eleftheria.

Rità f Provençal
Vsriant of Rita.

Ritaj f Arabic
From Arabic رتاج (ritaj) meaning "gate, portal".

Rital f Arabic (Archaic)
Means *the good readers of Quran*

Ritek m & f Afizere
Means "goodness" in Afizere.

Riti f Indian
Variant of Rita.

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

Rito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ritsa f Greek
Short form of Agoritsa and diminutive of Glykeria and Eleftheria.

Ritsu m & f Japanese
From 律 (ritsu) meaning "law" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port" or 都 (tsu) meaning "capital city". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

Ritta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rita.

Riuko f Japanese (Rare)
Archaic transcription of Ryūko. The first element can also be written with ri and u kanji, such as 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic," 生 (u) meaning "birth" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof."... [more]

Riura f Japanese
莉... [more]

Rive f Yiddish
Back formation of Rivke.

Rivea f English
A made up name similar to Rebekah, River, or Vaia. "Little purple flower by the river" (a meaning I put together with the meanings of River and Vaia!)

Riven m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of River with the popular name suffix en. It coincides with an English adjective meaning "split, torn apart", related to Old Norse rífa "to scratch, to rive".

Rivia f Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
From the rivia (רְבִיעַ‎), which is a cantillation mark found in religious texts, including the Torah.

Rivke f Yiddish
Variant of Rivka.

Rivky f Yiddish
Diminutive of Rivka.

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.

Rixia f Chinese
From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist".... [more]

Rixt f West 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).

Riyo f Japanese
Riyo means "world of reason" or "world of truth" Kanji: 理-reason 世-world... [more]

Riyu f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 優 (yu) meaning "gentleness, superiority" or 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind" or 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Rize f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rizka f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizpà f Biblical Italian
Italian form of Rizpah.

Rizq m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "sustenance, boon, blessing" in Arabic. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Rizqa f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizqi m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizqy m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Rizu f Japanese
From 理 (ri) meaning "logic, reason" and 鶴 (zu) meaning "crane (bird)". Other kanji combinations can be used as well.

Rizza f Filipino
Variant of Riza.

Rjúpa f Old Norse
From Old Norse rjūpa meaning "snow grouse".

Rkia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رقية (see Ruqayyah) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

R'mani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Armani.

Roaa f Arabic
Meaning "visions, insights"

Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.

Roana f Medieval English

Roaul f Caribbean

Roba f English (Rare)
Alternate form of Roberta. Noted bearer is female country music pioneer Roba Stanley (1908-1986).

Robar f Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.

Robbi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Robbie.

Robi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Robbie.

Robia f Pakistani (Rare)
Variant of Rabia.

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

Roby f & m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Robert (for men) and Roberta and Robine (for women).

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.

Rocha f Sanskrit (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit रोच (rocá) meaning "shining, radiant".

Rochi f Hebrew (?)
This name is a nickname for the Hebrew name, Rochel.

Roci f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.

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

Rocki m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Rocky.

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 German (Rare)
A feminine short form of Germanic names including the name element hroð "fame" (e.g. Roderich).

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

Roda f Arabic
Alternate transcription of روضة (see Rawda).

Rodam f & m Georgian
Georgian form of Rudabeh. This name was originally feminine in Georgia, but over time it has become a unisex name.... [more]

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

Rodi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Rhode.

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.

Rodny f Swedish, Finland Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Hróðný.

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

Roej f Marshallese
Marshallese form of Rose.

Roela f Filipino (Rare)

Roena f Georgian, English (Rare)
Georgian form of Rowena as well as an English variant of the name.

Roese f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohese.

Roṋewa m & f Venda
Means "we are given" or "we are blessed" in Tshivenda.

Roey m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Roi 2 influenced by the spelling of the name Joey

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

Rogue f & m English
From Breton rog (“haughty”) or Middle French rogue (“arrogant, haughty”), from Old Northern French rogre, Old Norse hrokr (“excess, exuberance”).

Rogul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun" and gula meaning "rose".

Rohan m & f Jamaican Patois, English (Modern)
Jamaican Patois form and English variant of Rowan.

Rohan m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蕗 (ro) meaning "butterbur" combined with 繁 (han) meaning "rich, prosperous". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Rohat m & f Kurdish
Means "sunrise" in Kurdish.

Rohe m & f Maori
Means "land" in Māori.

Rohi f Manding

Rohma f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahma.

Rohr f & m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Rohr. This is used as a feminine name in Victoria Aveyard's Red Queen.

Rohy m & f Malagasy
Means "cord" in Malagasy.

Roida f Batak
From Toba Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and ida meaning "see, look".

Roima f American (Archaic)

Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]

Roiza f Yiddish
Variant of Raisa 2.

Roizy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Raisa 2.

Roja f Indian
Roja is the the Tamil name for Rose. Tamil is one of the many languages spoken in India and is mostly spoken in the state of Tamilnadu.

Roja f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun".

Rojda f Kurdish
Variant of Roja.

Rojê f Kurdish
From Kurdish roj meaning "sun".

Rojîn f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Rojin.

Rojin f Persian
Sunlight in ancient persian/kurdish

Roka f Japanese
Transferred from the surname "Roka".

Rokee f & m English
I created this name for myself and I feel that other people should be able to see and use it!

Rokhe f Yiddish
Diminutive of Ruchel.

Rokia f French (African)
French and French African form of Ruqayya.

Rokka f Japanese (Rare)
From 六花 (rokka), an alternative reading of rikka literally meaning "six flowers," used as a synonym for 雪 (see yuki).... [more]

Roksa f Ukrainian, Polish
Short form of Roksana.

Rola f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رولا (see Rula).

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

Roma f & m Batak
From Toba Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

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

Rome m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the capital city of Italy (see Rome). This is also a diminutive of Roman.

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.

Romeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

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

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

Rómka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Rómana.

Romka f Polish
Diminutive of Romana.

Romke m & f West Frisian
Diminutive of Romme (when the bearer is male) and feminine form of Romme.

Romon m & f English
Variant of Roman.

Romy f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Romi.

Rona f Albanian, Kosovar
Variant of Rrona.

Rona f Filipino
Likely a feminization of Ronaldo.

Ronak f Persian, Kurdish
Derived from Central Kurdish ڕووناک‎ (rûnak) or Northern Kurdish ronak meaning "light, bright, luminous".

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

Ronel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and El means "The song (or) joy of God"

Ronia f Literature, 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.

Ronia f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew רוֹנִי meaning "my song" or "my joy".

Ronia f Yiddish
Listed as a variant of Rosa 1, but possibly a variant of the Hebrew רוֹנִי.

Ronin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "anaconda" in Shipibo.

Ronja f Albanian
Variant of Rronja.

Ronli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and Li 2

Ronna f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish for "joy". Same root as modern Hebrew name Ron 2.

Ronna f English (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.

Ronni f English
Diminutive of Veronica... [more]

Ronon m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo rono meaning "snake" and the genitive suffix -n.

Rony f & m Hebrew
Variant of Roni 1.

Ronya f & m Russian
Russian diminutive of Veronika and Roman.