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Quetzun m Central American
Guatemalan name referring to the Quetzal a native bird of Guatemala and Tecun Uman the last indigenious prince of Guatemala.

Quévin m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kevin.

Qufran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Ghufran.

Quhyar m Old Persian
Was the last ruler of the Karenid dynasty (in modern Iran), ruling briefly in 839 until his assassination.

Quí f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Quý.

Quì m & f Vietnamese
Means "sun flower" or "kneel" in Vietnamese.

Quiachton m Nahuatl
Meaning unknown, possibly means "his/her ancestor" in Nahuatl, derived from the singular suffix qui- and achtontli "great-grandfather, ancestor".

Quian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown, possibly a variant of Keon or Cian.

Quiatán m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Caetano.

Quiauh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahui "to rain" or quiyahuitl "rainstorm".

Quiauhtonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.

Quicemitoa m Nahuatl
Means "he speaks with determination" or "he resolved to do something" in Nahuatl.

Quichichihui m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl chihchihua "to make, fashion, craft" or "to adorn, dress, arrange".

Quicksilver m Popular Culture
Quicksilver is the 'mutant' name of a protagonist, and sometimes antagonist, of Marvel's line of X-Men and Avengers comics. His real name is Pietro Maximoff, and he is the son of Magneto... [more]

Quico m Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisco, Francesc, Henrique, and Enrique.

Quidico m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Casimir.

Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.

Quieton m Medieval Czech
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, include a connection to Quentin.

Quietus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).

Quigg m English (Anglicized)
Diminutive of Quigley. Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuaig. In County Down it is Anglicized as Fivey, as if from cúig ‘five’.

Quigley m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Quigley.

Quijote m Literature
Spanish form of Quixote.

Quikinna'qu m Siberian Mythology
Derived from a Koryak word meaning "big raven". In Koryak mythology, Quikinna'qu (or Kutkinnaku) is a shapeshifting deity who taught humans to hunt, fish, and create fire.

Quil m Popular Culture
Variant of Quill.

Quílez m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Cyriacus.

Quilherme m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Guilherme.

Quiliano m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Cillian, referring to the saint.

Quilicu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Quiricus.

Quilindschy m Obscure
In the case of Dutch soccer player Quilindschy Hartman (2001-), it is a combination of Quirine (the name of his sister) and Lindschy (possibly a Dutch form of Lindsay).

Quilino m Asturian
Truncated form of Aquilino.

Quiliom m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chilion.

Quill m & f English
Diminutive of Aquilla.... [more]

Quillan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quillen.

Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.

Quillen m English (Rare)
Variant of Quillan.

Quiller m English
Metonymic occupational name for a spoon maker, from Old French cuiller 'spoon', 'ladle'.

Quillian m American (South, Rare)

Quillien m Breton (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).

Quillon m American (Rare)
Means "Crossed Swords" in French. Also the name of a town in Chile.

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

Quimich m & f Nahuatl
Means "mouse" in Nahuatl, a nickname for a child.

Quin m Spanish, Galician
Diminutive of Joaquín, Xoaquín and Xaquín.

Quincas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.

Quince m English
“Quince, citrus, fruit”

Quincee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quincy.

Quincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquin.

Quincià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintianus.

Quinciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintianus.

Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.

Quincio m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintius.

Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quindarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quin and Darius.

Quindy f & m American (South)

Quinidius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint, hermit and bishop. He was originally a hermit in the region of Aix in Provence, France, becoming bishop of Vaison in that region.

Quinlann m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quinlan.

Quinlin m & f English (American, Rare)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of Quinlan.

Quinlyn f & m English
Variant spelling of Quinlan.

Quinnapin m Wampanoag

Quinncey f & m Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Quincey, likely inspired by Quinn.

Quinnie f & m English
Diminutive of Quinn.

Quinnlan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinlan.

Quinnton m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Quinny m & f English
Diminutive of Quinn.

Quino m Spanish
Diminutive of Joaquín.

Quint m Catalan, Dutch, English, Emilian-Romagnol, French (Rare), German
Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol and French form of Quintus as well as the Dutch, English and German short form of any given name starting with Quint-, such as Quinten and Quintijn (Dutch), Quintus and Quintinus (German) and Quintin (English).... [more]

Quintarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quintasius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint.

Quintavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavius.

Quintavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quinterious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintarius.

Quintez m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quin.

Quintí m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinus.

Quintiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintianus.

Quintian m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German form of Quintianus.

Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.

Quintianus m Ancient Roman, History
From the Roman cognomen Quintianus (originally written as Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.

Quintien m French (Rare)
French form of Quintianus. Not to be confused with Quentin.

Quintijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintinus.

Quintil m Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Quintillus.

Quintil m French
French form of Quintilis.

Quintili m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilius.

Quintilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilien m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.

Quintilio m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintilius.

Quintilis m Late Roman
Derived from Latin Quintilis, which was the name of the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The month ultimately derived its name from the Latin ordinal number quintus meaning "fifth" (see Quintus)... [more]

Quintille m French
French form of Quintillus.

Quintillo m Italian
Italian form of Quintillus.

Quintillu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintillus.

Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.

Quintinià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinianus m Late Roman
From the rare Roman agnomen Quintinianus (also found spelled as Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen Quintinus (which was originally spelled as Quinctinus).... [more]

Quintinien m French (Archaic)
French form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Quintinus.

Quintonio m African American
A blend of Quinton and Antonio.

Quintravious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quintravius m American (Modern, Rare)

Quintu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Quintus.

Quinziano m Italian
Italian form of Quintianus.

Quinzinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.

Quinzio m Italian
Italian form of Quintius.

Quiolas m Arthurian Cycle
A name appearing in Le Livre d’Artus, a work of Arthurian romance. He wass a Saxon king who, under King Hargadabran, fought Arthur’s forces at the battle of Clarence and was killed by Adragain.

Quirce m Spanish
Spanish variant of Cyriacus.

Quiriaco m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Quiriacus.

Quiriacus m Late Roman, History
Variant of Cyriacus. This was the name of several saints including the three-year-old son of Saint Julitta, a noble widow of Tarsus... [more]

Quiriakus m German
Germanised spelling of Quiriacus.

Quirico m Galician, Italian
Galician and Italian form of Quiricus.

Quiricus m Ancient Roman
Older Roman form of Cyriacus.

Quirien m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Quirijn or Quirine, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Quirillus m History
Perhaps a form of Cyrillus. It was borne by an obscure saint, one of a group of 35 martyrs executed in northwestern Africa.

Quirinck m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Quirin recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.

Quirinius m Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning (not to be confused with Quirinus). Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman governor of Syria when Jesus was born.

Quirinke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Quirin.

Quirinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quirinus.

Quirion m Arthurian Cycle
A king appearing in "Erec" by Chrétien de Troyes.

Quirt m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quirt. In some cases of modern-day usage, it might also be considered a variant of Quiert, itself a variant of Quert.

Quiryn m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Quirinus.

Quirze m Catalan
Catalan form of Quiricus (probably a form of Cyriacus).

Quissik m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "urinated on" in Greenlandic. Quissik was the name of a shaman, still remembered in local legends, who acquired that name when foxes in human figure urinated on him.

Quissina m Greenlandic
Combination of Quissik and suffix -na.

Quitán m Galician
Variant of Quiatán.

Quitián m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Quiatán.

Quitlemati m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he suffers" or "he makes him suffer" in Nahuatl, derived from tlemati "to suffer something, with regret and anguish". Alternatively, it could derived from tlemaitl "hand-held brazier, clay censer", a device for carrying fire.

Quitman m English (American)
Transferred use of the suranem Quitman.

Quito m Spanish, Filipino

Quitong m Filipino
Diminutive of Paquito.

Quiyauh m Nahuatl
Means "it has rained", derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm", the nineteenth day sign of the tonalpohualli.

Qujaaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K’ujâĸ.

Qujagi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ujage.

Qujâĸ m Greenlandic
Variant of K’ujâĸ.

Qujana m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ujana.

Qujanapaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ujanapaluk.

Quji m & f Yi
Means "silver origin" in Yi.

Qulam m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghulam.

Qulamhüseyn m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gholamhossein.

Qulamrza m Azerbaijani
Combination of Qulam and Rza.

Quliang m Chinese
From the Chinese character 渠 (qu) meaning “canal” and (liang) meaning “bridge; roof beam”.... [more]

Qulitalik m Inuit

Qulitsaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ulitsaĸ.

Qulla f & m Aymara
Means "remedy, medicine" in Aymara.

Qullana f & m Aymara
Means "divine" in Aymara.

Qullugiaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ugdlugiaĸ.

Quloqutsuk m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Possibly derived from Kwakiutl Indian quetutsa "sparrow". This is the name of a character in one of Greenland's best known myths.

Qulutannguaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "sweet little snow bunting", the snow bunting being a type of bird (see also Qulutaq).

Qulutapaluk m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ulutapaluk.

Qulutaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ulutaĸ.

Qumangaapik m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'umangâpik.

Qun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Qunaaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'unâĸ.

Qunerna f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'unerna.

Qunhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Quninngi m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'unínge.

Qunoot m & f Arabic
“It is meant in multiple meanings: such as obedience, humility, prayer, supplication, worship, standing, long standing, and silence. In Islam"... [more]

Qunying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, flock" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Quo m Chinese

Quốc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 國 (quốc) meaning "nation, country".

Quoc m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Quốc.

Quodvultdeus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo.

Quoilaan m Santali

Quon m Chinese
In Chinese, Quon means "shining". It has variations across various other cultures, including Quinn, Juan 1, and Quanah.

Quo-to-we-not m Yakama

Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"

Quoyle m Literature
The name of the main character in E. Annie Proulx‘s The Shipping News (1993). The name apparently is based on the English word coil.

Qupo m Yi
Means "silver lord" in Yi.

Quqi m & f Yi
Means "silver leaf" in Yi.

Ququş m Azerbaijani
Possibly from the Azerbaijani qu quşu meaing "swan".

Quraisy m Indonesian, Muslim
Possibly derived from the Quraysh tribe. The Quraysh were a powerful merchant tribe that controlled Mecca and its Ka'aba and that according to tradition descended from Ishmael... [more]

Quran m African American
Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".

Qurdoğlu m Azerbaijani
Means "wolf son" in Azerbaijani.

Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.

Quriaqos m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Cyriacus used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Syro-Malabar Catholics, via the older form Quiricus.

Qurini m Aymara
Means "having a lot of gold" in Aymara.

Qusai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of قصي (see Qusay).

Qusoraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'usoraĸ.

Qusta m Arabic
Arabic form of Costa.

Qustantin m Arabic, Assyrian
Arabic and Assyrian form of Constantinus (see Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.

Qutan m Yupik, Inupiat

Qutaybah m Arabic, Urdu
Means ‘The Bag’ in Arabic.

Qutb ad-Din m Arabic
Means "base of the religion" from قطب (qutb) meaning "base, pole, axis" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Qutb al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of قطب‌ الدین (see Qutb ad-Din).

Qutlu m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Qutluğ. A notable bearer of this name was the medieval Georgian politician Qutlu Arslan (12th century), who was of Kipchak descent.

Qutluğ m & f Medieval Turkic
Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".

Qutluq m Uyghur
Means "happy, joyous, lucky" in Uyghur.

Quttoraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ugtoraĸ.

Quuik f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of K'ûik.

Quy f & m Vietnamese
Quy means turtle in Vietnamese... [more]

Quyện m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倦 (quyện) meaning "tired, weary".

Quyen m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Form of Quyền and Quyên.

Quyết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 決 (quyết) meaning "decide, determine".

Quyllur m & f Quechua
Means "star" in Quechua.

Quynh f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Quỳnh used outside of Vietnam.

Quyntin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintin.

Qvarqvare m Georgian (Archaic), Literature
The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]

Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Qwynnterrio m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Quintarius and Ontario.

Qyburn m Literature
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". In the series, Qyburn is a former maester who was expelled from the Citadel for unethical experiments and necromancy.

Rỉ f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to drip" or "to whisper" in Vietnamese.

Rā m Maori, Cook Islands Maori
Means "sun" in Māori.

Raafaali m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Râvfaile.

Raafael m Finnish
Finnish form of Raphael.

Raage m Somali
Means "he who delayed at birth" in Somali.

Raajaa m Odia
Odia form of Raja 2.

Raama m Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 天 (ama) meaning "heavens, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Raamah m Biblical
Means "exalted" or "thunder". In the Bible, this is a son of Cush.

Raamiah m Biblical
Means "thunder of Yahweh" in Hebrew. This is a minor character in the Bible, a prince who returns from exile in the book of Nehemiah.

Raanu m & f Indian
Raanu was the Agori leader of the Fire Tribe.

Raaphi m Jewish

Raas m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Raes.

Raay m Nepali
MEANING - King, royal... [more]

Rab m German (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Hraban.

Rabaab m Arabic

Rabadan m Dargin
Dargin form of Ramadan. Another source suggests that it is derived from Arabic رب (rabb) meaning "master, lord, king" and Persian دانا (dana) meaning "wise, learned".

Rabadash m Literature
The ambitious crown prince of Calormen in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.

Rabah m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "profitable, gainful, winner" in Arabic, from the root ربح (rabiha) meaning "to gain, to win, to profit".

Rabán m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Raban.

Rábano m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.

Rabano m Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, Esperanto
Italian, Spanish, Sardinian, and Esperanto form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.

Rabanus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinisation of Hraban.

Rabastan m Literature
Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Rabbah m Hebrew
Means "great" or "Rabbi" in Hebrew.

Rabbe m Finland Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Either a German diminutive of Raban or a Swedish diminutive of Rafael.... [more]

Rabbin m Scots (Archaic)
Scots form of Robin.

Rabe m East Frisian (Archaic)
A short form of Radbod. It coincides in spelling and pronunciation with modern German word Rabe "raven".

Rabea m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1).

Rabelani m & f Venda
Means "to pray" in Tshivenda.

Rabert m Scots
Scots form of Robert.

Raberto m Brazilian (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Roberto.

Rabgais m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Rabgay.

Rabgay m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས (rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ (rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས (rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".

Rabgye m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས (see Rabgay).

Rabia m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rabbie.

Rabicano m Carolingian Cycle, Literature
Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]

Rabie m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1).

Rabih m Arabic
Means "spring (the season)" in Arabic.

Rabii m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rabinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Ravindra used by Sikhs.

Rabindranath m Bengali
Bengali form of Ravindranath. A notable bearer was Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941).

Rabmag m Biblical
Rabmag is the name of two figures in the Bible.

Rabren m Serbian
Likely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".

Rabten m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རབ་བརྟན (rab-brtan) meaning "steady, steadfast".

Rəcəb m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rajab.

Race m English (American, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Race or simply from the word race.

Racer m English (Rare)
Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]

Racha m Lao
Lao form of Raja 2.

Rachamim m Hebrew
Means "mercy, compassionate" in Hebrew.

Rachan m Thai
Means "monarch, lord, master" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan).

Rachana f & m Khmer
Means "fine arts" in Khmer.

Rachanon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai รัชชานนท์ (see Ratchanon).

Rachanun m & f Thai
From Thai รัช (ratcha) meaning "kingship, monarchy" and นนท์ (non) meaning "pleasure, joy". A variant of Ratchanon. This is the given name of Thai actress Rachanun Mahawan (2000-), nicknamed Film.

Rached m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Rashid (chiefly Tunisian).

Rachide m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Rashid.

Rachit m Indian
Creation or to create. Language of origin: Hindi. Place of origin: India

Rachmad m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmat.

Rachmadi m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmad.

Rachman m Indonesian
Older spelling of Rahman influenced by Dutch orthography.

Rachmansyah m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmansyah.

Rachmat m Indonesian
Variant of Rahmat.

Rachmatullah m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Rachmatulloh m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Rahmatullah.

Rachmiel m Yiddish
Name used by Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazic Jews in Europe

Racho m Bulgarian

Rachouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Arabic رشوان (Rashwan) influenced by French orthography (chiefly Tunisian).

Raci m Turkish

Racibor m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Ratibor.

Raciel m American (Hispanic), Caribbean

Racigniew m Slavic

Racimiar m Polish
Variant of Racimir.

Racimir m Polish
Polish form of Ratimir.

Racman m Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Maranao and Maguindanao form of Rahman.

Racso m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Óscar spelled backwards.

Ráďa m Czech
Diminutive of Radek and Radim.

Radagaisus m Gothic
Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]

Radagast m Literature
One of the wizards in the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. His name may mean "tender of beasts" in Adûnaic.

Radah m & f Ancient Hebrew
to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down... [more]

Radamant m Bosnian, Croatian, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamanthys m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek of Rhadamanthos.

Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).

Radamés m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Radames.

Radames m Theatre
Radamès is a character, the captain of the guard, in the opera 'Aida' (1871). The setting of the opera is ancient Egypt, and the creators of the play likely invented the name to sound vaguely Egyptian by integrating Ra into the name.

Radamesz m Hungarian
Cognate of Radames.

Radamsadiou m Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized), Ancient Greek
Hellenised form of a given name of Proto-Iranian descent meaning "foremost in happiness", equivalent to Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎫𐎶𐎠 (fratama) "first, foremost; noble" and 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 (šiyati) "peace, happiness".

Radan m Czech
Contracted form of Radovan.

Radaši m Vlach
Derived from Vlach raditi meaning "to work".

Radašin m Vlach
Variant of Radaši.

Radbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Radbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Radbodo m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian and Spanish form of Radbod.

Radbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Radcliffe m English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Raddai m Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly from Hebrew רָדָה (radah) meaning "to beat down" or "to spread out". This name belonged to the fifth son of Jesse (according to 2 Chronicles 2:14).

Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]