RoazmArthurian Cycle In Wirnt von Grafenberg's 'Wigalois', The pagan king of Glois, evil and villainous, who sold his soul to the Devil and was thus able to use sorcery to take over many lands, including the neighboring kingdom of Korntin... [more]
RobbmEnglish, Literature, Popular Culture Variant of Rob, used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.
RockmEnglish (Rare) English form of Rocco, traditionally used to refer to the 14th-century saint. Modern use of the name is probably influenced by the English surname Rock and may also be inspired by the English word rock... [more]
RoeemHebrew Roee (רעי or רועי) means "my shepherd" in Hebrew. It is derived from the old testament where it appears 25 times. the most famous quote is " יְהוָה רֹעִי, לֹא אֶחְסָר" (Psalms 23:1).
RoekmDutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could be a contraction of a diminutive like Roelke or even be a variant of Rochus. However, it is also possible that the name is derived from Dutch roek meaning "rook" (as in, the bird).
RoinmGeorgian Derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen", which is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian noun rōy meaning "brass, copper".... [more]
RojafIndian 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.
RojafKurdish Derived from Kurdish ro meaning "sun".
RomafPolish Short form of Romana and Romualda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
RomafRoman 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
Romaf & mBatak From Toba Batak ro meaning "come, arrive" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.
RookmDutch (Archaic) Short form of Rochus as well as of its variant forms Rocus and Rokus. This name is not to be confused with rook, the Dutch word for "smoke".
Rorif & mJapanese From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RosófCatalan From Catalan rosor meaning "rosiness, pinkness". This is the title of a Catalan song about a woman named Rosó that premiered in 1922 and soon became a staple in the repertory of Catalan popular music... [more]
RótafNorse Mythology Possibly derived from the Old Norse verb róta meaning "to stir, overturn, tear". In Norse mythology, Róta is a valkyrie. She is attested in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, where she is mentioned alongside the valkyries Gunnr and Skuld... [more]
RotafLatvian Directly taken from Latvian rota "jewel; ornament, adornment; singing for some early summer morning songs".
RoydmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
RoysmLiterature Name of a character in a book in the Roys Bedoys series.
RóžafSorbian Sorbian form of Rosa 1. Róža Domašcyna (*1951) is a Sorbian poet and translator.
RozafPersian, Urdu The Persian word meaning "fast, fasting". Used as another term for the Arabic "Saum" meaning "fasting", which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
RôzefWalloon Walloon form of Rose. The name coincides with Walloon rôze "rose (flower)".
RozyfJudeo-Greek, Greek (Rare), Jewish Greek form of Rosy. It is not a traditional Greek name except in Jewish communities where it mirrors the Judeo-Spanish name Rosa.
RuanmCornish Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him... [more]
RuismDutch (Rare) Modern form of the medieval Dutch given name Ruys or Ruysch, of which the meaning is uncertain. It is theorized to be a diminutive or short form of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element hruod meaning "fame".... [more]
Rukim & fJapanese From 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis, lazuli", combined with 希 (ki) meaning "rare, hope", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", or 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, light"... [more]
RukofJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RulafArabic Possibly means "beautiful, plump" in Arabic, derived from the name of an ancient tribe that inhabited the northern Arabian Peninsula.
Rumaf & mJapanese From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]
RumifJapanese From Japanese 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", or 流 (ru) meaning "current, flow" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
RunafJapanese (Modern) From 月 (runa) meaning "moon, month", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Latin word luna meaning 'moon'. It can also be spelled with 月 (ru) combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 南 (na) meaning "south", or 奈/那 (na) meaning "what?"... [more]
RurufJapanese From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
RûsafGreenlandic Archaic spelling of Ruusa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
RusemMacedonian Usually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".... [more]
RushmEnglish (American) From French rousse, meaning "red hair." May also be transferred use of the surname Rush.
Rutom & fJapanese From Japanese 斗 (ruto), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" or 類 (ru) meaning "sort, kind, variety, class, genus" combined with 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound" or 東 (to) meaning "east"... [more]
RuufmDutch (Rare) Short form of Rufus. It is possible that there are a select few cases where the name is a variant of Roef, i.e. that it is a short form of Roelof (or its rare variant Rulof).... [more]
Ruyif & mChinese From Chinese 如 (rú) meaning "like, as, if" combined with 意 (yì) meaning "thought, idea, intention", 熤 (yì) meaning "person" or 憶 (yì) meaning "memory, remember, reminisce"... [more]
RvatmCroatian Means "Croat" in Croatian. It's not used very often in last 300 years.
RwbyfEnglish (American, Modern) From the series RWBY, pronounced "ruby". The name of the series is formed from the initials of the main characters and their associated colours red, white, blue, and yellow.
SadefYoruba, English (Modern) Short form of Folasade. It was popularized in the mid-80s due to the Nigerian-born British singer Sade Adu (born Helen Folasade Adu, 1959-) and her eponymous smooth jazz band Sade.
SadimFrench This is the name of the physician Sadi Carnot.
Sa-domKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 思 "think, consider, ponder" and 悼 "grieve, mourn, lament". This is the posthumous name of Crown Prince Jang-jo of Joseon (1735-1762).
SadomPashto Means "wise" or "intelligent" in Pashto. This is the name of a famous afghan tribal leader of the 17th century.
SadomOromo (Anglicized) A form of the arabic name Sa'id, meaning "happy, lucky", used by the Oromo people of Ethiopia. Notable people with this name includes Junedin Sado, a former Ethiopian Cabinet Minister, Haji Adam Sado, a political leader, and his father, Sado Sheka.
SadrmPersian From arabic صَدْر (ṣadr), meaning "chest, front, leader". Sadr is also used as a title in Iran to refer to a notable person, such as a scholar.
SaermAnglo-Norman Saer de Quincy, 1st earl of Winchester, a norman in Scotland and crusader
Şəfaf & mAzerbaijani Derived from Persian شفا (šafâ) meaning "healing, cure, remedy".
SafamOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian God of the hearth chain and the most important domestic deity to the Ossetian people.