RixiafChinese From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist".... [more]
Rixiangm & fChinese From Chinese 日 (rì) meaning "sun, day" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide"... [more]
RixtfWest 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).
RiyokofJapanese Ri means "jasmine","advantage,gain","reason,logic","hometown",or"pear". Yo can mean "world","generation",or"pleasing". And ko comes from Kodomo and means "child". Notable people are Riyoko Ikeda,a singer and manga artist that was adored in th 1970's (and even has her own expo),Riyoko Takagi is an inspiring young jazz pianist (you can find her music on Spotify),and Riyoko Tanaka is a Japanese American producer & assistant director(Men in Black,Keeping Up With the Joneses,etc.)
RiyonafJapanese From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 世 (yo) meaning "world" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RiyufJapanese 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.
RiyukofJapanese Ri can mean "jasmine" or "hamlet, village", yu can mean "truth, reason, cause", or "excellent", and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
RizaldymFilipino Variant of Rizal Day, the Philippine national holiday (held on December 30th) commemorating the life and works of national hero José Rizal.... [more]
RizieromItalian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could derive from the Italian word riccio meaning "curly-haired" with the suffix -iero. Another etymology is from the French verb risier meaning "to laugh; to mock"... [more]
Rizumuf & mJapanese (Modern, Rare) This name has, technically, no meaning since it is written in hiragana or katakana. However, Rizumu, as a word, is a loan word of English origin meaning "rhythm."
Roamerm & fEnglish (American, Archaic) From the Middle English word roam(er), to refer to someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do or go.
RoarkemIrish It derives from the surname Ó Ruairc in Irish. Other variants of the surname include Rourke and O'Rourke, both common in Ireland. Possibly an Irish translation of the Germanic name Roderick
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'.
RobertinmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Robert. This given name is no longer in use in France (apart from the handful of bearers that were born in the 1960s), but it still survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there nowadays).
RobespierremFrench (Rare, Archaic) Transferred use of the surname Robespierre as a given name, used in reference to Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), who was one of the best-known leaders of the French Revolution.
RobettmLiterature 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". It is possibly derived from Robert... [more]
RobienfDutch Variant of Robine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
RobigofRoman Mythology Feminine form of Robigus. In Roman mythology Robigo and her male counterpart Robigus were minor deities summoned for protection of the crops against blight, i.e. agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]
RobigusmRoman Mythology Derived from Latin robigo meaning "red blight, wheat rust", referring to a red fungus that could infest crops. This was the name of a minor god in Roman mythology, summoned for protection against agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]
RobinefMedieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare) French feminine form of Robin, which originated in medieval times. For reasons unknown, it fell out of use after the Middle Ages, after which it continued to survive as a matronymic surname (mostly in the Normandy region of France)... [more]
RobinetmMedieval French Strictly masculine diminutive of Robin (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix), which itself is a diminutive of Robert... [more]
RobinhoodmFilipino Combination of Robin and Hood. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor.... [more]
RobiniafVarious A feminine form of Robin or inspired by the botanical name Robinia "black locust, false acacia".
RobinsonmEnglish, Literature Transferred use of the surname Robinson. It is famously borne by the titular character of Daniel Defoe's novel 'Robinson Crusoe' (1719).
RoblenmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian родился быть ленинцем (rodilsya byt' lenintsem) and of родившйся быть ленинцем (rodivshiysya byt' lenintsem), which both mean "born to be a Leninist"... [more]
RobleymEnglish (American) Meaning unknown, possibly an Americanized version of the Spanish "roble," meaning "oak."
RobomiłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish robota "work, labour, servitude", which is derived from Polish robić "to work, to labour". It is ultimately derived from Slavic orbota "hard work, slavery", which came from Proto-Slavic orbь "slave"... [more]
RobosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish robota "work, labour, servitude", which is derived from Polish robić "to work, to labour". It is ultimately derived from Slavic orbota "hard work, slavery", which came from Proto-Slavic orbь "slave"... [more]
RoboutemPopular Culture Meaning unknown, likely a faux-French variant of Robert. It is born by Roboute Guilliman, the Primarch of the Ultramarines, a chapter of Space Marine Super Soldiers from Warhammer 40,000
RobsonmEnglish, Portuguese (Brazilian) Transferred use of the surname Robson. Known bearers of this name are English actor Robson Green (b. 1964) and Brazilian football player Robson "Robinho" de Souza (b... [more]
RobustianmHistory (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized) From the patronymic of the Roman cognomen Rōbustus, meaning “oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robust, a descendant of Robust.” St. Robustian was an early martyr who was put to death probably in Milan... [more]
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]
RocketmEnglish (Rare) From Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rochetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko, rukka (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”).
RockwellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surnaem Rockwell. A notable bearer of this name was Rockwell Kent, an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer.
RocsifAmerican (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.
RocusmDutch Variant form of Rochus. A known Dutch bearer of this name was the composer and conductor Rocus van Yperen (1914-1994).
RodamArabic The given name of the Lebanese football player Roda Antar.
RodabafPersian It is the name of a character from the Shahnama (شاهنامه). In the Shahnama, Rodaba is the daughter of Mehrab Kaboli (مهراب کابلی) and Sindokht (سیندخت). She marries Zal (زال), and together they have a son named Rostam (رستم).... [more]
RodachmOld Irish Derived from Old Irish rod "strong, spirited, furious", itself related to rúad "red".
Rodinm & fFrench (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.