Submitted Names Starting with R

Raynier m Spanish

Raynold m English
Variant of Reynold.

Raynoma f African American

Raynor m Scandinavian
A Norse name meaning "mighty army." It is sometimes listed as an early version of the name Ragnar.

Rayö f Komi
Komi form of Raisa.

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Raysa f Ukrainian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Ukrainian form, Russian variant transcription and Portuguese and Spanish variant of Raisa 1.

Raysel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Rayshad m African American (Modern)
Maybe a variant of Rashad.

Rayshard m African American (Modern, Rare)

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Rayshawn.

Rayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Rayssa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raissa.

Rayvano m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Ray'von m English (American, Americanized, Modern)

Rayxan f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rayhana.

Räyxana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rayhana.

Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".

Rayya f Indian
Name - Rayya रय्या... [more]

Rayyai f Indian
Name - Rayyai ( रय्यई )... [more]

Razaan f Muslim
Arabic,Persian,Turkish,Indonesian?

Razaaq m Arabic
Means "all provider" in Arabic. One of the names of Allah in the Qur'an.

Razak m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Razzaq as well as the Malay form.

Razali m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Ghazali.

Razan f Malay, Arabic

Razan f Arabic
From Persian رَزان (razan) meaning "vineyard". May alternately be related to an Arabic word meaning "balanced", or be a feminine variant of Razin.

Razanbek m Chechen (Rare), Dagestani (Rare)
Combination of Razan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Razane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Razan

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Razbek m Kazakh, Mongolian
Derived from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with an uncertain first element.

Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.

Razeet m Bengali (Hindu)
A rare name typically used by Bengali Hindus.

Razel f & m Hebrew
Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.

Razelle f Filipino

Razhab m Dagestani
Lak form of Rajab.

Razhan f & m Kurdish

Razhden m Georgian
The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]

Razi m Albanian

Razi f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my secret" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Raz.

Razia f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رضي (radhiyy) meaning "satisfied, pleased, content".

Razib m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali রাজীব (see Rajib).

Razie f Albanian
Variant of Razije.

Raziedda f Sicilian
Truncated form of Graziedda.

Razieh f Persian

Raziël m Dutch
Dutch form of Raziel.

Razielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.

Razif m Malay, Bashkir
Possibly derived from Persian راضی‎ (razi) meaning "content, pleased, satisfied" (of Arabic origin).

Razije f Albanian
Feminine form of Razi.

Razika f Kabyle (Rare)
Feminine form of Arezki

Razili f Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew name meaning "the Lord's secret."

Razin m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "calm, dignified, composed" in Arabic.

Razivia f Slavic Mythology
Old Slavonic variant of Živa and Zivena.

Raziya f Muslim (Rare), Medieval Arabic

Raziyat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Razia.

Raziye f Turkish
Turkish form of Razia, meaning "satisfied, pleased".

Razmal m Muslim (Rare)

Razmig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Razmik.

Razmik m Armenian
Means "warrior, soldier" from Armenian ռազմ (ṙazm) meaning "battle, war".

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

Razna f Abazin
Means "silver" in Abaza.

Razon m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Razor m Popular Culture
Derived from the English word referring to the type of knife. It is borne by a playable character in the 2020 video game Genshin Impact.

Rázsony m Medieval Hungarian

Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.

Razvigor m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from Macedonian развигор (razvigor) "breeze".

Razwan m Persian
Persian form of Rizwan

Razzaq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "provider, sustainer" in Arabic, derived from رَزَقَ (razaqa) meaning "to grant, to give, to provide". In Islamic tradition الرزاق‎ (al-Razzaq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

R'chard m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Richard.

Rēa f Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters "麗", and "亜" meaning "Sub". Other Kanji Characters possible. Also, probably a Japanese form of Leah and Rhea.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Rea f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 麗 (rei, ura.raka, uruwa.shii) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent", 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 令 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rai, rei, re) meaning "bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "buzzer, small bell" with 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" or 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next."... [more]

Rea f Greek
Short form of Panorea.

Reabetswe f Somali
Means "we have been provided for" in Sesotho.

Reace m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reada f English (African)

Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.

Reagyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaidnu m Sami
Northern Sami form of Reino.

Reakreay m Khmer
Means "happy" in Khmer.

Reaksmey m & f Khmer
Means "light, ray of light" in Khmer.

Reaksmey f & m Khmer
Means "light, ray, beam" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit रश्मि (rashmi).

Réal m French (Quebec)

Reala m Popular Culture
This is the name of one of the main antagonists in the SEGA video game franchise "NiGHTS". In the games, Reala is a cruel and ruthless Nightmaren as well as NiGHTS' rival/brother and Wizeman's right-hand man... [more]

Realeboga m & f Tswana (Rare)

Realeboha m Sotho
Means "we are thankful" in Sesotho.

Reality f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word reality.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Réaltán f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare (and supposedly newly coined) name meaning "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (-án).

Réaltín f Irish (Modern)
From Irish réalt, réalta meaning "star" paired with ín, a diminutive. This is a modern Irish name.

Realy f English (American, Rare)

Realyn f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Rea and the popular suffix -lyn.

Reaman m Manx
Manx cognate of Réamann.

Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]

Reanet f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Raghnailt.

Reann f English (Modern)
Variant of Reanna.

Reannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna

Reanne f English
Variant of Ryanne.

Reaotlotla m Sotho
Means "We praise His name" in Sesotho.

Rearea f Polynesian Mythology
The goddess of joy in Tahitian mythology. Her name may come from reʻareʻa, meaning "yellow".

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reasey f Khmer
Means "pile, heap", "fortune, luck", or "beauty, charm" in Khmer.

Reasmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).

Reason m & f English (Puritan)
Puritanical name.

Reata f American (Modern, Rare)

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Reathrey f Khmer
Means "night" or "night-blooming plant" in Khmer.

Reatshwana f Tswana
Means "we look alike" in Setswana.

Reba m Biblical
Reba was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.

Reba f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Malayalam form of Rebecca, borrowed from Portuguese Rebeca. Used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rêbar m Kurdish
Means "long valley" in Kurdish.

Rêbaz m Kurdish
Means "method" in Kurdish.

Rebbeca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbecca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbie f English
Can be a nickname for Rebecca, but in the case of singer Rebbie Jackson, it is derived from her name Maureen Reilette.

Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rebe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reba.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Rebecques m French
Masculine form of Rébecca.

Rébeka f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Rebecca.

Rebeka f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 紅 (be) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 2012 perfume by Rihanna, from French rebelle which is both a noun meaning "rebel" and an adjective meaning "rebellious". Also compare Rebel.

Reben m & f Kurdish
Means "monk or nun, teacher" in Kurdish.

Rêber m Kurdish
Means "guide, instructor" in Kurdish.

Rebi f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Rebiat f Chechen

Rebie f English
Variant of Rebby.

Rebieka f Obscure

Rebika f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rêbîn m Kurdish
Means "path-finder" in Kurdish.

Rebokile f & m Tswana

Rebus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Rebwar m Kurdish

Reby m Romani (Archaic)

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Recaredo m Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Medieval Spanish form of Reccared.

Reccared m Germanic, History
This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]

Reccesvindo m Italian
Italian form of Recceswinth.

Recceswinth m Germanic
Form of Ricswind.

Rece m & f English (American)
Variant of Reece. Rece was given to 14 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.

Recha f Hebrew, Literature
Derived from Hebrew rekhah "soft; tender; velvety; silky".... [more]

Recheal f English (African)
Likely a variant of Rachel or Richelle.

Rechel f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Recha.

Rechelle f American (Rare), Jewish
Elaboration of Rechel.

Rechiaire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Rechiar.

Rechiar m Germanic, History
Variant of Richar. Rechiar was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.

Rechiaro m Italian
Italian form of Rechiar.

Réchimond m History (Gallicized)
French form of Richimund.

Rechina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Regina.

Rechla f Yiddish
Diminutive of Recha.

Rechlin f Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Rechel.

Recibor m Polish
Variant of Racibor.

Recife m Brazilian

Recine f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish variant of Regina

Recław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Racław.

Recława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Recław.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.

Réda m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Ridha used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Reda m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Ridha.

Reda m Amharic
Means "he helped" in Amharic.

Redá f Sami
Sami form of Reeta.

Rêdan m Kurdish
Means "permission" in Kurdish.

Redar m Swedish
Swedish younger form of Redhar.

Redbad m Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Radbod.

Redburga f History
According to a 15th-century chronicle, this was the name of the wife of Ecgberht, king of Wessex from 802 until his death in 839, but this is dismissed by academic historians (in view of its late date)... [more]

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Redeemed m & f English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Meaning, "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)." Referring to being redeemed from sin. See also Redemptus, the Latinized variation used by Puritans prior to evolving to the use of the Anglicized variation.

Redempta f English (African)
Feminine form of Redemptus.

Redemptus m & f English (Puritan, Latinized)
Variant of Redeemed.

Reden m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Redenta f Italian
Italian form of Redempta.

Redeta f Hinduism
Beautiful

Redfield m English (Rare)

Redge m English

Redgie m & f English
Variant of Reggie. Its a nickname used generally, not just for Reginald.

Redha m Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Ridha as well as the Indonesian form.

Redhar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hræiðarr.

Redhouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رضوان (see Ridwan) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redhuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.

Redian m Albanian

Rediana f Albanian
Feminine form of Redian.

Redie m Amharic
Means "my helper" in Amharic.

Redier m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Radger.

Redigana f Cornish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Redigon.

Redigon f Medieval English, Medieval Cornish, Cornish (Archaic)
A medieval English vernacular form of Radegund, the name of a 6th-century Frankish queen and saint. In England, a number of churches were dedicated to Saint Radegund in the medieval period.

Redimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon"... [more]

Redina f Albanian

Redion m Albanian

Rediona f Albanian
Feminine form of Redion.

Redisa f Albanian, Indonesian

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rediviva f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin rediviva meaning "restored to life; renewed, renovated". Compare Renovata and Renata.

Redjer m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Radger.

Redlyn f English

Redman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Redman.

Redmar m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Radmar.

Redmer m West Frisian
Variant form of Redmar.

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Rednaxela f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (Rare)
Alexander spelled backwards.

Redómir m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Radomir.

Redomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Redimir.

Redon m Albanian, Albanian Mythology
The name Redon appears in ancient inscriptions found in Santa Maria di Leuca (present-day Lecce), and on coins minted by the Illyrian city of Lissos, suggesting that he was worshipped as the guardian deity of the city, and probably as a sea god... [more]

Redona f Albanian
Feminine form of Redon.

Redoshi f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Of uncertain origin. This was the name of the last known survivor of the Transatlantic slave trade, a woman from present-day Benin in West Africa who was kidnapped at about age 12, sold to American slavers and taken to Alabama in 1860... [more]

Redosław m Polish
Variant of Radosław.

Redosłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Radosław.

Redouan m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Redouane (chiefly Moroccan).

Rédouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Redouane chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redouane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ridwan chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Redsław m Polish
Contracted form of Redosław.

Reduan m Malay, Bengali
Malay and Bengali form of Ridwan.

Redvan m Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Ridwan.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Redwald m Medieval English
Derives from Old English name Rædwald with ræd meaning "counsel" and weald meaning "power". Redwald was a seventh century king of East Anglia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which included the present-day English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.

Redward m Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic Frisian form of Radward.

Redza m Malay
Malay form of Ridha.

Redžep m Bosnian, Macedonian
Variant form of Recep.

Redżina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Regina.

Redzuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.

Redzuwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.

Redzwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Ree-Ahn f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).

Ree-An f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 리안 (see Ri-An).

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reeba f Indian

Reebu m Malayalam
Meaning "man of immense prosperity", this name is central to the southwestern quadrant of India.

Reecha f Nepali
Nepali form of Richa, derived from the Sanskrit word richa meaning “praise”.

Reed m Frisian
Short form of names containing the name element rad "counsel".

Reeda f Estonian (Rare)
Cognate of Reeta.

Reedik m Estonian
Truncated form of Preedik, itself a variant of Priidik.

Reef f & m English
From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Reef m English (Modern, Rare)
A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeiǥ m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Gregory.

Reeja f Indian

Reeko m Bajan

Reelaiah m Biblical Hebrew
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Reeli f Estonian
Originally a short form of Aurelia, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reelika f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Reeli, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reelike f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Reelika.

Re'em m & f Hebrew
Means "oryx" in Hebrew.

Reema f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
Means "an elongated, narrow opening or fissure" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.

Reema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريما (see Rima), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Reeman f Arabic
Reeman means "2 White Gazelles", one of them called Reem, and Reeman is the name of mountain in Yemen.

Reemt m Frisian, Low German, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch, Low German, and Frisian form of Raymond.

Reemus m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
A Finnish variant of Remus.

Reena f Estonian
Originally a short form of Ireene, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reene f Estonian
Short form of Ireene.

Reenu f Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Renu Renuka "atom, molecule, particle"

Reeree f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Reesa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.

Reesaias m Biblical

Reeselynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Reese and Lynn.

Reesi f Estonian

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

Reet f & m Indian

Reeta f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant transcription of Rita.

Reetika f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Ritika.

Reetsang m Tswana
Means "pay attention" or "listen" in Setswana.

Reetu f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant transcription of Ritu.

Reetu m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Fredrik.

Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.

Reevinoils m American (Rare)

Reewa f Rajasthani, Hindi
Reewa means ‘Swift’ in Hindi and Rajasthani.

Refael m Hebrew
From the Hebrew name Refa'el which means "God has healed". Popular name among Israelis.

Refat m Crimean Tatar, Arabic, Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Rifat.

Refia f Ottoman Turkish

Refika f Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Refik.

Refike f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Refik.

Refill m Old Norse
Old Norse assumed name, from Old Norse refill "strip, shred, narrow piece".

Refiyîk m Crimean Tatar

Reford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reford.

Reformation m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the protestant reformation and/or the reformation of the heart.

Refrain f English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.

Refrayne f English (Puritan)
Used in reference to refraining from sin.

Reftar f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian رفتار (raftar) meaning "behaviour, conduct; movement, strut, prance".

Reftarıdil f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian رفتار (raftar) meaning "behaviour, conduct; movement, strut, prance" and دل (dil) meaning "heart".

Refugia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Refugio.

Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".

Rega f Telugu
Meaning "Queen".

Rega f Judeo-Spanish
Possibly a diminutive of Regina.

Regai m Shona
Regai means "Let it be, leave it alone"

Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.

Regalada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Regalado.

Regalado m Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of the surname Regalado. This is given in honour of Saint Pedro Regalado (1390-1456), known as Petrus Regalatus in Latin, a Spanish Franciscan (friar minor) and reformer.