RonettefEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture Diminutive of Veronica, which experienced some popularity in the United States in the wake of the 60s girl group The Ronettes. The lead singer of the band's name at birth was Veronica Bennett.... [more]
RongdiefChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".
Rongjief & mChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
RongomaiteremMoriori This is a personal noun. The name has different meanings that deal with the sea. It is an allegorical proportionate for ocean. This noun also means 'peace on the ocean.' One possible meaning is 'ocean god'... [more]
RongyefChinese From the Chinese 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, firelight, glorious".
RongyuefChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, gem".
RoonemEnglish A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
RoosemLiterature, Popular Culture Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
RoriefJapanese From Japanese 呂 (ro) meaning "spine", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RosaliekefDutch (Rare) Usually a diminutive form of Rosalie, seeing as the name contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke. However, in some cases, this name can also be a blend of the names Rosa 1 and Lieke.
RosalyndefLiterature The eponymous character of "Rosalynde; or, Euphues' Golden Legacy" by Thomas Lodge, a pastoral romance written in the late 16th century. The narrative centers around the character of Rosalynde, the daughter of an exiled king, who finds herself entangled in themes of love, honor, and familial discord... [more]
RosaniefFolklore Probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').
RosanthefLiterature Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]
RosedalemEnglish A variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
RosemenefHaitian Creole Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).
RotrudefGermanic, History Variant spelling of Rotrud. Rotrude of Treves was the first wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
RougefPopular Culture Means "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.
RuareemManx Manx cognate of Ruaidhrí. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Roger, Roderick and occasionally as Roddy.
Rul-tynefChukchi Etymology unknown. This was the birth name of Chukchi poet and writer Antonina Kymytval.
Rumblef & mEnglish (American) From rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).
RumiefJapanese From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Runem & fThai Means "happy, joyful; pleasant, refreshing" in Thai.
Ruoyef & mChinese From Chinese 若 (ruò) meaning "like, as" combined with 叶/葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔/曄 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 烨/燁 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", or 业/業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]
RupefMaori From the Maori personification of the New Zealand pigeon or kererū.
RuriefJapanese From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
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]
RushiefJapanese From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 依 (e) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ryouef & mJapanese From Japanese 了 (ryou) meaning "end" combined with 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RyounosukemJapanese From Japanese 亮 (ryou) meaning "cool, refreshing", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
RyuusukemJapanese From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "forerunner, herald". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SaartjiefAfrikaans Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.
SabrefEnglish (Rare) Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]
SaccharinefObscure From the English word saccharine meaning "excessively sweet".
SachiefJapanese From 祥 (sachi) meaning means "happiness, fortune, good omen, auspiciousness" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SachinefJapanese From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.