PatinafEnglish (Modern, Rare) Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.
PlutinafAmerican (South, Archaic) Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
PollicinafFolklore This name is one of the two Italian forms of Thumbelina (the other is Mignolina). It is derived from Italian pollice meaning "thumb" combined with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina... [more]
PomellinafMedieval Italian Diminutive of either Poma or Pomona, which are both given names that are ultimately derived from Latin pomus or pomum, both of which are nouns that can mean "fruit" as well as "fruit tree".... [more]
RaminafJapanese From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RasoherinafHistory Rasoherina (1814 – 1 April 1868) (also Rasoherina-Manjaka) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her husband Radama II following his presumed assassination.
RathinafLiterature The name of a faerie princess in Allan Frewin Jones's The Faerie Path.
ReinafJudeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish, Manx Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Spanish and Manx cognate of Regina. As a Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Provençal and Judeo-Spanish name, it was used as an equivalent of Ceti and a translation of Malka in the Middle Ages.
ReminafJapanese From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RiinafJapanese From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rindranirinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy rindra meaning "order, arrangement" and nirina meaning "desired".
RirinafJapanese From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RistiinafFinnish Finnish dialectal form of Kristiina. Ristiina is also the name of a former municipality in Eastern Finland.
RojinafPersian Similar to Rojin, the name’s meaning can be “light” (the more metaphorical meaning), “daylight”, “glimmering”, “shining”, or all of those combined... [more]
RosaspinafFolklore (Italianized) From Italian rosa meaning "rose" and spina "thorn, spine", used as a translation of German Dornröschen, the title character of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale (known as Briar Rose in English).
RozhinafKurdish, Iranian Rozhina is a Kurdish/Iranian name and means = first morning light, first day, morning dawn, clear morning, purity and brightness, mother sun, like day ... [more]
RubinafJapanese From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 美 (bi) "beautiful" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RudinafAlbanian Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Albanian rudinë "mountain pasture, mountain meadow".
RuinafChinese From the Chinese 蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".
RukinafJapanese From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RullgardinafLiterature From Swedish rullgardin meaning "roller blind, roll-down curtain". This is one of the middle names of Pippi Långstrump (English: Pippi Longstocking), full name PippilottaViktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump, a character invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
RuminafJapanese From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 水 (mi) meaning "water" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RuminafRoman Mythology Derived from Latin rūma "udder". This name belonged to a goddess who protected breastfeeding mothers and possibly nursing infants. Her domain extended to protecting animal mothers, not just human ones... [more]
RurinafJapanese From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon", 姫 (ri) meaning "princess" combined with 夜 (na) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SarafinafSwahili Apparently means "bright star" in Swahili. The name might be best known from the South African musical "Sarafina!" Also, the name is often easily confused with the Hebrew name Seraphina, but despite looking similar in appearance, both names clearly have completely different etymologies.
SarinafJapanese From Japanese 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SeberinafSpanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare) Variant of Severina. This name was borne by Seberina Candelaria, a young woman who lived in colonial Philippines in the early 19th century who in 1808, at age 22 years, was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court for 'associating with the devil'.
SerinafJapanese From Japanese 芹 (seri) meaning "water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
SerinafAlbanian Derived from Albanian serinë, denoting a type of juicy dark grape with large fruit.