This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *r*a*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
BrijendramIndian Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".
BrillantemSpanish, Filipino Means "brilliant, sparkly, gemstone" in Spanish. A notable bearer was Brillante Mendoza (1960-), a Filipino independent film director.
BrillianafEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]
BrindabellafIndigenous Australian Locational name, from the Brindabella mountain range on the border of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Usually said to be from a local language, meaning "two hopping mice" - hopping mice are native Australian mice... [more]
BriocánmIrish Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Bhreacain (see Brecan). This was the name of a saint from the 5th century AD, who brought christianity to the village Rosmuck in Ireland.
BrisafSpanish Previously a short form of Briseida, though it is now regarded as an independent name directly from the Spanish word brisa "breeze". In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named Brisa (played by actress Margarita Magaña) on the telenovela "Por tu amor" (1999).
BriseniafSpanish (Mexican) This given name is probably a combination of Briseida or Brigida with any name ending in -enia or -senia (depends on which name is used for the first part of the name), such as Eugenia and Yesenia.
BritannicafAfrican American (Rare) Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
BritannicusmAncient Roman Latin byname meaning "of Britain". This was one of the bynames of Emperor Claudius after the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD. Claudius also gave it to his son, Britannicus (full name Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus; 41-55 AD).
BritomartfLiterature Form of Britomartis used by Edmund Spenser for a female knight in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590). Folk etymology associated Brito- with "Briton" and -martis with Mars (genitive Martis), the Roman god of war.
BritomartisfGreek Mythology Possibly means "sweet maiden", from Cretan βριτύ (britu) "sweet" or "blessing" (Attic glyku) and martis "maiden" (Attic parthenos). This was an epithet of a Cretan goddess of mountains and hunting who was sometimes identified with Artemis.
BrnjačafMedieval Serbian The name of a Serbian Princess. The etymology of her name is unclear. It may be derived from Veronica, Berenice or Bernardine, or a nickname of her mother, taken from her feudal estate Brnjak... [more]
BroadusmEnglish Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.
BrodanmArthurian Cycle A Knight of the Round Table who embarked with the others on the Grail Quest.
BrodzisławmPolish Derived from Polish brodzić "to wade, to flounder" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
BrogimarosmGaulish Derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *brogis, *mrogis "territory, region" and *māros "great".
BroklaussmAnglo-Scandinavian Anglo-Scandinavian name (originally byname) meaning "without breeches", composed of Old Norse brók "breeches, pants" and -lauss "-less".
BrolafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun ბროლი (broli) meaning "crystal" (as in the glass, not the mineral). In some cases, this name can also be a short form of the related name Nazibrola.
BronjaymAmerican Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" and the American name Jay 1. Comic character Bronjay, from Heaven Sent Gaming's Reverie, has this name.
BroseliandafObscure This was borne by Cuban actress Broselianda Hernández Boudet (1964-2020), who was the daughter of Cuban dramatist and critic Rosa Ileana Boudet (1947-). It was perhaps inspired by the mythological place name Brocéliande.
BrotanaxmAncient Greek Means "mortal lord" or "lord of the mortals", derived from either the Greek adjective βρότειος (broteios) meaning "mortal, human" or the Greek noun βροτός (brotos) meaning "mortal man" combined with ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".
BroteasmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek βροτός (brotos) meaning "mortal man, human being", though it has also been connected to βροντή (bronte) meaning "thunder". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a legendary hunter and son of Tantalus.
BrotharmGermanic The first element is derived from Old High German prôdi "weakness, decrepitude" or Old High German brôt "bread." The second element is derived from Old High German hari "army." It is also possible that this name comes from (or is related to) Old High German brôdar "brother", which is a possibility that cannot be ruled out.
BrunettafJudeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle French brune, the feminine form of the adjective brun, "brown (the color)" (ultimately from Old French brun “polished, shiny, brown”), and denoting a woman with brown hair.
BrunhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
BrunoniafGerman Allegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
BrunradmGermanic Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
BrunwardmGermanic Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
BruriafHebrew, Early Jewish Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).
BruttiafAncient Roman Bruttia Crispina was Roman empress from 178 to 191 as the consort of Roman emperor Commodus. Her marriage to Commodus did not produce an heir, and her husband was instead succeeded by Pertinax.
BryaxismAncient Greek Given that this masculine name is sometimes also found spelled as Βρύασσις (Brúassis) or (Bryassis), it is probably derived from - or otherwise, related to - Greek βρυασμός (bruasmos) or (bryasmos), which can mean "delight, lust" as well as "voluptuousness"... [more]
BubusarafKyrgyz Means "noble lady" from Persian بیبی (bibi) meaning "matron, lady, woman" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "noble, pure". A notable bearer was Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926-1973), a Kyrgyz ballerina.
BurdukhanfAlanic, History, Georgian (Archaic) This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Burdukhan of Alania (12th century AD), who was the wife of king Giorgi III of Georgia and the mother of queen Tamar the Great of Georgia.... [more]
BurebistamDacian The following are interpretations of the name Burebista : a."the brilliant one", b."the noble one", c."the strong one", achieving comparative linguistics studies, also using Sanskrit, where there is the word bhuri-h = abundand, strong, much and bho-s-k which meant brilliant, noble, well known... [more]
BürenbaatarmMongolian Means "complete hero" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Bürenbayarm & fMongolian Means "full celebration, complete joy" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
BürensaikhanmMongolian From Mongolian бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Bürenzhargalf & mMongolian Means "complete happiness" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
BurgafRomansh Short form of Walburga, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
BurgharmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German burg meaning "fortress". Also compare Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) meaning "to keep, to save, to preserve"... [more]
BurgwealdmAnglo-Saxon Old English name meaning "mighty fortress", derived from the elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and weald "powerful, mighty".
BurianafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Latinized) This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
BurmafEnglish (American) This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
BurnitafAmerican Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita SheltonMatthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.
Buronyam & fAkan Means "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.
BurulkanfKyrgyz From the given name Burul combined with кан (kan) meaning "blood".
BuruubamPopular Culture Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.
BusiranemArthurian Cycle A sorcerer who imprisoned the maiden Amoret and tried to force her to become his lover. Britomart, the warrior maiden, learned of Amoret’s plight from Scudamore, Amoret’s lover. Britomart braved the enchantments of Busirane’s castle, defeated him, and freed Amoret.
ButterballmEnglish (American, Rare) From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.
Buyanjargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "virtue, goodness, merit" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Buyanzhargalf & mMongolian Means "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
BweranimChewa Means "come" or "come back" in Chewa.
ByakuranmJapanese From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Byambajargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Byambazhargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
ByrafEnglish (Rare) Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.