Submitted Names Matching Pattern *r*a*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *r*a*.
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Alexandrya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexandria. According to the USA Social Security Administration, 20 girls were recorded with the name Alexandrya in 2005.
Alexicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alexikrates. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher, who lived around the turn of the 1st century AD.
Alexikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend" as well as "to help" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
Alexirrhoia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and ῥοία (rhoia) meaning "flow, flux", which is related to ῥοή (rhoe) meaning "river, stream".... [more]
Alexistratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".
Alexsandra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese/ Brazilian form of Alexandra.
Alfarata f Popular Culture
The name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).
Alfira f Tatar
Variant of Alfiya.
Alfréda f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alfreda.
Alfredia f American
variant of Alfreda, a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family
Alfreida f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Alfreda based on the spelling of Freida.
Algeria f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.
Algernae f American (Modern, Rare)
Rare feminine form of Algernon.
Algesira f Italian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the Spanish town Algeciras. which is from the Arabic الجزيرة (al-jazira) meaning "the island".
Algorab m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Delta Corvi in the constellation Corvus. It bore the traditional name Algorab derived from Arabic الغراب al-ghuraab, meaning "the crow".
Alidora f Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Alidoro.
Alikram m Talysh
Talysh Form of Alikhan.
Əlimərdan m Azerbaijani
Combination of Əli and Mərdan.
Alinora f English (American, Rare), Sardinian
English variant of Eleanora and Sardinian variant of Elianora.
Aliora f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Alianora or variant of Eliora.
Alíra f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Alira.
Alira f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Aliria and feminine form of Aliro.
Alira f Indigenous Australian, Wurundjeri, Arrernte
Means "clear quartz crystal" from the word allirea in Wurundjeri, spoken near Melbourne, Australia. ... [more]
Alirah f English
Variant of Alira
Aliraza m Arabic
named after an important character in shia islam, Ali Al-Ridha
Ali Rıza m Turkish
Turkish form of Alireza.
Əlirza m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Alireza.
Alistra f Greek Mythology
Alistra was a lover of Poseidon who bore him Ogyges.
Alistrina f Manx
Manx form of Alastríona.
Aljaksandra f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandra.
Alkira f Indigenous Australian
An Aboriginal word meaning "the sky".
Alkirdah m Astronomy
The star Xi Cephei in the constellation Cepheus bore the traditional names Kurhah, Alkirdah or Alkurhah... [more]
Alkurhah m Astronomy
The star Xi Cephei in the constellation Cepheus bore the traditional names Kurhah, Alkirdah or Alkurhah... [more]
Allahverən m Azerbaijani
Means "given by God", from Arabic الله (Allah) and Azerbaijani verən "giver", the participle of vermək "to give".
Allaituraḫḫi f Hurrian
Possibly deriving in part from the Hurrian element allai=ni ("lady, mistress"). Name borne by a Hittite ritual practitioner, likely of Hurrian origin, known from several texts that bear her name.
Allegrezza f Judeo-Italian
Judeo-Italian name derived from Italian allegrezza, a poetic term for "joy; happiness".
Allerleirauh f Folklore (Germanized)
Means "all kinds of fur" in German. This is the name of the title character of a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Allerleirauh is a princess who flees from her father, who wants to marry her, and brings three dresses and a coat with all kinds of furs with her... [more]
Allerunnguaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Agdlerúnguaĸ.
Allirea f Indigenous Australian
Allirea is a name meaning “quartz” in one of the Aboriginal Australian languages.
Allora f American (Modern)
This is apparently either a variant of Alora or Allura or else an American combination of Alice and Lora.... [more]
Allura f Popular Culture
Apparently based on the English word allure. This was the name of a princess in the 1980s anime television show 'Voltron'.
Almairah f Maranao
Possibly a variant of Almirah.
Almarian f Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Quenya language, possibly from the Quenya word almare meaning "blessedness".
Almendra f Spanish (Latin American)
The name Almendra comes from Latin and refers to the same fruit of the "almond" tree in Spanish. It is an unusual name but that makes it very special and peculiar
Almeria f Theatre, Various
Variant of Almera and Elmira 1. This is the name of the main character in the 1697 theatre play 'The Mourning Bride', by William Congreve... [more]
Almerina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Almerino.
Almirah f Maranao, Maguindanao
Feminine form of Al-Amir.
Almirena f Theatre
The name of a character in Georg Friedrich Händel's opera 'Rinaldo' (1711).
Almyra f English (Rare)
Variant of Almira 1, perhaps influenced by Myra.
Aloara f Lombardic
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a 10th-century princess regnant of Capua.
Alorugtaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Aloruttaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Alorugtaĸ.
Aloura f Obscure
Variant of Alora.
Alpertunga m Turkish
It is composed of the three words alp "brave" or "hero", er "soldier" or "male" and tunga "tiger". A mythical hero who was mentioned in Turkic mythology and the Epic of Alp Er Tunga. The name is sometimes mentioned as the khan of Scythia... [more]
Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)
Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [more]
Alpharita f Caribbean
This name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-Jamaican singer Rita Marley (b. 1946), who was born as Alpharita Constantia Anderson. She is the widow of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981)... [more]
Alpheratz f Astronomy, Filipino (Rare)
Derived from Arabic surrat al-faras ("the navel of the mare"). This is a traditional name of the star Alpha Andromedae in the constellation Andromeda.
Alrai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".
Alraune f Literature, German (Rare)
Variant of Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Al-razi m Old Persian (Rare)
Razi (Persian: رازی‎) or al-Razi (Arabic: الرازی‎) is a name that was historically used to indicate a person coming from Ray, Iran.A person described as being superior to everyone in every stat possible... [more]
Alrescha f Astronomy
This is the name of a binary star system Alpha Piscium in the constellation Pisces. The system bore the traditional name Alrescha (alternatively Al Rescha, Alrischa, Alrisha) derived from the Arabic الرشآء al-rishā’ "the cord" and less commonly Kaitain and Okda, the latter from the Arabic عقدة ʽuqdah "knot".
Alruna f German, Medieval German
Germanic name, in which the second element was derived from Old High German runa or Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune" (Proto-Germanic *rūnō)... [more]
Altaira f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
The name of a character in the classic 1956 science fiction film, Forbidden Planet. Altaira Morbius was the daughter of the scientist and space voyager Dr. Edward Morbius. The name Altaira is derived from Altair, the brightest star in the constellation of the Eagle (Aquila).
Altansargai f Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and саргай (sargai) meaning "rose, lily".
Altantsatsral f Mongolian
Means "golden light beam" in Mongolian, from алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and цацрал (tsatsral) meaning "radiation, light beam".
Altanzhargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian алтан (altan) meaning "golden" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Altberta f Medieval French
Feminine form of Altbert.... [more]
Alteria f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Altero.
Altjira m Indigenous Australian Mythology
The sky father of the Aranda tribes of Central Australia, Altjira is looked on as the god of the Alchera, the dream time.
Altoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Hallþóra.
Altôra f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Altoora (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Aluerta f Medieval Basque
Possibly a feminine form of Albar.
Alura f English (Modern, Rare)
Adaptation of the word allure to resemble Alora.
Álvara f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Álvaro.
Àlvara f Sardinian (Archaic)
Logudorese form of Barbara.
Alvarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Álvara.
Alvèra f Occitan
Occitan cognate of Elvira. Sainte Alvère (Senta Alvèra in Occitan) was a martyr from the Dordogne region in France.
Alveradis f Medieval German, Medieval Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and ræd "counsel" (compare Alfred).
Alverna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps taken from Alvera or Alvena. It could have been inspired by the name Verna or Laverna.
Alvira f English, Urdu
Variant of Alvera.
Alvyra f Lithuanian
Variant of Elvyra.
Alworunga m Alur
Of uncertain meaning.
Alyaksandra f Belarusian
Variant transcription of Aliaksandra.
Alyeksandra f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Alexandra.
Alysandra f English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Alexandra, probably influenced by the name Alysa.
Alzira f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Theatre
Latinate form of Alzire. This name was used in Verdi's opera Alzira (1845). It coincides with the name of a Spanish town.
Amaartivat f & m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".
Amadora f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Amadore (Italian) and Amador (Spanish, Galician, Portuguese).
Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.
Amairani f Spanish (Mexican, Modern), Spanish (Latin American, Modern)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Amaya, Mayra and Leilani... [more]
Amalafrida f Germanic, History
Variant of Amalfrida. Amalafrida was a daughter of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths in the 5th century AD.
Amalfrida f Germanic
Feminine form of Amalfrid.
Amalfrieda f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Amalfrida.
Amalrad m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element amal "work" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Amanirenas f Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Name borne by a reigning Kandake of Kush between 40 BCE and 10 BCE, who famously lead Kushite armies in a war against Rome from 27 BCE to 22 BCE. It is likely she was a ruling queen, as her full title was "Amnirense qore li kdwe li" ("Ameniras, qore and kandake")
Amanitaraqide f Meroitic
Meaning uncertain. Possibly means "begotten of Amun", deriving from the Meroitic element terike ("to beget") and Amun, the Egyptian god of the sun and air... [more]
Amara f Thai
From Thai อมร (amara) meaning "immortal, undying", ultimately from Sanskrit अमर (amara).
Amara f Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "sky, heaven" combined with 笑 (ra) meaning "to laugh, to smile" or 良 (ra) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Amara f Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Amaro.
Amarachukwu f Nigerian, Igbo
Means "God's grace" in Igbo. (See Amara and Chukwu).
Amaracus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Amaracus is a young cypriot boy who transformed into a marjoram plant in Greek mythology.
Amarae f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Amari with the phonetic element ray.
Amaral f Spanish (European, Modern, Rare)
Transfered use of the surname Amaral. It began to be used after the Spanish rock duo Amaral, whose singer Eva Amaral also goes by the mononym Amaral.
Amarant f Dutch
Amarant is a Dutch girl's name. The name comes from the Greek word Amarantos which means "unfading beauty".... [more]
Amaranth f English
From the name of the amaranth flower, which is derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading".
Amaranto m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare, ?)
Spanish and Italian form of Amarantus. In other words, this is the masculine form of Amaranta. The 3rd-century Christian saint Amaranthus, who was martyred at Vieux near Albi in the south of France, is known by this name in Spanish.
Amarantos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αμαραντος (amarantos) meaning "unfading" (see also Amarantha).
Amarantu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Amarantus.
Amarantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Amarantos. A known bearer was Amarantus of Alexandria, an ancient Greek writer from the 1st century BC.
Amarbayan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Amarbayasgalan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and баясгалан (bayasgalan) meaning "happiness, pleasure".
Amarbuyan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing".
Amarendra m Hindi, Odia, Bengali
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Amaria f English (Modern)
Elaborated from of Amara
Amarias m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Amariah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Amarilla f Hungarian (Rare), English (American, Archaic)
English and Hungarian Latinate form of Amaryllis, in the case of the Hungarian name, derived from Hungarian amarillisz "amaryllis". This name was also used throughout the United States in the 1800s.
Amarillida f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αμαρυλλίδα (see Amaryllida).
Amarina f English, Spanish
Elaboration of Marina with the prefix a-
Amarisa f English (Modern)
Variant of Marisa, influenced by the name Amara.
Amariza f Obscure
Variant of Amarisa
Amarja m Biblical German
German form of Amariah.
Amarjagal f & m Mongolian
Variant transliteration of Amarjargal.
Amarjargal f & m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace, comfort" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Amarna f English (Rare)
The use of Amarna as a name is likely derived from the Egyptian archeological site of Amarna (also known as el-Amarna or Tell el-Amarna, لعمارنة). The city is located on the east bank of Nile River in the Egyptian province of Minya... [more]
Amarpal m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "undying, immortal, imperishable" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector, keeper".
Amarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" or "simple, easy" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Amarsanaa m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian амар (amar) meaning "bliss, peace" or "simple, easy" combined with санаа (sanaa) meaning "thought".
Amartaivan m Mongolian
Means "peace, quiet; safety" in Mongolian, from амар (amar) meaning "rest, ease, comfort" and тайван (taivan) meaning "peace, tranquility".
Amârtivat f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).
Amartya m Bengali
Means "immortal, deathless", from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" and मृत (mrta) meaning "dead".
Amaryllida f Greek (Rare)
Greek variant of Amaryllis, from the genitive form Αμαρυλλίδος (Amaryllidos). This is also the Greek name for the amaryllis flower.
Amarysia f Greek Mythology
An epithet or title of the Greek goddess Artemis meaning "of Amarynthus", Amarynthus being a town in Euboea (according to Stephanus of Byzantium, Euboea itself)... [more]
Amat al-Razzak f Arabic
Means "maidservant of the all-provider" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" and رزاق (razzāq) "provider, sustainer".
Amaterrahmane f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "maidservant of the merciful" from Arabic أمة ال (amat al) meaning "maidservant of the" combined with رحمن (rahman) meaning "merciful".
Amaura f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Amora, possibly influenced by Laura and similar names.
Amavera f Guarani
It means "good luck" in Guaranì.
Ambara f Indian
Ambara - female form; Ambar, Ambaro - male form.... [more]
Ambarussa m Literature
Means "russet-top". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the mother-name of Amras.
Ambarwati f Indonesian
From Indonesian ambar meaning "amber", ultimately from Arabic عنبر ('anbar), or Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment, sky" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Ambera f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Amber.
Amberella f Obscure
Elaboration of Amber with the suffix -ella
Amberlea f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Amberly, influenced by Leah.
Amboara m & f Malagasy
Means "sheaf of grain" or "bouquet of flowers" in Malagasy.
Ambra f Swedish
Short form of Ambrosia.
Ambracia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
In Greek mythology Ambracia was the daughter of Melaneus, son of Apollo and Oechalia. The ancient Greek city of Ambracia in Epirus was named after her.
Ambransh m Indian
The history of the name "Ambransh" is none. its is the name that got deprived when two lovely parents of his decided to combine their names, Amber and Ansh, and ambransh was created. It is the only name in the world
Ambrazhei m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ambrosius.
Ambraziejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Ambrosios.
Ambrea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ambria, or in some cases possibly a blending of Ambre and Andrea 2.
Ambrietta f Obscure
Elaboration of Ambre with the suffix -etta
Ambroggia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Ambroggiu.
Ambrogia f Italian, Sicilian
Feminine form of Ambrogio and Ambrogiu.
Ambrogina f Italian
Feminine form of Ambrogio.
Ambrosina f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Ambrosia. May be an elaboration of French Ambrosine, a feminization of Ambrose.
Ambrózia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ambrosia.
Ambrozia f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Ambrosia.
Ambrozija f Croatian, Lithuanian, Serbian
Croatian, Lithuanian and Serbian form of Ambrosia.
Ambrozja f Polish
Polish form of Ambrosia.
Ameera f Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1), as well as the Malay, Urdu and Dhivehi form.
Ameerah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1), as well as the Malay form.
Ameinodora f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄμεινον (ameinon) "better" and δωρον (doron) "gift".
Amelberga f Dutch
Dutch form of Amalberga.
Ameliaranne f Obscure
Combination of Amelia and Anne 1. This is the name of the protagonist of a number of children's books written by Constance Heward in the early 20th century... [more]
Ameliora f English
From the word ameliorate, which means "to make something better."
Amera f Arabic, Maranao, Maguindanao, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1, as well as a Maranao, Maguindanao and Malay variant.
Amerah f Arabic, Maranao
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميرة (see Amira 1), as well as a Maranao variant.
Ameraĸ f Greenlandic
Means "velvet (on stag antlers), bark" in Greenlandic.
Amerhan m Tatar
Possibly means "pure" in Tatar.
Ameria f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Old French Amauri (see Amaury).
Ameria f Japanese
From Japanese 阿 (a) meaning "big mound", 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine, Asian pear" combined with 阿 (a), again meaning "big mound"... [more]
Amerika f American
Variant of America.
Amersaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "worn-out cover made of skin" in Greenlandic.
Ameurfina f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Amorfina. A bearer of this name was Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, a Filipino lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992.
Amfiaray m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Amphiaraos.
Amiera f Malay
Malay form of Amira 1.
Amierah f Malay
Malay form of Amira 1.
Amíra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Amira.
Amira f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 鏡 (mira) meaning "mirror". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Amiracle f African American (Modern)
From the English phrase a miracle, which is a combination of the indefinite article a with Miracle. It might also be influenced by Amira.
‘Amirah f Arabic
“Leader”... [more]
Amir al-Din m Arabic
Means "commander of the religion" or "prince of the religion" from Arabic أمير (ʾamīr) meaning "prince, commander" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Əmirəli m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Amirali.
Amirali m Persian
Combination of Amir 1 and Ali 1.
Amiram m Hebrew
Variant form of Amram. A known bearer of this name is the Israeli chemist and activist Amiram Goldblum (b. 1945).
Amiran m Hebrew
Variant form of Amiron.