Submitted Names Matching Pattern *r*a*

This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *r*a*.
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Ondraszek m Polish
Diminutive of Ondrasz.
Ondreika m Russian
Diminutive of Andrei.
Ondřejka f Czech
Feminine form of Ondřej.
Ondrzeja f Polish
Variant of Andrzeja.
Oneira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly an invented name modeled after the Greek word ὄνειρος (oneiros) meaning "dream".
Onerahontsokon f Mohawk
Means "under the wing feather" in Mohawk.
Oneraspen f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Fructuosa.
Onerva f & m Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word onerva meaning "aftergrass; the hay grown after harvesting".
Oniria f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Likely an invented name, perhaps based on the Spanish word onírica meaning "oneiric, dreamlike" (from Greek ὄνειρος (oneiros) "dream"). This name was borne by Cuban revolutionary Oniria Gutiérrez (1940-?).
Onjira f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรจิรา (see Onchira).
Onkarabile m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) answered my prayers" in Setswana.
Onnamaria f Romansh
Contraction of Onna and Maria.
Onodrag m Russian (Archaic)
Means "dear to him" in Russian.
Onorada f Provençal
Feminine form of Onorat.
Onorata f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Honorata.
Onorato m Italian, Medieval Spanish
Italian and medieval Spanish form of Honoratus.
Onoraziano m Italian
Italian form of Honoratianus.
Onoria f Medieval Latin
Onoria is of latin derivation, meaning "honor"... [more]
Onorina f Italian, Italian (Swiss), Gascon
Italian and Gascon form of Honorina (see Honorine).
Onuratu m Sicilian
Variant of Anuratu.
Onurhan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish onur "honour" and the title khan meaning "leader".
Onwara f Thai
Means "great woman, noble woman" in Thai.
Oozora m & f Japanese (Modern)
From 大空 (oozora) meaning "(literally) big sky, heavens, firmament, the blue," derived from a combination of 大 (oo) meaning "big, large" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven."... [more]
Opara f & m Igbo
Opara is common as a surname or literal word in Nigeria. The oldest son, who has inherited the rights and responsibilities of his father after his father has died.
Operetta f Popular Culture
Italian diminutive of "opera" and was used originally to describe a shorter, perhaps less ambitious work than an opera. Operetta provides an alternative to operatic performances in an accessible form targeting a different audience... [more]
Opherena f Hebrew (Americanized, Rare)
Ofer means "Fawn" in Hebrew while Ena means "a gift from god" in Japanese. So together, it means :A Gift from a Fawn God."
Ophra m Biblical Latin
Form of Ophrah used in the Latin Old Testament.
Opitria f Late Roman
Feminine form of Opiter.
Opora f Ancient Greek
Means "autumn, end of summer; fruit", or figuratively "summer-bloom, the bloom of youth" in Ancient Greek. This was the name of a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, the wine harvest, and the season of autumn.
Opportuna f Medieval French (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Opportune. It was the name of an 8th-century French saint.
Oprea f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian a opri "to stop". This name was given to a child in the hopes that it would be the last child born into the family.
Oqersuaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Oĸerssuaĸ.
Oqmaral f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and maral meaning "Caspian deer".
Oqyurak f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and yurak meaning "heart".
Ora f Maori
Means "life, health" in Māori.
Orabel f English (Latinized)
From the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".
Orabella f English (Rare)
A Latin construction which suffixes orare with ābilis - thus interpretable as "given to prayer" or "entreatable."
Orabile f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Orabilis.
Orabilia f English (Latinized)
Orabilia, or Orable, from the Latin orabilis "easily entreated".
Orabilis f Medieval Latin
Derived from the Latin adjective orabilis meaning "exorable" as well as "entreatable". In turn, the word is derived from the Latin verb oro meaning "to speak" as well as "to plead, to beg, to pray, to entreat" combined with a Latin adjectival suffix (either -abilis or -bilis).... [more]
Orable f Medieval French, Literature
Medieval French form of Orabilis.... [more]
Oraççio m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Horatius.
Orace m Popular Culture, English (American, Rare)
Orace is the mule companion of Flip the Frog in such early 1930s cartoons as The Village Specialist, Spooks, and The Milkman, created by Ub Iwerks.... [more]
Oraci m Provençal
Provençal form of Horatius.
Oracia f Obscure
Variant of Horacia.
Oracio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Horatius.
Oracle f American (Modern, Rare)
Form the English word oracle meaning "prophecy".
Oracy m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Horacy.
Óráed m Old Irish
Derived from the Irish elements ór, meaning "golden", and áed, meaning "fire".
Órækia m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Úrœkja.
Oraia f English (Rare)
Derived from Greek oraia, meaning "beautiful" or "nice."
Oraiozili f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ωραιοζήλη (see Oreozili).
Orak m Karakalpak
Means "sickle" in Karakalpak.
Orakwue m Igbo
Means "let the folks have their say" in Igbo.
Oralene f English
A form of Ora 1.
Orália f Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a borrowing of Italian Orelia.
Oraline f English
A form of Ora 1.
Oralyn f Various (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralie with the popular suffix lyn, or a combination of Ora and Lyn.
Orama f Tahitian
Means "flame" in Tahitian.
Oraman m Khakas
Khakas form of Roman.
Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.
Orana f Indigenous Australian
Meaning "the moon" in Australian Aboriginal.
Orana f Thai
Means "welcome" in Thai.
Orana f Hebrew
Feminine form of Oran / Oren... [more]
Oranda f German (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna.
Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]
Orangella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
An archaic elaboration of Orange. Also, used as a combination of Oran and Angela.
Orangzaib m Urdu
Urdu form of Aurangzeb.
Orangzeb m Urdu
Urdu form of Aurangzeb.
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Oranne f German (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna, also the standard French form of the same name.... [more]
Orannis m Literature
The last of the Nine Bright Shiners in Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy. Orannis is the 'Destroyer'
Oraphin f Thai
Means "lotus, water lily" in Thai.
Orapin f Thai
Alternate transcription of Oraphin.
Oras m Finnish
Means "shoots (cereal)" in Finnish.
Orasta f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine meaning "neat, tidy".
Oratai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Orathai.
Oratam m Lenape
A sagamore, or sachem, of the Hackensack Indians living in northeastern New Jersey during the period of early European colonization in the 17th century.
Orathai f Thai
Means "beautiful woman, young girl, maiden" in Thai.
Oratile f & m Tswana, African
It is/was His (God's) will.
Oratios m Greek
Greek form of Horatio.
Oravera f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian oro "gold" and vera, the feminine form of the adjective vero, "true; genuine".
Orawan f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, damsel, beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Oray f Turkish
A red moon like fire... [more]
Orazbay m Kazakh
From Kazakh ораза (oraza) meaning "fasting, Ramadan" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Orazbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh ораза (oraza) meaning "fasting, Ramadan" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Orazbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oraz meaning "beauty" and bibi meaning "learned woman".
Orazgeldi m Turkmen
Means "Ramadan came" or "fasting came" in Turkmen.
Orazgül f Turkmen
Variant of Oraz.
Orazia f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Horatia.
Oraziu m Corsican
Corsican form of Horatio.
Orazmyrat m Turkmen
Combination of Oraz and Myrat.
Orazziu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Horatius.
Orba f Medieval English
Late Medieval English variant of Orpah.
Orba m Irish Mythology
According to Irish legends and historical traditions, Orba was a son of Éber Finn. He and his brothers Ér, Ferón and Fergna were joint High Kings of Ireland for half a year after they killed their cousins in the Battle of Árd Ladrann... [more]
Orbala f Pashto
Means "firefly" in Pashto.
Orban m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Orbán.
Orbange f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Inmaculada.
Orbat m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté up until the late 1600s.
Orbella f Theatre
Queen Orbella was a character in Sir John Suckling's play 'Aglaura' (1637).
Orberosia f Literature
A character in 'Penguin Island' by Anatole France.
Orbiana f Late Roman, History
Feminine form of Orbianus. This name was borne by the wife of Roman emperor Alexander Severus.
Orbianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Orbius, which is derived from Latin orbis "circle, orb."
Orbita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Orchaldor m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Orchaldor was a noble, son of Hatholdir a descendant of the House of Hador and a close personal friend of Tar-Meneldur. He married Ailinel the elder daughter of Tar-Meneldur and sister of Tar-Aldarion... [more]
Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.
Orchart m English
The name of two of Isabella Beeton's sons.
Orchena f Guanche
From Guanche *oršena, meaning "young woman". This was the name of Tenesoya's maid.
Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".
Orchidėja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun orchidėja meaning "orchid" (see Orchid).
O'rda m Uzbek
Means "horde, confederation" or "head camp" in Uzbek.
Ordabai m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ордабай (see Ordabay).
Ordabay m Kazakh
From Kazakh орда (orda) meaning "horde, swarm" and бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Ordália f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese ordália "ordeal".
Ordfriða f Anglo-Saxon
Feminine form of Ordfrið, derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" and friþ "peace". Cognate to Old Norse Oddfríðr.
Ordgar m Anglo-Saxon
Means "spear-point", derived from Old English ord "point (especially of a weapon)" and gar "spear". It is a cognate of Old Norse Oddgeirr.
Ordheah m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and heah "high".
Ordlaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a weapon)" (see ort) and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).
Ordmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English ord "point (of a sword)" and mære "famous".
Orea f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with the ash tree... [more]
Oreah f Obscure
Variant of Orea.
Oreca f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Urraca.
Oregan f Breton
Variant of Aouregan.
Oregolagantse m & f Setswana
He joined us together
Oreithyia f Greek Mythology
An Athenian princess whom the god of the North wind, Boreas, fell in love with and swept off to marry while she was out dancing. Their sons became the Argonauts.
Oreka f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque oreka "balance; equilibrium".
Orelias m & f Nigerian (Latinized, Rare)
Variation of Orelia meaning "Golden One". ... [more]
Orencia f Galician
Feminine form of Orencio.
Orenda f & m New World Mythology
Orenda roughly translates into "Great Spirit", "divine essence", "Holy Spirit", or simply "God" in Iroquois.... [more]
Orenthal m African American (Rare)
This given name is best known for being the first name of the retired American football player and actor O. J. Simpson, who was born in 1947 as Orenthal James Simpson. According to a 1968 interview with LIFE magazine, Simpson himself does not know the meaning and origin of his first name, telling the reporter that his aunt was the one who had named him and that she would only ever tell him that she had named him after a French or Italian actor.... [more]
Orenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Orenzio.
Oreoluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "gift from God" in Yoruba.
Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.
Oresanwo m African
The name is bear by the ijebu speaking people of western nigeria. ... [more]
Orestiada f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Orestis.
Orestilla f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Orestillus, which was a diminutive of Orestes. It was borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.
Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.
Oreta f American (South, Rare)
Presumably a variant of Oretta or, less likely, of Orieta.
Oretha f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is perhaps a variant of Aretha or an elaboration of Ora. It has been used on rare occasion in the United States, and is also common in Liberia.
Orfea f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Orfeo.
Orfėjas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Orpheus.
Orgad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light", and Gad, means Means "fortune, luck"
Orgesa f Albanian
Feminine form of Orges.
Orgesta f Albanian
Feminine form of Orgest.
Orghana f Mongolian
Possibly means "will grow" in Mongolian, derived from ургах (urgakh) meaning "to grow". ... [more]
Orgona f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian orgona "lilac (shrub or flower)".
Orgulas m Literature
Orgulas Brandybuck was a hobbit of the Shire.
Òria f Medieval Catalan, Catalan
Variant of Àurea. It was revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.
Oria f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of Oriya.
Oriah f English
Variant of Oria.
Orian f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Oryan.
Oriána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Oriana.
Oriance m Arthurian Cycle
One of the many Saxon kings who, in the early days of Arthur’s reign, invaded parts of northern Britain. Gaheris maimed him at the battle of Cambenic.
Oriang f Filipino
Diminutive of Gregoria.
Orianko f & m Asháninka
Etymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka oria meaning "sun".
Orianthi f Greek (Rare)
Probably derived from the Greek noun ὄρος (oros) meaning "mountain, hill" (compare Orestes) combined with the Greek noun ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"... [more]
Orias m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In demonology, Orias is a Great Marquis of Hell, and has thirty legions of demons under his command. He knows and teaches the virtues of the stars and the mansions of the planets (the influence of each planet depending on the astrological sign in which it is in a specific moment and the influence of that sign on an individual depending on how the zodiac was configured at the moment of their birth or at the moment of asking a question to the astrologist); he also gives dignities, prelacies, and the favor of friends and foes, and can metamorphose a man into any shape.
Oriata f & m Tahitian
Meaning, "cloud dance."
Oribia f Japanese
From Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "to weave, to knit", 実 (bi) meaning "reality, truth" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". ... [more]
Orielda f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English
Derived from the Germanic Aurildis, from the Germanic elements aus meaning "fire" and hild meaning "battle", it is a variant of the later form Orieldis... [more]
Orienta f Medieval Latin, Medieval French
Derived from Latin oriens meaning "rising; east; daybreak, dawn, sunrise".
Orieta f Spanish (Rare), Albanian
Albanian and Spanish form of Orietta. This name was borne by Chilean actress Orieta Escámez (1938-2021).
Orifa f Uzbek
Means "learned, knowing" in Uzbek.
Orifija f Russian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Orithyia. According to Greek mythology, upon the death of her mother, she became the new queen of the Amazons. She was famous for her perpetual virginity. Her war techniques were outstanding and brought much honor to the Amazon empire.
Original m Medieval English
Variant of Origenes used in the 17th century.
Orihah m Mormon
First Jaredite king.
Orijana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Oriana and Slovene variant of Orjana.
Orikkia m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Úrœkja.
Orimbato m & f Malagasy
Means "mark, token, obelisk" in Malagasy.
Orina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Orin.
Orina f Mari
Mari variant of Irina.
Orinta f Lithuanian (Modern)
Allegedly derived from ori "prideful; proud" and rami "calm".
Oriolda f Medieval English
Allegedly a Latinized variant of Oriel via the variant Oriold.
Orirau m Tahitian
From the Tahitian rau meaning "a hundred" or "many" and ori meaning "a dance".
Orisabunmi f Yoruba
Means "the gods have provided for me" in Yoruba.
Oritía f Spanish
Spanish form of Orithyia.
Orivai f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "ori", meaning "dance", "dancing" and "vai", meaning "water"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "dance of the water", "dance of the ocean".
Orival m Portuguese (Brazilian)
There are several possibilities for the meaning and origin of this name. One is that it is derived from Ariovaldo via its variant form Orivaldo... [more]
Orivaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant form of Ariovaldo via Oriovaldo.
Ōriwa m Maori
Māori means of "olive" and form of Oliver.
Oriya f & m Hebrew
Derived from combination of the elements ori אורי means "my light" and yah. Meaning together "the light of Yahweh."
Oriya f Japanese
From Japanese 織 (ori) meaning "woven" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night; the evening". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Oriyahu m Ancient Hebrew
Derived from the combination of the elements Ori "my light" אורי and Yahu יהו (compare to Oriya)
Oriyan f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Original form of Oryan.
Orizia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orithyia.
Orizoba m & f Nahuatl
Possibly from the Nahuatl word meaning "valley of happy waters". Another theory suggests it is a distant derivation of Tarshish, meaning "trading post".... [more]
Orjana f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Albanian
Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form and Albanian variant form of Oriana.
Orjeta f Albanian
Variant of Orieta.
Orkatz m Basque
Means "deer" in Basque.
Orkida f Albanian
Derived from Albanian orkide "orchid".
Orkidea f Albanian
Derived from Albanian orkide "orchid".
Órla f Irish
This version has The vowel elongating fada above the ó used in the Irish language
Orlaigh f Irish
Variant spelling of Orlagh.
Orlan m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orlan.
Orlana f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), English
French variant of Orlane and Spanish variant of Orlanda.
Orland m American
An English language form of Orlando.
Orlandina f Medieval Italian
Feminine diminutive of Orlando.
Orlandó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Orlando.
Orlandu m Corsican
Corsican form of Orlando.
Orlanduccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Orlanda, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Orlanduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Orlando, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Orlantha f English
Possibly a female variant of Orlando or a variant of Iolanthe.
Örlaugur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".
Orlaw m German (Modern, Rare)
The name Orlaw is probably derived from the Russian word орёл (oryol') "eagle".... [more]
Orlayna f English
Orlayna is irregularly used as a name and is derived from French origins.... [more]
Orlean f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Orlene.
Orleana f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Orlena (compare Arleana). Orleana Hawks Puckett was an American midwife in the mountains of Patrick and Carroll County, Virginia... [more]
Orlina f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Orlin.
Orma f African American, English
Allegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of Ormond.
Orman m Karachay-Balkar
Means "forest" Karachay-Balkar.
Ormanno m Italian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. A famous Barrer is Ormanno Tedici.
Ormgæirr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ormr 'snake, serpent' and geirr 'spear'.