RaigardasmLithuanian Derived from Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [more]
RamonemEnglish Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.
Ramosm & fSpanish, Portuguese From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
RamzimArabic Means "symbolic, mystical, figurative" in Arabic, from the word رمز (ramz) meaning "symbol, sign, code".
RamzymArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic رمزي (see Ramzi).
RanmHebrew Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").
Ranm & fChinese From Chinese 冉 (rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然 (rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染 (rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
RanimfArabic Means "musical ringing sound, sweet singing voice" in Arabic, from the root رنم (ranima) meaning "to sing a song, to chant, to recite in a singsong voice".
Raninf & mArabic Means "tinkle, resonance, buzz" in Arabic.
RansommEnglish Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]
Ranzef & mJapanese (Modern, Rare) From Ran combined with 世 (se) meaning "generation," likely introduced by Ranze Edō (江藤 蘭世), the main character in the manga and anime series 'Tokimeki Tonight'.... [more]
RaofChinese From Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating". Other Character is possible.
RaoufmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic رؤوف (see Rauf).
RarmianmEnglish (Australian, Rare) Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".
Raroengm & fThai Means "cheerful, happy, delighted" in Thai.
RasalasmAstronomy The name Rasalas is the name of a star in the constellation Leo. The name comes from the Arabic phrase "Ras Elased Borealis", which translates to "northern part of Leo's head".
RascalmPet (Rare) Derived from the English word rascal meaning "mischievous or playful person" or "rogue".
RashmikafTelugu, Kannada Derived from the Sanskrit word रश्मि (raśmi) which means "ray of sunlight" or "beam". Rashmika can also be interpreted as "sweet". Rashmika Mandanna (1996-) is one of the most popular actresses in India.
RashwanmArabic (Egyptian), Arabic, Kurdish Variant of Kurdish ڕەشوان (Reşwan) meaning "The Blacks"; a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan. The name Reşwan is a compound of the Kurdish words reş (transl. black) and the plural form -ân... [more]
RasiafPolish (Jewish) A Polish diminutive form of Rachel, this was often used as an independent name amongst Polish Jews.
RassilonmPopular Culture Rassilon is the name of a Time Lord historic figure in Doctor Who. He appears in the episode THE FIVE DOCTORS and in THE END OF TIME.
RatnomJavanese From Javanese ratna meaning "diamond, jewel", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).
Ratonhnhaké:tonmPopular Culture, Mohawk Means "he scratches/scrapes at life" in Mohawk. This name was invented by Mohawk Tribe academics Akwiratékha Martin and Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer for Ubisoft's game 'Assassin's Creed III'.
Raushanf & mKazakh, Indian, Hindi, Bengali Kazakh and Bengali form of Roshan as well as a Hindi variant. This coincides with the Kazakh word for "rose", which is also derived from Persian روشن (roshan)... [more]
RawalmUrdu The name Rawal is a Muslim Boys name. Urdu name dictionary suggests that Rawal name meaning in Urdu is سپاہی, and it belongs to اردو، ہندی origin. The lucky number of Rawal is 9, and lucky days are Wednesday, Friday... [more]
Razem & fEnglish (Rare) Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.
Razelf & mHebrew Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.
RazmikmArmenian Means "warrior, soldier" from Armenian ռազմ (ṙazm) meaning "battle, war".
RazzaqmArabic, Urdu Means "provider, sustainer" in Arabic, derived from رَزَقَ (razaqa) meaning "to grant, to give, to provide". In Islamic tradition الرزاق (al-Razzaq) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Realmf & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".
RéaltánfIrish (Modern, Rare) Extremely rare (and supposedly newly coined) name meaning "little star" in Irish, from the Irish word réalta, meaning "star", with a diminutive suffix (-án).
RéaltínfIrish (Modern) From Irish réalt, réalta meaning "star" paired with ín, a diminutive. This is a modern Irish name.
RealynfFilipino Possibly a combination of Rea and the popular suffix -lyn.
Rebelf & mEnglish (Rare) From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.
RedwaldmMedieval English Derives from Old English name Rædwald with ræd meaning "counsel" and weald meaning "power". Redwald was a seventh century king of East Anglia, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom which included the present-day English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
ReevafEnglish (Rare) Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.
RefrainfEnglish (Archaic), English (Puritan) From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.
ReglindisfMedieval German (Latinized) Name formed of the Germanic name elements REGIN "advice, council" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Reism & fPopular Culture Meaning unknown. It was first used in Final Fantasy Tactics, Reis is the lover of Beowulf and in order to protect him she gets herself turned into a Dragon and later when she is human again is called a Dragon Kin... [more]
RéjanefFrench transferred use of the surname Réjane. This name may have been first been used in the 1880s thanks to the French actress Gabrielle Réjane, born Gabrielle-Charlotte Reju (1856-1920).
Rejoycef & mEnglish (Puritan) Unaware of the puritanical history of the name, modern users tend to consider it an alternate spelling of Rejoice influenced by the name Joyce.