RatnasambhavamBuddhism Means "jewel-born" in Sanskrit, from रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and सम्भव (sambhava) meaning "being or coming together, birth, origin"... [more]
Redeemedm & fEnglish (Puritan, Anglicized) Meaning, "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)." Referring to being redeemed from sin. See also Redemptus, the Latinized variation used by Puritans prior to evolving to the use of the Anglicized variation.
RedimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon"... [more]
RedmonafEnglish (American, Rare) Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.
RegimbaldmMedieval German It could mean "Bold advice". It likely comes from the Germanic elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel", and bald meaning "bold".... [more]
RehmatfUrdu Means "forgiveness, grace, mercy" in Urdu. Derived from the Arabic word Rahmah meaning "Mercy". In the Quran, rahmah represents the all-encompassing divine concern for humanity, reflected, for example, in divine revelation (Muhammad is called “a [reflection of mercy for the worlds”) and the kindness that ought to characterize human conduct.
ReimifJapanese From Japanese 禮 (rei) meaning "courtesy" or 励 (rei) meaning "inspire, encourage" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "seed, nut, reality, truth, fruit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
ReimiafJapanese From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "tinkling of jade", 弥 (mi) meaning "extensive, full" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RekemmBiblical Rekem was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
RemmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
RemmSoviet, Russian Acronym consisting of the Russian word революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution" and the surnames of Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Karl Marx (1818-1883).... [more]
RemfChin Means "in-place, in harmony, congenial" in Hakha Chin.
RemaclusmFrankish (Latinized) This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]
RemaliahmBiblical Means "Yahweh has adorned, bedecked" in Hebrew. This is the name of a minor character in the Old Testament, the father of Pekah, king of Israel.
RemediummEnglish (Rare, Archaic), Obscure Directly from the Latin word remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Rememberf & mEnglish (African), English (Puritan) From the English word remember, ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, "to remember again", containing the root memor, "mindful".
RemifJapanese From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, resplendent" combined with 光 (mi) meaning "bright, radiance, light". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RemiafJapanese From Japanese 恋 (re) meaning "love", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 朱 (a) meaning "crimson". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RemihafJapanese From Japanese 澪 (re) meaning "waterway, channel", 緑 (mi) meaning "green" combined with 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RemikofJapanese From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
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.
ReminiscefEnglish Meaning, "indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events."
ReminofJapanese From Japanese 黎 (re,remi) meaning "black, bluish black", 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RemirmSoviet, Russian Variant form of Revomir. A known bearer of this name is the Russian former sambo wrestler Remir Solnitsev (b. 1933).
RemirmSoviet, Russian Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world"... [more]
RemismundmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic rimis "silence" combined with Old High German mund "protection." This name might also be a variant of Reginmund. Remismund was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.
RemiyofJapanese From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RemofSoviet, Russian Acronym of the Russian words революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution", электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and мобилизация (mobilizatsiya) meaning "mobilization" or мировой Октябрь (mirovoy Oktyabr) meaning "world's October"... [more]
RemzşinasfOttoman Turkish Means "knower of signs", from Arabic رمز (ramz) meaning "symbol, emblem" and Persian شناس (shenas), the present stem of شناختن (shenakhtan) meaning "to know".
RenamifJapanese From Japanese 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" or 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]
RenmamJapanese From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RenmeifChinese From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".
RephaimmLiterature Used in the 'House of Night' series of fantasy novels (written by American author P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast), where it belongs to the favorite son of the fallen angel Kalona. It is probably taken a biblical term which "can refer either to a mythical race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld."
RevomirmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]
RhadamanthosmGreek Mythology I am uncertain of the meaning, but it might be etymologically related to Greek adámas "invincible, untamed" or Greek damázo "to overpower, to tame, to conquer." In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthos was a son of Zeus and Europa.
RhadamanthusmGreek Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος (rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω (manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [more]
RhamnousiafGreek Mythology An epithet of the Greek Goddess of retribution, Nemesis, meaning "the Goddess of Rhamnous". Rhamnous was an ancient Greek city and the site of Nemesis' most prominent sanctuary.
RhemafAmerican (Rare) Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".
RhiamonfAmerican (Modern, Rare) Extremely rare spelling variant of Rhianon, which might simply be a misspelling of this name given how few bearers there are.
RhimafMandaean Etymology uncertain, perhaps from the Mandaic rhimat meaning "mercy".
RhodamnefLiterature Possibly derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". This was used in Libistros and Rhodamne, a 13th-century Byzantine romance written at the imperial court of Nicaea.
Rhythmm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the word referring to metrical movement, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhythmós) meaning "measured flow/movement, symmetry, arrangement, order, form."
Riamuf & mJapanese From Japanese 俐 (ri) meaning "clever", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 栗 (ri) meaning "chestnut", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 流 (ria) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" or 陸 (ri) meaning "land", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms" or 舞 (mu) meaning "dance"... [more]
RibamarmBrazilian Brazilian name that means "sea bank" as it results from the Portuguese words: "riba" meaning "bank" or "margin"; and "mar", which means "sea".
RichemanmMedieval English Derived from middle English rī̆che meaning "rich" and man "person, man"
RichmondmEnglish From the English place name. Richmond is a historic town in North Yorkshire. Its name comes from the town of Richemont in Normandy, meaning "rich hill" in Old French.
RícmægfAnglo-Saxon Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]
RicmarmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."
RicmundmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German mund "protection."
Riemef & mWest Frisian West Frisian short form of names that have Germanic hrôthi Anglo-Frisian hreth- "glory, fame" as a first element, such as Rodmar and Rotburg.
RignomermGermanic, History Variant of either Ragnomar or Ricomer (see Ricmar). Rignomer of Le Mans was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai (France).
RihmeekmObscure Possibly an anglicized spelling of an Arabic given name. Rihmeek is the middle name of Meek Mill born Robert Rihmeek Williams.