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).
RenenutetfEgyptian Mythology In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of nourishment and the harvest, and as such was worshiped mainly during harvest. She was often depicted as a cobra or as a woman with the head of a cobra. She was sometimes portrayed as the consort of Sobek, Shai, or Geb, with whom she had the snake god Nehebkau... [more]
RenesresfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian rn.s-rs meaning "her name is awake", derived from rn "name, identity, reputation" combined with the suffix .s "she, her, hers" and rs "to wake, awaken".
Renewedf & mEnglish (Puritan, Anglicized) Referring to being "born again." See also Renata, the Latinized form originally used by Puritans before switching to the Anglicized variant.
RenpetneferfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from rnpt "year" (or the name of Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".
ReonefJapanese From Japanese 怜 (reo) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RhagnellfWelsh Mythology (?), Theatre Possibly a Welsh form of Ragnailt. This is the name of Blodeuwedd's maid in the play Blodeuwedd (The Woman Made of Flowers) (1923-25, revised 1948) by the Welsh dramatist Saunders Lewis.
RhenefGreek Mythology The name of two different nymphs in Greek mythology, one an oread of Mount Cyllene and lover of Hermes, the other the mother of Medon by Oïleus.
RhinefLiterature Apparently from the name of the River Rhine in western Germany, which is ultimately from Gaulish Renos meaning "that which flows". It was used by American author Lauren DeStefano in her 'Chemical Garden Trilogy'.
RhinemEnglish From Middle English Rine, Ryne, from Old English Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German, ultimately Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).
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.
RhodinefAncient Greek Means "made of roses, pink" in Greek, a word derived from ῥόδον (rhodon) "rose" and an adjectival suffix.
RhodogunefOld Persian (Hellenized) From Ῥοδογούνη (Rhodogoune), a hellenization of the Old Persian name *Vṛda-gaunā meaning "rose-coloured, rosy-complexioned" (compare Sogdian warδγōn "rosy" and Persian gulgūn "rose-coloured", both thought to be cognates), apparently altered through association with Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) "rose"... [more]
RhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenkfObscure The only person with that name is Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams (1984-)who was born with the first name Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenkescianneshaimondrischlyndasaccarnaerenquellenendrasamecashaunettethalemeicoleshiwhalhinive'onchellecaundenesheaalausondrilynnejeanetrimyranaekuesaundrilynnezekeriakenvaunetradevonneyavondalatarneskcaevontaepreonkeinesceellaviavelzadawnefriendsettajessicannelesciajoyvaelloydietteyvettesparklenesceaundrieaquenttaekatilyaevea'shauwneoraliaevaekizzieshiyjuanewandalecciannereneitheliapreciousnesceverroneccaloveliatyronevekacarrionnehenriettaescecleonpatrarutheliacharsalynnmeokcamonaeloiesalynnecsiannemerciadellesciaustillaparissalondonveshadenequamonecaalexetiozetiaquaniaenglaundneshiafrancethosharomeshaunnehawaineakowethauandavernellchishankcarlinaaddoneillesciachristondrafawndrealaotrelleoctavionnemiariasarahtashabnequckagailenaxeteshiataharadaponsadeloriakoentescacraigneckadellanierstellavonnemyiatangoneshiadianacorvettinagodtawndrashirlenescekilokoneyasharrontannamyantoniaaquinettesequioadaurilessiaquatandamerceddiamaebellecescajamesauwnneltomecapolotyoajohnyaetheodoradilcyana.
Rienekef & mDutch When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Rien 1) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -ke to the original name... [more]
RimanellifObscure Borne by Rimanelli 'Rima' Mellal (1989-), a participant in the ninth season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2012). By some accounts, she was born in Algeria.
RinefJapanese From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RineafJapanese From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
RobinefMedieval French, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare) French feminine form of Robin, which originated in medieval times. For reasons unknown, it fell out of use after the Middle Ages, after which it continued to survive as a matronymic surname (mostly in the Normandy region of France)... [more]
RobinetmMedieval French Strictly masculine diminutive of Robin (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix), which itself is a diminutive of Robert... [more]
Roinem & fSwedish, Finnish (Rare) From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]
RonelafAlbanian A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
RoneldafAfrikaans Feminine form of Ronald. Ronelda Kamfer (born 1981) is an Afrikaans-speaking South African poet.
RonettefEnglish (Rare), Popular Culture Diminutive of Veronica, which experienced some popularity in the United States in the wake of the 60s girl group The Ronettes. The lead singer of the band's name at birth was Veronica Bennett.... [more]
RoonemEnglish A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
Rooneym & fIrish, English Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
RosanellafFolklore (Anglicized) From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'... [more]
RosemenefHaitian Creole Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).
RougnedmSouth American (Rare) In the case of Venezuelan baseball player Rougned Odor, his first name is a combination of his grandfather's name, Douglas, and his grandmother's name, Nedia; in keeping with the family custom of giving boys names that begin with the letter "R", the "D" in Douglas was changed to an "R", yielding Rougned.
RuusunenfFolklore Derived from Finnish ruusu meaning "rose" and the diminutive suffix -nen. This is the Finnish name for Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. This is not a given name in Finland, but is occasionally found as a surname.
Ruvhenekom & fShona Means "Enlightenment". This name is a declaration that we have seen or received enlightenment or better circumstances
SalimbenemMedieval Italian Derived from Italian salimmo meaning "we went up" combined with Italian bene meaning "good". Also compare Ognibene.... [more]