Ancient Submitted Names

Praseed m Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, Hinduism, Nepali
"Happy"... [more]

Prasutagus m Old Celtic (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of a Celtic name borne by the king of the Iceni tribe and husband of the warrior-queen Boudicca.

Praxagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise". The second element is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [more]

Praxiboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" (see Praxiteles) combined with the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Praxibulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Praxiboulos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Praxilla f Ancient Greek
Possibly a derivative of Praxis. Praxilla of Sicyon was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC.

Praxiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek φανης (phanes) "appearing". This name was borne by a Peripatetic philosopher, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Prerna f Hindi, Sanskrit
A Hindi/Sanskrit name derived from the word "Prernah". Meaning inspiration. Very popular name in Nepal.

Priarius m Germanic
Priarius was a king of the Alemmanic Lentienses sub-tribe in the 4th century. He was killed in 378, in the Battle of Argentovaria against the Western Roman Empire.

Primigenia f Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin prīmigenia, the feminine form of the adjective prīmigenius "original, primitive; firstborn", ultimately derived from primus "first" and genus "birth, origin", this was an epithet of the Goddess Fortuna... [more]

Priscillus m Ancient Roman
Masculine form of Priscilla.

Priskos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Priscus.

Priyah f Sanskrit
Variant of the name Priya.

Proander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Proandros. This was the name of a strategos of the Aetolian Confederacy, who lived in the 2nd century BC.

Proandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Probus m Ancient Roman
Roman family name (cognomen), derived from Latin probus, which means "good, virtuous, able, decent". One Roman emperor bore this name. There also were several saints of this name, the most famous of whom was martyred in 304 AD together with Andronicus and Tarachus.

Processus m Ancient Roman (?), Late Roman (?)
Means "a going forward, advance, progress" in Latin. According to Christian legend Saint Processus was the name of a Roman soldier who guarded the apostles Peter and Paul when they were imprisoned at the Mamertine Prison in Rome, then converted to Christianity and was martyred.

Procles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Prokles.

Proclus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Proklos. Proclus of Constantinople (c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death. His contributions to the theology of the developing cult of the Virgin Mary place him among the early and foremost Marian theologians... [more]

Procula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Proculus.

Proculus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Three theories exist on the origin of the name: it could come from procul ("far"), with the addition of the suffix -us, thus "whose father is distant"; from procus ("wooer, suiter"; also means "prince" in Old Latin); or as a diminutive form of Proca, borne by a king of Alba Longa... [more]

Prodicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Prodikos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek philosopher Prodicus of Ceos (5th century BC).

Prodikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πρόδικος (prodikos) meaning "judged first", which consists of Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" and the Greek noun δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Prohaeresius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Prohairesios. This was the name of a 4th-century Armenian Christian teacher and rhetorician.

Prohairesios m Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek προαίρεσις (proaíresis) meaning "choice, preference, resolution".

Prokles m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Proklos m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Prokles.

Pronnat m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi
Highly elevated; superior

Pronnati f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
"High elevation" ;"superiority "... [more]

Propertius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin propero "to make haste, to be quick". Sextus Aurelius Propertius, better known as Propertius, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Ovid.

Protagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first" (also see Proteus)... [more]

Protas m Ancient Greek, Russian
Short form of Greek compound names that contain the Greek element πρωτος (protos) meaning "first", such as Protagoras and Protogenes... [more]

Prothoe f Ancient Greek
Feminine variant of Prothous. This was the name of an Amazon warrior in Ancient Greek mythology.

Prothous m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" and θοός (thoós) meaning "quick, swift".

Protogeneia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρωτογενής (prôtogenês) meaning "firstborn, primeval" (see Protogenes). This was the name of several figures in Greek mythology, as well as an epithet of the goddess Tyche (equivalent to Latin Primigenia, an epithet of Fortuna).

Protogenes m Ancient Greek
Basically means "first-born", as it is derived from Greek πρωτος (protos) meaning "first" (see Proteus) combined with Greek γενης (genes) meaning "born" (see Sosigenes)... [more]

Protothyes m Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized)
Latinized form of the name Bartatua, itself an Akkadian form of a Scythian name.

Proxenides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Proxenos" in Greek, derived from the name Proxenos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Proxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun πρόξενος (proxenos) meaning "public foreigner" as well as "patron, protector".

Proxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Proxenos. A known bearer of this name was Proxenus of Atarneus (4th century BC), the guardian and brother-in-law of Aristotle.

Proximus m Ancient Roman
Used by ape tyrant Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).

Prytanis m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, History
Derived from the Greek noun πρύτανις (prytanis) meaning "prince, ruler, lord, chief".... [more]

Psammetichus m Ancient Egyptian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Psamtik, borrowed from Greek Psammetikhos.

Psammetikhos m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Psamtik.

Psamtik m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian psmṯk, possibly a short form of pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk meaning "the man of Meṯek", Meṯek (or Metjek) being a hypothetical Libyan deity. Alternatively, it could derive from an Egyptian transcription of an Assyrian name... [more]

Psappha f Ancient Greek
Aeolian Greek form of Sappho.

Pseudolus m Theatre, Ancient Roman
Pseudolus is the eponymous character in 'Pseudolus', a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus.

Psusennes m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Greek form of Pasebakhaenniut.

Ptahhotep m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Peace of Ptah". This was the name of a 5th Dynasty vizier.

Ptahmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ptḥ-ms meaning "born of Ptah" or "Ptah is born", derived from the name of the god Ptah combined with msj "to be born".

Ptahneferu f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Beauty of Ptah".

Ptahshepses m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ptḥ-špss meaning "Ptah is noble" or "Ptah is esteemed", derived from the name of the god Ptah combined with špss "to be noble, esteemed, splendid".

Ptahwer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ptḥ-wr meaning "Ptah is great".

Ptolemocratia f Ancient Roman
Roman feminine given name derived from the Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" and κρατος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a character in the play Rudens of Plautus.

Puanea f Etruscan
Etruscan name of a satyr.

Publicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Publicius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.

Puduḫepa f Hittite
Meaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 13th century BCE). Puduḫepa was the wife of King Hattusili III, and the mother of Maathorneferure, who went on to become the Great Royal Wife of Rameses II.

Puimre m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pwj-m-rꜥ, of uncertain meaning. Probably derived from pwj, a given name, combined with m "in" and the name of the god Ra.

Pulchra f Ancient Roman
Directly taken from Latin pulchra meaning "beautiful, lovely, pretty".

Puloma f Hinduism, Sanskrit
Puloma is the wife of Sage Bhrigu in Hinduism. She is the mother of the sage Chyavana.

Pupillus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin pupillus "orphan, minor, little boy", which is a diminutive of Latin pupus "boy." Lucius Orbilius Pupillus was a grammarian from the 1st century BC.

Puplie m Etruscan

Puraskrit m Hinduism (Sanskritized, Rare), Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali
If you are awarded something, you get a prize or certificate for doing something well.

Pusai m Ancient Aramaic
The name of a Christian priest and companion in martyrdom with Simeon Barsabae and others (†344).

Putta m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.

Pyaar m & f Sanskrit, Indian (Sikh)
Derives from Priya. This is one of five virtues that is vigorously promoted by the Sikh Gurus. The other four qualities are Truth (Sat), Contentment (Santosh), Compassion (Daya) and Humility (Nimrata).

Pyhia f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of Thutmose IV.

Pypuy f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. From Egyptian py-pwy or pj-pwj.

Pyr m Old Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 6th century Welsh abbot.

Pyrander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pyrandros.

Pyrandros m Ancient Greek
Means "fire of a man", derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".

Pyrgoteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πυργοτέλης, from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos) "tower, watchtower" and τέλος (télos) "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of one of the most celebrated gem engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC.

Pyrilampes m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire" and λάμπω (lampo) "to shine". The name of Plato's stepfather, an Ancient Greek politician... [more]

Pyrrho m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pyrrhon. This was the name of the first Greek skeptic philosopher (3rd century BC), who founded the school of Pyrrhonism.

Pyrrhon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πυρρός (pyrrhos) meaning "flame-coloured, yellowish-red" (see Pyrrhus).

Pythagore m Ancient Greek (Gallicized), French Creole
French form of Pythagoras.

Pytheas m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pythia f Ancient Greek
From the name of Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ (Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi... [more]

Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pythocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokles. A known bearer of this name was Pythocles of Sicyon, an Olympic victor from the 3rd century BC.

Pythocritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokritos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodelos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodelus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodelos.

Pythodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Pythodoros.

Pythodorida f Ancient Greek, History
Feminine form of the Greek masculine name Πυθοδωρίδης (Pythodorides), which means "son of Pythodoros", as it consists of the name Pythodoros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Pythodoris f Ancient Greek, History
Feminine form of Pythodoros. This was the name of a Roman client ruler of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace, who reigned from 38 AD to 46 AD.

Pythodoros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodoros. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodotos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodotos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Pythokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Pythios, an epithet of the god Apollo, combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Pythokritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Python m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Python was an enormous earth-dragon (usually depicted as a serpent in ancient Greek art) who lived near the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The creature was named after the city, whose name was ultimately derived from the Greek verb πύθω (pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay"... [more]

Pythostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythostratos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pythostratus of Ephesus, who won the stadion race at the 103rd Olympiad in 368 BC.

Qa'a m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian qꜣ "raised" and ꜥ "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.

Qalhata f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain, probably of Nubian origin.

Qardagh m Ancient Aramaic
Meaning and origin unknown. He is a 4th saint venerated in Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Qardagh (Mar means "lord" and it's like "holy"a honorific title) was a Sassanid prince who was martyred for converting to Christianity... [more]

Qareh m Ancient Near Eastern
Means "the bald one" in a Semitic language, possibly Phoenician.

Qeshet f & m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew transcription of Keshet.

Qibī-dumqī-ilat f Akkadian, Babylonian
Meaning uncertain, however the name possibly derives from the Akkadian elements qibītu "speech ; order, command ; request, prayer" and "dumqu ("goodness , good thing").

Quadratilla f Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, meaning "quartered" and used as a feminine form of Quadratus. ... [more]

Quarta f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Quartus. This was borne by a Catholic saint and martyr.

Quartilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Quarta. In Roman times it was usually given to the fourth-born child (from Latin quartus "fourth"). This was the name of a character in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.

Quartus m Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin numeral quartus meaning "fourth".

Qudāšu f Akkadian, Babylonian
Means "earring", deriving from the Akkadian word qudaštu.

Quendrida f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of Cynethryth and Cwenthryth (see Cwenþryð).

Queniva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of Cwengifu.

Quhyar m Old Persian
Was the last ruler of the Karenid dynasty (in modern Iran), ruling briefly in 839 until his assassination.

Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.

Quimburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Popular Culture
Quimburga is a latinisation of the Anglo-saxon name Cyneburga. Quimburga is the name of a notable cyclone in northern Germany in 1972.

Quintia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Quintius.

Quintiana f Ancient Roman, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintianus.

Quintianus m Ancient Roman, History
From the Roman cognomen Quintianus (originally written as Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.

Quintilia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintilius.

Quintiliana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.

Quiricus m Ancient Roman
Older Roman form of Cyriacus.

Qunnabatu f Babylonian
Means "hemp-flower", deriving from the Akkadian qunnabu.

Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.

Raati f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Means "liberal; bestowing" in many Indian languages.

Radagaisus m Gothic
Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]

Radah m & f Ancient Hebrew
to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down... [more]

Radbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Radberga f Germanic
Variant of Radburg.

Radbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Radbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Radburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Radegund f Germanic, History
Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Radegunde f Germanic, History
Variant of Radegund.

Radegundis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Radegund.

Radfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Radgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Radgast m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Radger m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."

Radgild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Radgis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Radgrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Radgund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Radhaid f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).

Radhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Radhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Radix m Ancient Roman
Root, base. From the Latin radix, radicis.

Radman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with man "man."

Radmar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Radmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Radoald m Germanic, History
Variant of Radwald. Radoald was the name of a 7th-century duke of Benevento (Italy).

Radobert m Germanic
Variant of Radbert.

Radtrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with þruþ "strength."

Radwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Radward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Radwig m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."

Radwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Rædburg f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom" and burg "fortress". Cognate to Germanic Redburga.

Rædgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Radgund.

Rædmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Radmund.

Rædwald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ræd "counsel" and weald "rule". It was borne by a king of East Anglia.

Rædwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom" and wine "friend".

Rædwulf m Anglo-Saxon, History
Old English cognate of Ráðúlfr, derived from ræd "counsel, advice" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

Ræfli m Old Norse
Old Norse weak side-form of Refill.

Rafnhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hrafnhildr.

Ragenfrid m Frankish

Raggi m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rǫgg meaning "a tuft, shagginess".

Raghnilldr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnhildr.

Ragi m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse ragr meaning "craven, cowardly".

Raginbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Raginberga f Germanic
Variant of Raginburg.

Raginbod m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Raginbrand m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Raginburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Raginerus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Raginher.

Raginfrid m Germanic
Means "peaceful advice", derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ragingard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Raginhelm m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Raginher m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Raginoald m Old High German
Old High German form of Raginald.

Raginpert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Raginbert. Raginpert was the name of an early 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Ragintrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with þruþ "strength."

Ragintrudis f Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ragintrud. Ragintrudis was the third wife of Dagobert I, king of Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and also king of all the Franks.

Raginulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raginward m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ragnachar m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]

Ragnælfr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and ælfR "elf".

Ragnagild f Gothic
Ragnagild (5th-century – fl. 485) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Euric (466–484). Ragnagild is known from the work of Sidonius Apollinaris to have acted as the patron of poets and artists... [more]

Ragnahild f Germanic
Variant of Raginhild. Also, see Ragnhild.

Ragnbiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnborg.

Ragnbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and bjǫrn "bear".

Ragnbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".

Ragneiðr f Old Norse
Variant of Ragnheiðr.

Ragnfastr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Ragnfreðr m Old Norse
Combination of regin 'advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)' and friðr 'love, peace'.

Ragnomar m Germanic
Variant of Raginmar.

Ragnþrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and þrúðr "strength".

Ragnví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Ragnviðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin 'advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)' and viðr 'forest, wood, tree'.

Ragnvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vár "spring".

Rahotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ḥtp meaning "Ra is satisfied", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with ḥtp "peace, satisfaction; mercy".

Raimundus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Raimund.

Rainolf m Germanic
Short form of Raginolf.

Raisia f Ancient Hebrew (Rare)

Raivamithra m Old Persian
From Old Persian *raivah meaning "rich, wealthy" or "splendid, brilliant" and 𐎷𐎰𐎼 (Miθra), referring to the Zoroastrian deity Mithra.

Rajabharya f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian
MEANING - queen, wife of king, King's wife

Rajamouli m Sanskrit
It means King

Rajastri f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali
MEANING - wife of king, Queen. Here राज means royal , king + स्त्री means wife, woman ... [more]

Rajin m Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese, Punjabi, Bengali
Name : Rajin राजिन्... [more]

Rajini f Sanskrit
MEANING - "shining, splendid, beautiful lady". It is derived from Sanskrit word, male name Raajin / Rajin / राजिन्... [more]

Rajyavardhan m Sanskrit, Hindi
Means "one who increases the glory or grandeur of the kingdom" in Sanskrit.

Rakshi f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism
Variant form of Rakhi.

Raksshan m Sanskrit (Rare)
Raksshan specifically is used in Tamil came from Sanskrit is used as a boy name. Raksshan is variant transcription of Rakshan. Raksshan's meaning is "Protector" came from the Hindu God, Vishnu. Raksshan is an extremely rare name.

Ram m Avestan, Persian Mythology
In the Zoroastrianism Ram is the angel (yazata) presiding over joy and felicity.

Rambald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Rambi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ramfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Rami f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Indian, Punjabi, Bengali
MEANING - night, darkness

Ramina f Ancient Assyrian
Feminine form of Rama.

Ramose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rꜥ-ms meaning "Ra is born", derived from the name of the god Ra combined with the root msj "to be born"... [more]

Rampa f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi
Name : Rampa रम्पा... [more]

Ramsis m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Ramses.

Ramszesz m Ancient Egyptian (Magyarized)
Magyarized form of Rameses.

Ramtha f Etruscan

Ramtrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with þruþ "strength."

Ramund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Ramward m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Randgríðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and gríð "peace, protection, mercy, truce". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Rando m German, Germanic, Estonian
Short form of various compound names formed with rand "(shield) rim" as the first or second element, such as Bertrando or Randolf... [more]

Randolfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and ulfr "wolf".

Randví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of rǫnd "shield" (with a rim) and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Raneb m Ancient Egyptian
Variant reading of Nebra, now meaning "Ra is my lord". This is a highly questionable reading as this would assume that the Sun was already being worshiped as an independent deity.

Ranefer m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Ra is beautiful".

Ranka f Old Norse
Short form of Ragneiðr (variant of Ragnheiðr) or Ragnhildr.

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Ranolf m Germanic
Variant of Ranulf.

Ranulf m Germanic, German
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raraam m Sanskrit
Name - Raraam (Raram) रराम... [more]

Raran m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hinduism, Malayalam, Nepali, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada
MEANING - liberal, bestowing, bountiful, distributing

Rashma f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Hinduism, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Indian (Sikh), Bengali, Malayalam
MEANING- ray, beam of light

Rashti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING : { to rign , rule, shine, be splendid, to govern}... [more]

Rastag m Old Persian
Middle Persian.

Rata f Sanskrit, Nepali (Modern, Rare), Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Assamese, Indonesian, Indian (Sikh)
MEANING - bestowing, granting, bountiful ... [more]

Rataa f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Bengali
MEANING - beloved, amused, fond or enamoured of, delighting in

Ratchis m Germanic, History
Variant of Radgis. Ratchis was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Rathard m Germanic
Form of Radhard. St. Rathard was born to the nobility and was also a Priest and built a church and monastery in Diessen, Germany

Ráðbarðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and barð "beard".

Rather m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Ratherius m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Rather. Ratherius was a 10th-century teacher, writer and bishop.

Ráðgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and geirr "spear".

Ráðgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "counsel" and garðr "enclosure".

Ráðgríð f Old Norse
Variant of Ráðgríðr.

Ráðgríðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the bossy", or derived from ráð ("counsel, advise") and gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.

Ráðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ráð 'advise, counsel, decision' and mund 'hand, protection'.

Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").

Ráðormr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ormr "worm, snake".

Ráðspaki m Old Norse
Variant of Ráðspakr.

Ráðspakr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wise, shrewd, discerning". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Ráðsviðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from ráð ("advice, counsel, decision") and sviðr ("fast; clever"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Ráðvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and vǫrðr "guard".

Ráðveig f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and veig "power, strength".

Raud m Old Norse
Raud the Strong was a medieval Norse warrior who became a martyr rather than submit to King Olaf's attempts to convert him to Christianity.

Raumr m Old Norse
From Old Norse raumr meaning 'man from Romerike (a district of Norway)' and 'tall, ugly man'.

Raushanna f Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "Splendid One."

Rauðbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and bjǫrn "bear".

Rauði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Rauðr.

Rauðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rauðr meaning "red".

Rauðúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and ulfr "wolf".

Rauðumskialdi m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of rauðr 'red' and skjǫldr 'shield'. This construction probably means 'with the red shield'.

Raveen m Sanskrit
Means 'Sunshine' in Sanskrit

Ravind m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Kannada, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali, Malayalam
Means "lotus flower" in Sanskrit.

Ravnthu f Etruscan

Ravntzu f Etruscan
Diminutive of Ravnthu.

Razili f Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew name meaning "the Lord's secret."

Reccared m Germanic, History
This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]

Recceswinth m Germanic
Form of Ricswind.

Rechiar m Germanic, History
Variant of Richar. Rechiar was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.

Refill m Old Norse
Old Norse assumed name, from Old Norse refill "strip, shred, narrow piece".

Regenbeald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, mighty; very" (from raginą "council, advice, decision") and beald "bold, brave." Cognate to Germanic Raginbald.

Regenheard m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, might; very" (from Old Germanic raginą "council, advice, decision") and heard "hard, firm, brave, hardy"... [more]

Regenhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Proto-Germanic Raginaharjaz, using the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, mighty; very" and here "army"... [more]

Regenhild f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements reġn "advice" (from raginą) and hild "battle". Cognate to Old Norse Ragnhildr.

Regenweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Proto-Germanic Raginawaldaz, using the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, mighty; very" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader"... [more]

Reginaldus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinised form of Reginald.

Reginbert m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginbert.

Reginleif f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision; might, power (of the gods)" and leif "inheritance, legacy"... [more]

Reginleifr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginleif. This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Reginmund m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginmund.

Regintrud f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Ragintrud. Regintrud was the wife of Theudebert, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.... [more]

Regnald m Old High German
Old High German variant form of Raginoald.

Regnaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Regnald.

Regoulos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Regulus. This name was borne by a legendary Greek saint from the 4th century AD.

Reifnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from reifir ("giver, helper"). This is the name of a sea-king in Norse mythology.

Reifr m Old Norse
From Old Norse reifr meaning "friendly, happy".

Reinaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Reinald.

Reistr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vræistr. Jarðar ("of the earth") Reistr is another name for Jǫrmungandr.

Reiðmarr m Old Norse
Variant of Hreiðmarr.

Rekhetre f Ancient Egyptian
Rekhetre was an ancient Egyptian queen from the late 4th dynasty or early 5th dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh Khafra.

Rekiberga f Germanic, History
Variant of Ricburg. Rekiberga was the wife of Chindaswinth, a 7th-century king of the Visigoths in Hispania.

Rekkeswinth m Germanic
German form of Recceswinth.

Rekkr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Rinkr. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Remaclus m Frankish (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]

Remismund m Germanic, 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.