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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is German; and the first letter is R.
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Raba f German (Archaic)
Possibly a feminine version of Rabe.
Rabea f German
Meaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Radolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Radulf.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Räffu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Raphael.
Raik m German, East Frisian
Variant form of Reik.
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raketa f German (Rare)
A modern invention.
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]
Ranja f German
Form of Rania, using German phonetics.
Ranulf m Germanic, German
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]
Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".
Regelinda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
The name appears to be Germanic, containing the name elements REGIN "advice, council" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Reginburg f German
Combination of the name elements regin and burg.
Reiferd m German (Archaic)
From an ancient Germanic personal name with rīc ‘powerful, rich’+ frid ‘protection, peace’.
Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.
Reimar m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name created from the name elements ragin "advice" and mari "famous".... [more]
Reimer m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Reinmar.
Reinbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginbert.
Reinert m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian and German form of Reinhard.
Reinfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
German name composed of the elements ragin "advice" and fridu "peace".
Reingard f German (Rare)
This name is composed of the elements regin and gard, and it is a phonetically simplified Form of the name Ragingard
Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]
Reinmar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginmar.
Reinmut m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements ragin "advice, counsel" and muot "mind, spirit".
Reinolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Rainolf.
Reinulf m German
German form of Rainulf.
Reinwald m German (Rare)
German younger form of Raginoald.
Relinde f German (Rare)
Shortened form of a German name with the name elements REGIN "advice" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Remicus m Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Originally a corruption of Remigus, which is a variant of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remig m German (Rare)
German form of Remigius.
Remigus m Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Variant of Remigius (see Rémy).
Remiigi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Remigius.
Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]
Reni f German
Short for of Renate.
Renz m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the name element ragin "advice" like Reinhard.
Renz m German
Short form of Lorenz
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Reserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Theresa, Therese and Theresia.... [more]
Resi f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Therese
Resu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Andreas.
Reta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Feminine form of Reto.
Rezzo m German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
Richad m Medieval German, German (Silesian), Silesian
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements ric "to rule" and hadu "battle, combat".
Richarda f Dutch, German
Feminine form of Richard.
Richel m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of names beginning with the element Rich-, most commonly Richard.
Richiza f German (Archaic), Germanic
Old High German diminutive of names containing the Germanic element ric meaning "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Richwin m German
German form of Ricwin.
Ridle m German (Rare)
The name of the football player Ridle Baku was inspired by the surname of the German football player Karl-Heinz Riedle.
Rieke f German, Dutch
Diminutive of feminine names that contain the sound "ree" (such as Henrike or Marieke). It is also a diminutive of Rie in Dutch.
Rieko m Dutch (Rare), Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Probably a Low German diminutive of Hendrik.
Rietje f German, Dutch
Short form of Marietje.
Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
Rixa f German (Rare), Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian short form of names beginning with the element ric.
Röbi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Robert and Robin.
Roda f German (Rare)
A feminine short form of Germanic names including the name element hroð "fame" (e.g. Roderich).
Roderich m German
German form of Roderick.
Roebi f & m Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
As a Dutch name, Roebi seems to be exclusively feminine.... [more]
Roli m German
Diminutive of Roland.
Rölu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roland.
Romald m German
German short form of Romuald.
Romarich m German
German form of Romaric.
Romed m German (Austrian)
Austrian German form of Romedius.
Römu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roman.
Ror m Literature, German
The name Ror was created taking letters from the names Richard Georg.... [more]
Rosali f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosalinde f German, French (Rare), Dutch, Flemish
German and Dutch form of Rosalind.
Rosamunde f German, English (Rare)
German form of Rosamund, and also an English variant.
Röschen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.
Roselene f German (Rare), Haitian Creole
German contraction of Rose and Lene and Haitian form of Roselène.
Roselieb f German (Rare)
A new invented name of the words Rose and lieb meaning lovely.
Roselore f German (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.
Roserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of given names that start with Ros-, such as Rosa 1 and Roswitha... [more]
Rosina f German
German short form of Euphrosina, common in the 1700s and 1800s, then almost forgotten and now being revived in recent years.
Rösli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rose and Rosa 1.
Rosmertha f German
Spelling variant of Rosmerta.
Roßlieb m German (Rare, Archaic)
German calque of Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and lieb "kind, dear".
Roswietha f German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Roswitha.
Roswin m German
Combination of the name elements Hros meaning "horse" and Wini meaning "friend".
Rouven m German (Modern)
Modern German variant of Ruben.
Rubert m Dutch, English, German
Variant form of Robert and/or variant spelling of Rupert.
Ruberta f Dutch, English, German
Variant form of Roberta and/or variant spelling of Ruperta.
Rubrecht m German
German counterpart of Robrecht; see also Rupert.
Rudbert m Dutch, West Frisian, German
Variant form of Rodbert, which is an older form of Robert. See also Rupert.
Rudger m Dutch, German
Dutch variant of Rutger, and German variant of Rüdiger.
Rudibert m German
An alternative form of Robert; the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". Combining the diminutive Rudi (hrod) and the latter element beraht.
Rudolfine f Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Rudolphine.
Rüef m German
Reduced form of Rudolf.
Rugo m German (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rudiger.
Runfried m German
German form of Runfrid.
Rupi m German
Diminutive of Rupert and Ruprecht.
Ruppert m Upper German
Upper German form of Rupert.
Rupprecht m German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ruprecht. Known bearers of this name include the German abstract painter and sculptor Rupprecht Geiger (1908-2009) and the last Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht von Bayern (1869-1955).
Rusalka f Slavic Mythology, Theatre, German (Rare)
A water nymph in Slavic Mythology. Also the name of an opera written by the Czech writer Antonín Dvorák.
Rütger m German (Rare)
Variant of Rüdiger. Also compare the related name Rutger.
Ruthard m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Rothard, which is still in use in Germany today (albeit barely so). Known bearers of this name include the medieval German archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (born before 1089, died in 1109) and the German social pedagogue Ruthard Stachowske (b... [more]
Ruthilde f German
Variant of Ruthild.
Rutila f German (Silesian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Feminine form of the Latin adjective rutilus "a warm or yellowish red colour, ruddy".... [more]