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| Raekwon | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Variants: | Raekwon English (#903 in US popularity) |
| Rahim | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | kind, compassionate |
| Words: | rahim=kind, compassionate (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Rahim Arabic |
| Raheem English (#632 in US popularity) | |
| Ralf | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| 'Ralf' is a shortened version of 'Radulf' | |
| Words: | rat=the counsel, the advice, the advisor (Old High German) ; wolf=the wolf (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Ralf German, English |
| Ralph English (#445 in US popularity) | |
| Raul Italian (#201 in US popularity) | |
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| Randolf | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | rant=the shield (Old High German) ; wolf=the wolf (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Randi |
| Variants: | Randolf German |
| Rando German | |
| Randulf German, Scandinavian | |
| Randall English (#265 in US popularity) | |
| Randolph English (#788 in US popularity) | |
| Randy English (#179 in US popularity) | |
| Raphael | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | God has healed |
| Info about origin: | Raphael is one of the 7 archangels according to Hebrew tradition, see e.g. 'Book of Tobias' |
| Words: | rapha=to heal (Hebrew) ; el=God, the powerful (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Raphael German, English, French (#617 in US popularity) |
| Rafael German, Spanish, Portuguese (#196 in US popularity) | |
| Raffaele Italian | |
| Raffaello Italian | |
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| Rashad | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | righteous |
| Words: | rashad=righteous (Arabic) |
| Variants: | Rashad Arabic (#464 in US popularity) |
| Rashawn | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | recently coined name, combination of the prefix 'Ra' with the name 'Shawn' |
| Variants: | Rashawn English (#685 in US popularity) |
| Rashid | |
| Language of origin: | Arabic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | rightly guided |
| Variants: | Rashid Arabic, Swahili |
| Rasheed English, Hindi (#975 in US popularity) | |
| Raymond | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic dithematic name |
| Words: | ragin=the advice (Old High German) ; munt=the protection, the protector (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Raymond English, French (#109 in US popularity) |
| Raimund German | |
| Reimund German | |
| Raimondo Italian, Spanish | |
| Ramon Spanish (#254 in US popularity) | |
| Ramón Spanish | |
| Ray English (#393 in US popularity) | |
| Raymundo Spanish, Portuguese (#830 in US popularity) | |
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| Rayshawn | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | combination of 'Ray' and 'Shawn' |
| Variants: | Rayshawn English (#975 in US popularity) |
| Reece | |
| Language of origin: | Welsh |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | ardor |
| Info about origin: | 'Reece' is the anglicized form of the Welsh name 'Rhys' |
| known as the name of several Welsh rulers | |
| Words: | rhys=the ardor, the enthusiasm (Welsh) |
| Variants: | Reece English, Welsh (#670 in US popularity) |
| Reese English (#754 in US popularity) | |
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| Reed | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the red |
| Info about origin: | from a family name common in Scottland that derives from Old English 'rudi' (ruddy, red) |
| the color refered to the red color of a healthy face | |
| Words: | rudi=ruddy, red (Old English) |
| Variants: | Reed English, Scottish (#476 in US popularity) |
| Reid English, Scottish (#445 in US popularity) | |
| Reimar | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| known from Saint Ramirus (6th century AD) | |
| Words: | ragin=the advice (Old High German) ; mari=famous, well-known (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Reimar German |
| Ramiro Spanish (#472 in US popularity) | |
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| Reinhold | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| brought to Britain by the Normans | |
| Words: | ragin=the advice (Old High German) ; waltan=to rule (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Reinhold German |
| Rainald German | |
| Reggie English (#942 in US popularity) | |
| Reginald English (#275 in US popularity) | |
| Renaud French | |
| Reynaldo Spanish (#542 in US popularity) | |
| Rinaldo Italian | |
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| Remington | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | raven city |
| Info about origin: | derives from a place name with the meaning 'raven city' |
| Words: | hremm=the raven (Old English) ; tun=the town, the settlement, the homestead (Old English) |
| Variants: | Remington English (#806 in US popularity) |
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| Renato | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | born again |
| Info about origin: | used by early Christians in the the sense of 'born again through baptism' |
| Words: | renatus=reborn (Latin) |
| Female form: | Renate |
| Variants: | Renato Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Rene German (#320 in US popularity) | |
| René French | |
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| Rex | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the king |
| Info about origin: | although the word 'rex' is of ancient Latin origin it probably was not used as a given name until around the 19th century |
| Words: | rex=the king (Latin) |
| Female form: | Regina |
| Variants: | Rex English, German (#746 in US popularity) |
| Rey | |
| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | king |
| Words: | rey=the king (Spanish) |
| Variants: | Rey English (#925 in US popularity) |
| Rhett | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | meaning unknown; maybe a form of 'Rhys' |
| known from the character 'Rhett Butler' in the novel 'Gone With the Wind' | |
| Variants: | Rhett English (#703 in US popularity) |
| Rhydian | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | maybe derived from Welsh 'rhyd' (ford) |
| Words: | rhyd=ford (Welsh) |
| Variants: | Rhydian Welsh |
| Richard | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| the name was brought to England by the Normans | |
| known as the name of several English kings, e.g. Richard the Lionheart | |
| Words: | rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler (Old High German) ; harti=brave, hardy (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Riccarda |
| Variants: | Richard German, English, French (#41 in US popularity) |
| Dick English | |
| Ricardo Spanish (#114 in US popularity) | |
| Riccardo Italian | |
| Rick English (#632 in US popularity) | |
| Rickey English (#652 in US popularity) | |
| Ricky English (#220 in US popularity) | |
| 9 variants more... | |
| Ridge | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | ridge |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Ridge English (#975 in US popularity) |
| Rigoberto | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name; today only the Spanish variant is still in use |
| Words: | rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler (Old High German) ; beraht=bright (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Rigoberto Spanish (#610 in US popularity) |
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| Riley | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | rye field |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a place name meaning 'rye field' |
| Words: | ryge=the rye (Old English) |
| Variants: | Riley English (#187 in US popularity) |
| River | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | river |
| Info about origin: | common as a given name in the USA only since around 1990 |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | River English (#746 in US popularity) |
| Riziero | |
| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | maybe from Italian 'ricco' (curly, for somebody with curly hair) |
| various variants are in use as given names as well as family names | |
| Words: | ricco=curly (Italian) |
| Variants: | Riziero Italian |
| Rizzieri Italian | |
| Robert | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic dithematic name |
| in the Middle Ages popular in Northern France and brought to England from there by the Normans | |
| Words: | hruod=the fame (Old High German) ; beraht=bright (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Roberta |
| Variants: | Robert German, English, French, Scandinavian (#20 in US popularity) |
| Rupert German, Low German, Dutch, English | |
| Ruprecht German | |
| Bob English | |
| Bobby English (#249 in US popularity) | |
| Rob English | |
| Robbie English (#903 in US popularity) | |
| Roberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (#156 in US popularity) | |
| Robin English (#703 in US popularity) | |
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| Rocco | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from the Old High German name 'Roho' which was a short form of names like 'Rochbert' that are all but forgotten today |
| Words: | rohon=to roar, to shout a battle cry (Old High German) |
| Female form: | Rochelle |
| Variants: | Rocco Italian |
| Rocky English (#746 in US popularity) | |
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| Roderick | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| known as the name of the last king of the Visigoths that died in 711 fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain | |
| Words: | hruod=the fame (Old High German) ; rihhi=rich, powerful, the power, the ruler (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Roderick English (#502 in US popularity) |
| Roderich German | |
| Rod English | |
| Rodrigo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (#459 in US popularity) | |
| Rodrigue French | |
| Rui Portuguese | |
| Ruy Spanish | |
| Rodney | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Hroda's island |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a place name with the meaning 'Hroda's island' |
| the Germanic name 'Hroda' means 'fame' | |
| Words: | hrod=the fame (Old English) ; ey=the island (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Rodney English (#224 in US popularity) |
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| Rogelio | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a late Latin name 'Rogelius' which might derive from an earlier name 'Rogatus' |
| Words: | rogatus=the request (Latin) |
| Variants: | Rogelio Spanish (#514 in US popularity) |
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| Roger | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| the form 'Roger' was brought to Britain by the Normans where this name displaced the 'native' form 'Hrothgar' | |
| Words: | hruod=the fame (Old High German) ; ger=the spear (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Roger German, English, French (#257 in US popularity) |
| Rudger German | |
| Rüdiger German | |
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| Roland | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| known from the legendary French hero whose story is told in the 'Chanson de Roland' | |
| Words: | hruod=the fame (Old High German) ; lant=the land, the homeland (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Roland German, French, English (#560 in US popularity) |
| Orlando Italian, Spanish (#312 in US popularity) | |
| Rolando Spanish (#471 in US popularity) | |
| Roldán Spanish | |
| Rowland English | |
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| Roman | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the Roman |
| Info about origin: | known from Saint Romanus, bishop of Rouen (7th century AD) |
| Words: | romanus=the resident of Rome (Latin) |
| Variants: | Roman German, Russian, Polish, Czech (#366 in US popularity) |
| Romain French | |
| Romano Italian | |
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| Romeo | |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | pilgrim to Rome |
| Info about origin: | originally denoted a citizen of the Roman Empire |
| in the Middle Ages the name changed its meaning to 'pilgrim to Rome' | |
| rather popular in the Philippines | |
| Words: | romaeus=the pilgrim to Rome (Latin) |
| Variants: | Romeo German, Italian, Spanish (#953 in US popularity) |
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| Ronald | |
| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | Scottish form of an old Norse two-element name 'Ragnvald' |
| brought to Scottland by Scandinavian settlers | |
| the name has common Germanic roots with the German name 'Reinhold' | |
| Words: | regin=the advice (Old Norse) ; valdr=to rule (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Ronald English, Scottish (#135 in US popularity) |
| Ron English (#903 in US popularity) | |
| Ronnie English (#339 in US popularity) | |
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| Rory | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | red king |
| Info about origin: | 'Rory' is the Anglicized form of the traditional Gaelic name 'Ruadhri' |
| known as the name of the last Irish king, in the 12th century AD | |
| Words: | ruadh=red (Celtic) ; ri=the king (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Rory English, Irish, Scottish (#648 in US popularity) |
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| Ross | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | cape, headland |
| Info about origin: | from a Gaelic/Celtic family name, originally used for somebody living on a headland |
| Words: | ros=the promontory, the cape, the headland (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Ross English, Scottish (#258 in US popularity) |
| Rowan | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | little red one |
| Info about origin: | Anglicized form of the Irish nickname 'Ruadhan' |
| Words: | ruadh=red (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Rowan English, Irish |
| Rohan English (#1000 in US popularity) | |
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| Roy | |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the red, the redhead |
| Info about origin: | Anglicized form of a Scottish nickname for somebody with red hair |
| Words: | ruadh=red (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Roy German, English, Scottish (#298 in US popularity) |
| Royce | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which in turn derives from the given name 'Rohesia' |
| Variants: | Royce English (#788 in US popularity) |
| Ruben | |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | Behold, a son |
| Info about origin: | can be interpreted as 'Behold, a son' or 'See, it is a son' |
| in the Bible Reuben is the oldest son of Jacob and Leah and thus the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel as well | |
| Words: | ra'ah=to see (Hebrew) ; ben=the son (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Ruben German, Scandinavian, Dutch (#181 in US popularity) |
| Reuben English (#703 in US popularity) | |
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| Rudolf | |
| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | old Germanic two-element name |
| in the Middle Ages a popular name for rulers, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century AD) | |
| Words: | hruod=the fame (Old High German) ; wolf=the wolf (Old High German) |
| Variants: | Rudolf German, English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech |
| Dolf German, Scandinavian | |
| Rolf German, English, Scandinavian | |
| Rudi German | |
| Ruedi German, Swiss German | |
| Rodolfo Italian, Spanish (#405 in US popularity) | |
| Rodolphe French | |
| Rudolph English (#975 in US popularity) | |
| Rudy English (#436 in US popularity) | |
| Ruud Dutch | |
| 4 variants more... | |
| Russell | |
| Language of origin: | Old French |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | redhead |
| Info about origin: | from an Old French nickname 'Rousel' which meant 'redhead' for somebody with red hair |
| Words: | rous=red (Old French) |
| Variants: | Russell English, Scottish (#213 in US popularity) |
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| Rusty | |
| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | the rusty |
| Info about origin: | originally a nickname for somebody with 'rusty' (reddish-brown) hair |
| Words: | (English) |
| Variants: | Rusty English (#839 in US popularity) |
| Ryan | |
| Language of origin: | Old Irish |
| Gender: | male |
| Info about origin: | from an old Irish family name O'Riain ('descendant of Rian') |
| the name 'Rian' probably derives from 'ri' ('king') | |
| Words: | ri=the king (Old Irish) |
| Variants: | Ryan English, Irish (#15 in US popularity) |
| Ryne English (#754 in US popularity) | |
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| Ryder | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | rider |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a job title for a mounted forest officer |
| Words: | ridere=the rider (Old English) |
| Variants: | Ryder English (#925 in US popularity) |
| Rylan | |
| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | male |
| Meaning/translation: | rye land |
| Info about origin: | from a family name which derives from a place name with the meaning 'rye land' |
| Words: | ryge=the rye (Old English) ; land=the land (Old English) |
| Variants: | Rylan English |