First Names starting with “R”
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Popular first names starting with “R”
First Names starting with “R”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabab | f | Arabic | Rabab (رباب) is an Arabic name for girls and means 'the white cloud' |
| Raban | m | Raban is a male first name derived from Hraban and carries the meaning 'the raven' | |
| Rabanus | m | Rabanus is the Latinized version of the old German name Raban, which means "the raven,"… | |
| Rabastan | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Rabbie | m | Scottish | Rabbie is a Scottish diminutive of the name Robert, which is derived from the Germanic … |
| Rabea | f | Arabic | Rabea has its roots in both Arabic and Hebrew and was integrated into German naming in … |
| Rabea-Tara | f | Rabea-Tara is a double name combining Rabea ("the spring-like") and Tara ("the star") | |
| Rabeel | f | Arabic | The name Rabeel, which is rather uncommon, means 'the lioness' or 'the brave one' and h… |
| Rabi | f | Arabic | Rabi is a unisex Arabic first name whose meaning literally is 'the spring', derived fro… |
| Rabia | f | Arabic | Rabia is a Turkish name for women that has its roots in the Arabic and Hebrew languages |
| Rabiba | f | Arabic | Rabiba is a variant form of the Arabic name Rabeeba (ربيبة) |
| Rabih | m | Arabic | Rabih is a male first name that means 'the spring' or 'the one born in spring' |
| Rabiha | f | Arabic | The name Rabiha is the feminine variant of the Arabic name Rabih |
| Rabija | f | Arabic | Rabija is a Bosnian variant of Rabia |
| Rabije | f | Arabic | The name Rabije is the Albanian form of Rabia and carries the meanings 'the spring-like… |
| Rabina | f | Arabic | Rabina, as a Scottish variant of Robina, is the feminine form of Robin and is derived f… |
| Rabita | f | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Rabiya | f | Arabic | Rabiya is a spelling used in both Kurdish and Turkish and is derived from Rabia |
| Racha | f | Hebrew | The name Racha has its roots in Moroccan as well as Hebrew |
| Rachael | f | English | Rachael is the English variant of Rachel, which can be traced back to the biblical name… |
| Racheal | f | English | Racheal represents an English form of the name Rachel, whose roots trace back to the bi… |
| Rachebald | m | The name Rachebald has its origins in Old High German and is made up of the elements 'r… | |
| Racheeda | f | Arabic | Racheeda is a beautiful girl's name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the guided one' or 'the … |
| Rachel | f | English | The first name Rachel is a variant of Rahel and derives from the ancient Hebrew term rā… |
| Rachel-Samara | f | Hebrew | Rachel-Samara is a double name combining Rachel ("the mother sheep") and Samara ("the e… |
| Rachele | f | Rachele is an Italian form of the name Rachel, which derives as a variant from the bibl… | |
| Rachelle | f | American | The name Rachelle is an Italian and American variant of the Hebrew name Rachel, which t… |
| Rachelle-Marie | f | French | Rachelle-Marie is a double name combining Rachelle ("the mother sheep") and Marie ("the… |
| Rachid | m | Arabic | Rachid is a Maghreb and North African form of the name Rashid |
| Rachida | f | Arabic | Rachida, as the feminine variant of the Arabic Rashid, originates from the Arabic langu… |
| Rachil | f | The female form Rachil is derived from Rachel, which in turn goes back to the biblical … | |
| Raci | m | Arabic | Raci is a male first name regarded as a Turkish short form of Rasim |
| Racine | f | Latin | The name Racine is an English girl's name with French roots and literally means "the ro… |
| Rada | f | Slavic | The name Rada is a short form of Slavic first names that begin with 'Rad-', including R… |
| Radbot | m | Radbot, a masculine first name, is a variant of the old German name Radbod | |
| Rade | m | The name Rade (Раде) is primarily regarded as a Serbo-Croatian diminutive of Milorad | |
| Radegonde | f | The name Radegonde has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the elements 'rat… | |
| Radegund | f | The name Radegund has its roots in Old High German and is composed of the elements 'rat… | |
| Radegunde | f | Radegunde is a variant of Radegund, a two-part Germanic name composed of the Old High G… | |
| Radegundis | f | Latin | The name Radegundis is the Latinized version of the ancient Germanic name Radegund |
| Radek | m | Polish | The name Radek is a derived form from Polish and Czech and comes from names that start … |
| Radena | f | Radena is a female first name with Bosnian and Serbian roots | |
| Radenka | f | The name Radenka has its roots in the Old Slavic language and is composed of terms wher… | |
| Radenko | m | Slavic | The name Radenko is a diminutive form of Rade |
| Radha | f | Sanskrit | Radha is a female first name of Indian origin, derived from Sanskrit |
| Radhakrishnan | m | Indian | Originating from India |
| Radhee | m | The name has its roots in North Africa | |
| Radhia | f | Arabic | Radhia is an Arabic female name associated with the meanings 'the content one' and 'the… |
| Radhika | f | Indian | Radhika is a traditional Indian girl's name, the exact components of which have not yet… |
| Radia | f | Arabic | The name Radia has its roots in Old Slavic and is derived from Rada |
| Radiance | f | radiance | |
| Radife | f | Turkish | neighbor star, neighbor planet |
| Radik | m | Russian | The name Radik (Радик) is a Russian variant of the name Radek |
| Radim | m | Radim is a Czech short form of the Slavic name Radomir | |
| Radin | m | Persian | This name Radin comes from Persian and can be directly translated as "the chivalrous ma… |
| Radion | m | The name Radion has Old Slavic roots and is composed of the words 'rad' for 'happy' | |
| Radisa | m | Arabic | The name Radisa (Radiša) is a South Slavic form of Rad and Rado |
| Radisava | f | Slavic | Radisava, also pronounced as Radischava, has its origins in Slavic and means 'Joyful', … |
| Radivoje | m | The name Radivoje (Радивоје) is a Serbian form of the first name Radivoj (Радивој) | |
| Radka | f | The first name Radka (Радка) has its roots in the Old Slavic term rad (рад), which mean… | |
| Radko | m | The name Radko has its roots in the Old Slavic language and is composed of the words 'r… | |
| Radmilla | f | English | Radmilla is a rare girl's name that is considered an anglicized variant of the Slavic R… |
| Radoje | m | Slavic | The name Radoje has Slavic roots and consists of the elements 'rad', meaning 'glad' or … |
| Radojica | m | Slavic | Radojica (Радојица) is a diminutive form of the masculine first name Radoje (Радоје) fr… |
| Radojka | f | Slavic | Radojka is a girl's name that serves as a Serbo-Croatian diminutive of names with the i… |
| Radolf | m | Radolf is a male first name that traces back to Old High German roots | |
| Radolph | m | Radolph is a masculine first name that carries the meanings "the advising wolf" and "th… | |
| Radomil | m | Polish | Radomil is a Polish and Czech boy's name that translates into English as "the happy gen… |
| Radomila | f | Radomila is a female first name that has its origins in Old Slavic | |
| Radomir | m | Radomir (Радомир) is a masculine first name that appears in various Slavic languages su… | |
| Radonja | m | The name Radonja, which is common in Serbia, is an extended diminutive form of Rado | |
| Radoslav | m | Slavic | The name Radoslav (Радослав) has Slavic roots and is composed of the Old Slavic element… |
| Radoslaw | m | Radoslaw (Radosław) is a traditional first name for boys of Polish origin, with meaning… | |
| Radost | f | The female first name Radost originates from the Old Slavic word radost, which means "j… | |
| Radovan | m | Slavic | The name Radovan, of Slavic origin, derives from Rado |
| Radu | m | As an independent first name, Radu carries the meaning 'the happy one.' It is a Romania… | |
| Radu-Liviu | m | The origin of the name is Romanian | |
| Radu-Traian | m | Latin | Radu-Traian is a double name combining Radu ("the happy one") and Traian ("the enduring… |
| Radu-Valentin | m | Radu-Valentin is a double name combining Radu ("the happy one") and Valentin ("the stro… | |
| Raduga | f | Russian | Raduga is a feminine first name that means 'the rainbow' |
| Radulf | m | Radulf is a modified form of Radolf and is considered one of the traditional male first… | |
| Radwan | m | Arabic | Radwan is the Persian form of the Arabic name Ridwan (رضوان) |
| Rae | f | Rae is an English short form of Rachel, which is derived from the Hebrew name Rahel | |
| Raea | f | Hebrew | No information is currently available regarding the meaning |
| Raed | m | Arabic | The name Raed is of Arabic origin and can be translated into English as "the leader" or… |
| Raee | f | "Raee" is a variant of the name "Rae." | |
| Raeen | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Raeesah | f | Arabic | The name has its roots in Arabic |
| Raef | m | Arabic | The name Raef, a form of Raif (رَائِف), stands for 'the compassionate' or 'the merciful… |
| Rael | f | The name Rael (Raël) is derived from Rachel, which in turn goes back to the biblical fi… | |
| Raela | f | American | The first name Raela represents a modern, Anglo-American, and Brazilian abbreviation of… |
| Raele | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Raelene | f | English | Raelene is a variant of Rael ("the mother sheep") |
| Raelyn | m | English | Raelyn, a girl's name, is a modern English variant of Rael, complemented by the popular… |
| Raendy | m | The origin of the name is unfortunately unknown to me | |
| Raesha | f | African | The name has African roots |
| Raevon | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Raewyn | f | Raewyn is a New Zealand girl's name made up of the elements Rae and Wyn | |
| Rafa | m | Rafa is an independent Spanish short form of Rafael, which in turn derives from the anc… | |
| Rafael | m | Hebrew | Rafael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the name Raphael, which means "God has hea… |