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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rix | m | American | The name Rix has its roots in Old High German and means 'the rich' or 'the powerful' |
| Rixa | f | Rixa serves as a short and pet form for various ancient Germanic names that begin with … | |
| Rixte | f | Dutch | The name Rixte is a short and affectionate form of ancient Germanic first names that st… |
| Riya | f | Indian | Riya (रिया) is a female first name that comes from Sanskrit and carries the meaning 'th… |
| Riza | m | Arabic | The name Riza (Rıza) is the Turkish equivalent of the Arabic Ridha or Rida |
| Rizah | m | Arabic | Rizah is an Albanian variant of the Arabic name Ridha, which carries the meaning 'the c… |
| Rizal | m | The name Rizal has its roots in Old Spanish and is a masculine first name related to th… | |
| Rizaldo | m | Spanish | The name Rizaldo has Spanish roots and is composed of the word 'rical', which means 're… |
| Rizalyn | f | Spanish | Rizalyn is a girl's name made up of Spanish terms |
| Rizgar | m | Rizgar is a masculine first name derived from the Kurdish term rizgarî, which encompass… | |
| Rizlane | f | Arabic | The name Rizlane, considered a female first name, is an Algerian, Moroccan, and Tunisia… |
| Rizvi | m | Arabic | Rizvi is a male first name and also a title that originates from Arabic |
| Rizwan | f | Arabic | The name Rizwan has its roots in the Arabic language |
| Rizwana | f | Arabic | Rizwana is an Urdu variant of the name Ridwana (رضوانة), which is considered the femini… |
| Rjana | f | The name has its roots in Albanian and Kurdish | |
| Roa | f | Arabic | Roa (Róa) is a female first name that is considered a Faroese derivation of Róða, a new… |
| Roal | m | Dutch | The name has its origin in Dutch |
| Roald | m | Scandinavian | Roald is a short form of the name Rodewald, which is common in Norway and Scandinavia |
| Roan | m | English | Roan is a name that is widespread in both the Frisian and Dutch regions and has its ori… |
| Roana | f | Celtic | Roana is a feminine form of the name Roan from Dutch |
| Roar | m | Danish | Roar is a more modern form of the Old Norse name Hróarr |
| Roarke | m | Celtic | Roarke is an Irish-Scottish form of the Old Irish name Ruarcc, which is associated with… |
| Rob | m | The name Rob represents a short form of Robert and has the meanings "the one who shines… | |
| Robas | m | The name Robas has Kurdish roots and is composed of various words, although their speci… | |
| Röbbe | m | Röbbe represents a boy's name that is considered a Frisian form of Robert | |
| Robbert | m | Robbert, as the Dutch form of Robert, means "the shining through his fame" or "the glor… | |
| Robbie | u | Robbie refers to 'the one who shines through their fame' or simply 'the glorious one' | |
| Robbin | m | Danish | Robbin, a gender-neutral first name, comes from Dutch and is derived from Robin, a dimi… |
| Robby | m | English | Robby is an English diminutive of Robert and means 'the glorious one' or 'the one who s… |
| Robbyn | f | The meaning of the name Robbyn is 'the robin' in English | |
| Rober | m | Spanish | Rober is a Spanish diminutive of Roberto and means 'the glorious one' or 'the one who s… |
| Robert | m | The name Robert, with its roots in Old High German, derives from the terms "hruod" for … | |
| Robert-Alexander | m | Robert-Alexander is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Alexander … | |
| Robert-Andre | m | Polish | Robert-Andre is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Andre ("the br… |
| Robert-Charles | m | Robert-Charles is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Charles ("th… | |
| Robert-Christian | m | Robert-Christian is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Christian … | |
| Robert-Gert | m | Robert-Gert is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Gert ("the spea… | |
| Robert-Gunter | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Robert-Ingolf | m | Robert-Ingolf is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Ingolf ("the … | |
| Robert-John | m | Robert-John is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and John ("God is g… | |
| Robert-Samuel | m | See also the individual names Robert and Samuel | |
| Robert-Stefan | m | Robert-Stefan is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Stefan ("the … | |
| Robert-Thomas | m | Robert-Thomas is a double name combining Robert ("the shining glory") and Thomas ("the … | |
| Roberta | f | English | The first name Roberta is the feminine form of Robert and Rupert and has Old High Germa… |
| Robertas | m | Robertas, the Lithuanian form of the name Robert, carries the meaning "the glorious shi… | |
| Roberte | f | Roberte is a feminine first name that traces back to the Old High German language | |
| Robertine | f | Robertine is a female first name that originated in the Old High German language area | |
| Roberto | m | Italian | The name Roberto, used for boys, has its roots in Old High German |
| Robertus | m | The name Robertus, used for boys, means "the glorious shining one" and "the one who shi… | |
| Robiana | f | Origin of the word unknown | |
| Robin | u | English | Robin is primarily a male name, but since the 1940s it has increasingly been given as a… |
| Robin-Anthony | m | English | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning |
| Robin-Elias | m | Hebrew | Robin-Elias is a double name combining Robin ("the glorious one") and Elias ("God is Ya… |
| Robina | f | English | Robina is a girl's name that originates from the Old High German language and is consid… |
| Robine | f | Robine is a girl's name that originates from Old High German and is regarded as the fem… | |
| Robinho | m | Portuguese | Robinho, a masculine name, is a Portuguese diminutive form of Robin |
| Robinia | f | Italian | The name Robinia is feminine and originates from the Old High German language area |
| Robinne | f | English | The name Robinne is a female first name that traces back to Old High German roots |
| Robinson | m | Robinson is a masculine first name that carries the meaning 'son of Robin' and can also… | |
| Robrecht | m | The name Robrecht means "the radiant glorious one" and is the Dutch form of Robert | |
| Robyn | f | English | The name Robyn, which is often considered female, is a specific English form of the nam… |
| Robynne | f | The name Robynne, a feminine first name, originates from the Old High German language | |
| Roc | m | Roc is a Catalan and Spanish form of the name Rocco, which is regarded as the Italian v… | |
| Rocci | m | The Italian form Rocci is derived from Rocky, a diminutive form of the name Rock, which… | |
| Rocco | m | French | The name Rocco is the Italian variant of Rochus and has its roots in the Old High Germa… |
| Roch | m | Roch is a masculine variant of Rochus and derives from the Latinized form of the Old Hi… | |
| Roche | m | French | The name Roche, in Spanish and Roché in French, comes from Rochus, which is a Latinized… |
| Rochelle | f | English | Rochelle, an English name for girls, may be derived from the name of the French city La… |
| Rochus | m | The male given name Rochus is considered a Latinized form of the Old High German name Roho | |
| Rochus-Ernst | m | Rochus-Ernst is a double name combining Rochus ("the shouting one") and Ernst ("the ser… | |
| Rocio | f | Latin | Rocio (Rocío) is a female first name with Spanish origins, which translates into Englis… |
| Rock | m | French | Rock is an English and American short form of the name Rocco, which is a variant of Roc… |
| Rocket | u | English | The name Rocket comes from English and means 'the rocket' |
| Rocko | m | French | The name Rocko is a masculine designation that is seen as a German and English variant … |
| Rockson | m | Rockson as a boy's name has the meaningful translation 'the son of the rock' | |
| Rocky | m | English | The name Rocky is a diminutive of the name Rock and at the same time an American and En… |
| Rocxann | f | The designation Rocxann represents a rare spelling of Roxane, the English form of Roxana | |
| Roczy | m | Polish | Roczy means 'lively' |
| Rod | m | The name Rod has two main origins | |
| Roda | f | Roda is a short form that originates from the Germanic and derives from names that begi… | |
| Rodan | m | Rodan is a masculine first name that stands for 'the sunrise.' | |
| Roddie | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Rodebert | m | Rodebert is a male first name of Old High German origin | |
| Rodegard | f | Rodegard is a feminine first name that means 'the honorable guardian', 'the glorious pr… | |
| Rodehilde | f | The female first name Rodehilde is interpreted as "the famous warrior" | |
| Rodel | m | Spanish | Rodel is a boy's name whose Filipino-Spanish origin is not clearly defined |
| Rodelind | f | The girl's name Rodelind is regarded as a Lombard variant of Rosalind, an ancient Germa… | |
| Rodelio | m | Spanish | Rodelio is a variant of Rodolfo ("the famous wolf") |
| Rodena | f | The name Rodena comes from Serbo-Croatian and can be translated as "the born one" in En… | |
| Rodene | f | The meaning of the name Rodene is 'the Red One', with 'roden' in Dutch meaning 'red' | |
| Roderic | m | The name Roderic comes from the French and Catalan languages and is a variant of Roderich | |
| Roderich | m | The masculine first name Roderich translates to 'the famous ruler', 'the glorious ruler… | |
| Roderick | m | Roderick is a male first name that carries the meanings 'the glorious ruler', 'the famo… | |
| Roderik | m | The first name Roderik comes from Old High German and means "the famous ruler" or "the … | |
| Roderyck | m | The name Roderyck, a rare variant of Roderich, means 'the glorious ruler' or 'the renow… | |
| Rodewald | m | The first name Rodewald stands for 'the glorious ruler' or 'the famous ruler' | |
| Rodger | m | English | Rodger is regarded as a boy's name and is a Low German form of Rüdiger |
| Rodi | m | English | The name Rodi is common in Finland and is derived from Herodes |
| Rodica | f | The name Rodica, a Romanian first name with Slavic origins, stands for 'the born one' o… | |
| Rodila | m | Rodila is a boy's name of Kurdish origin, made up of the elements 'Ro' for sun and 'Dil… |