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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rostislaw | m | Slavic | Rostislaw is a Slavic boy's name made up of the elements 'rosts' and 'slav' |
| Roswin | m | The name Roswin, an ancient German name for boys, is often translated as 'the horse fri… | |
| Roswita | f | Roswita is a feminine form of the name Roswitha, which in turn derives from Hroswitha | |
| Roswitha | f | The name Roswitha translates to 'the famous strong one', 'the strong famous one', or 't… | |
| Roswitha-Connie | f | Roswitha-Connie is a double name combining Roswitha ("the famous strong one") and Conni… | |
| Roswitha-Hortense | f | Roswitha-Hortense is a double name combining Roswitha ("the famous strong one") and Hor… | |
| Roswitha-Maria | f | Roswitha-Maria is a double name combining Roswitha ("the famous strong one") and Maria … | |
| Roswitha-Michaela | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Rosy | f | Latin | The name Rosy is an English form of Rosa or Rose and means 'the rose.' Its origin lies … |
| Rosyana | f | Latin | The name Rosyana connects the beauty and grace of the rose with the concept of grace |
| Rota | f | The name Rota has Old Norse roots and means 'to bring into disorder' or 'to overturn' | |
| Rotem | f | Hebrew | Rotem (רֹתֶם) is a unisex name of Hebrew origin and means 'the broom' |
| Rötger | m | The name Rötger, a form of Rüdiger, has a meaning that can be translated as 'the glorio… | |
| Rother | m | Rother, as a masculine first name, is a derivation of Rudhard and means 'the strong glo… | |
| Rotraud | f | Rotraud is a female first name that means "the glorious powerful one", "the glorious st… | |
| Rotraud-Antonia | f | Rotraud-Antonia is a double name combining Rotraud ("the glorious powerful one") and An… | |
| Rotraut | f | The name Rotraut originates from Old German and translates to "the glorious strong one,… | |
| Rotrud | f | Rotrud is an Old High German first name that was used by many noble women in the Middle… | |
| Roua | f | Arabic | Roua is a feminine first name of Arabic origin |
| Rougiatou | f | African | Rougiatou is a very rare African girl's name, whose meaning is not clearly defined |
| Roukia | f | African | The name has its roots in Africa |
| Roul | m | Roul is a male first name that was popular in the Middle Ages in English and French and… | |
| Roula | f | Arabic | The feminine first name Roula (رولا) is generally considered to be of Arabic origin and… |
| Rouven | m | Rouven is a masculine first name understood as a modern German form and phonetic adapta… | |
| Rouven-Maurice | m | Rouven-Maurice is a double name combining Rouven ("see the son") and Maurice ("the Moor") | |
| Rouwen | m | Rouwen is known as a modern German form of Ruben, which originates from the Hebrew name… | |
| Roux | m | Roux is a masculine short form of Rudolf, whose meaning is 'the famous wolf' or alterna… | |
| Roveda | f | The name Roveda has its roots in the Kurdish language and is composed of the elements '… | |
| Rovena | f | English | Rovena, a female first name, represents a variant of Rowena, which traces back to Hrodwyn |
| Rowan | u | Celtic | Rowan is a masculine first name that originates from Irish and is also used as a girl's… |
| Rowan-Patrick | m | Rowan-Patrick is a double name combining Rowan ("the little red one") and Patrick ("the… | |
| Rowana | f | Celtic | Rowana is the feminine variant of Rowan and derives from the Irish Ruadhan (Ruadhán) |
| Rowdy | m | English | The translation of the name Rowdy from English is 'ruffian' or 'brawler' |
| Rowena | f | English | Rowena is a traditional Anglo-Saxon name, considered a Latinized variant of Hrodwyn |
| Rowland | m | English | The name Rowland belongs to the category of boy names and has Old High German roots |
| Roxan | f | English | Roxan is a variation of Roxane, which is the English form of Roxana |
| Roxana | f | The name Roxana is derived from the ancient Greek Rhōxā́nē (Ῥωξᾱ́νη), which in turn com… | |
| Roxane | f | English | Roxane is a feminine first name that translates to 'the radiant one' or 'the dawn' |
| Roxane-Georgina | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Roxanna | f | Roxanna, a female first name, means 'the radiant one' or 'the dawn' | |
| Roxanne | f | English | Roxanne represents a form of Roxane, the English and French variant of the name Roxana |
| Roxas | m | Latin | Roxas is a Filipino spelling of the Spanish name Rojas, which is derived from Rojo |
| Roxelana | f | Latin | The name Roxelana has its roots in a Turkish nickname, which translates to 'the one fro… |
| Roxette | f | English | Roxette, a Filipino diminutive of Roxana, has ancient Greek and ancient Persian origins… |
| Roxolana | f | Latin | The first name Roxolana represents an Aragonese variant of Roxelana |
| Roxy | f | American | The name Roxy has its roots in Ancient Greek and Old Persian and means 'the Radiant One… |
| Roy | m | Celtic | The name Roy is an English-Scottish variant of the medieval Irish-Scottish name Ruadh |
| Roy-Stephan | m | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Roya | f | Persian | The name Roya, meaning 'the dream', is derived from the Persian term ro'yâ (رویا) |
| Roya-Rebecca | f | Persian | Roya-Rebecca is a double name combining Roya ("the dream") and Rebecca ("the captivatin… |
| Royalyn | f | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Royce | m | Latin | Royce is a boy's name that traces back to the Old English name Royse, which in turn is … |
| Royer | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Roza | f | Latin | Roza is a Slavic form of Rosa and carries the meaning 'the rose' |
| Rozafa | f | The name Rozafa has Albanian roots, but no specific word compositions or meanings are k… | |
| Rozalia | f | Latin | The feminine given name Rozalia is a Polish and Romanian variant of Rosalia and Rosalie |
| Rozalin | f | The name Rozalin is a Scandinavian variant of Rosalind | |
| Rozalina | f | The feminine name Rozalina is a Bulgarian and Russian form of the name Rosalind | |
| Rozan | f | Arabic | Rozan is a female first name of Arabic origin and carries the meanings 'the light of th… |
| Rozana | f | The name Rozana has its roots in an Old Persian word combination, which means 'raohschn… | |
| Rozarin | f | Rozarin is a female first name with Kurdish roots, which translates into English as 'wh… | |
| Rozda | f | Rozda is a female first name that comes from the Kurdish language | |
| Roze | f | Latin | Roze is a Lithuanian derivation of the Latin name Rosa |
| Roze-Mary | f | Biblical | Roze-Mary is a double name combining Roze ("the rose") and Mary ("the beloved") |
| Rozemarijn | f | Latin | The name Rozemarijn is a Dutch derivation of Rosemary |
| Rozenn | f | Latin | Rozenn is a name for girls and represents a Breton form of Rosa |
| Rozerin | u | Rozerin is a girl's name that means approximately "where the sun rises," "the dawn," "t… | |
| Rozhan | m | Persian | Rozhan is a name of Kurdish origin that is used for both men and women and means 'the l… |
| Rozi | f | Latin | Rozi (Rózi) is a Hungarian diminutive derived from Roza or Rozalia |
| Rozita | f | The Malay form of the name Rosita | |
| Rozonda | f | English | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning of the name |
| Rrezarta | f | The spelling Rrezarta is a variation of Rezarta, the feminine form of Rezart in Albanian | |
| Rreze | f | Rreze is a female first name that originates from Albanian and translates to "the ray o… | |
| Rrezon | m | Rrezon, a boy's name of Albanian origin, carries the meaning of "the ray of light" or "… | |
| Rrona | f | Rrona, the female first name from the Albanian-Kosovar region, is the feminine form of … | |
| Rrushe | f | The name Rrushe, derived from the Albanian language, means 'the Cistus' | |
| Rrustem | m | Rrustem is considered the Albanian form of Rostam (رستم), which may derive from Roshanak | |
| Ruaidhri | m | Irish | The term "red king" refers to the historical figure of the last Irish king from the 12t… |
| Ruairi | m | Celtic | the red king |
| Ruan | m | Celtic | Ruan, as a boy's name, is a Cornish variation of Rowan and is linked to the English for… |
| Rubar | m | The name Rubar comes from the Kurdish language and means "the river" | |
| Rubelyn | f | Rubelyn is a girl's name that comes from the Tagalog language | |
| Rubem | m | Rubem is a Brazilian derivation of Ruben and traces back to the Hebrew name Re'uven (רְ… | |
| Ruben | m | The biblical name Ruben has a Hebrew origin and is considered an Armenian, Dutch, Frenc… | |
| Ruben-Benjamin | m | Ruben-Benjamin is a double name combining Ruben ("behold the son!") and Benjamin ("son … | |
| Ruben-Miguel | m | Portuguese | Ruben-Miguel is a double name combining Ruben ("behold the son!") and Miguel ("Who is l… |
| Ruben-Oliver | m | Hebrew | Ruben-Oliver is a double name combining Ruben ("behold the son!") and Oliver ("the oliv… |
| Ruben-Sebastian | m | Ruben-Sebastian is a double name combining Ruben ("behold the son!") and Sebastian ("th… | |
| Rubena | f | Latin | Rubena, as a female first name, is a variant of Rubina |
| Rubens | m | Rubens is a masculine form that is seen as a Brazilian variant of Ruben | |
| Rubi | f | Latin | Rubi is a variant of the name Ruby and can also be seen as a pet form of Rubina |
| Rubia | f | Latin | Rubia, also Rúbia, is a common girl's name in Spain |
| Rubie | f | Latin | Rubie is a variant of the name Ruby, which is derived from Rubina |
| Rubiette | f | French | a variant of the name Rubina (rubies) |
| Rubin | m | The name Rubin is an English form of the biblical Ruben, which traces back to the Hebre… | |
| Rubina | f | Latin | The name Rubina is a variation of the English Ruby and is also considered the feminine … |
| Rubine | f | Latin | Rubine represents an English variation of Rubina |
| Rubino | m | Latin | Rubino is the Italian masculine form of the name Rubina |
| Ruby | f | Latin | The girl's name Ruby, translated in English as 'the ruby', is derived from the Latin wo… |
| Ruby-Jade | f | American | The name Ruby-Jade combines the meanings of Ruby and Jade, both of which are precious g… |