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The Name Begins With The Letter R:
RA  m  Egyptian Mythology
Possibly means "sun" in Egyptian...

RAAKEL  f  Finnish
Finnish form of RACHEL

RAANAN  m  Jewish
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

RAB  m  Scottish
Scottish short form of ROBERT

RABAB  f  Arabic
From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument...

RABAN  m  Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".

RABBIE  m  Scottish
Scottish pet form of ROBERT

RABI  m  Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

RABI'A  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RABI

RABINDRA  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of RAVINDRA

RACHAEL  f  English
Variant of RACHEL

RACHANA  f  Indian
Means "creation" in Sanskrit.

RACHEAL  f  English
Variant of RACHEL

RACHEL  f  English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
Means "ewe" in Hebrew...

RACHELE  f  Italian
Italian form of RACHEL

RACHELLE  f  English
Variant of RACHEL

RACHNA  f  Indian
Variant of RACHANA

RACHYL  f  English (Modern)
Variant of RACHEL

RACŁAW  m  Polish
Short form of RADOSŁAW

RACQUEL  f  English
Variant of RAQUEL

RA'D  m  Arabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic.

RADA  f  Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADBOUD  m  Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements rad "counsel" and bald "bold".

RADCLIFF  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English.

RADCLYFFE  m & f  English
Variant or feminine form of RADCLIFF

RADEK  m  Czech
Pet form of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADHA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "success" in Sanskrit...

RADIM  m  Czech
Short form of RADOMIR

RADIMIR  m  Russian
Russian variant of RADZIMIERZ

RADKA  f  Czech, Bulgarian
Feminine form of RADKO

RADKO  m  Czech, Bulgarian
Pet form of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADMILA  f  Serbian, Czech
Serbian and Czech feminine form of RADOMIL

RADMILO  m  Serbian
Serbian form of RADOMIL

RADOMIL  m  Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and mil "favour".

RADOMIŁ  m  Polish
Polish form of RADOMIL

RADOMIŁA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMILA  f  Czech
Feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMIR  m  Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Cognate of RADZIMIERZ

RADOMIRA  f  Czech, Serbian
Feminine form of RADOMIR

RADOŠ  m  Czech
Short form of RADOSLAV, RADOMIR, and other names beginning with the Slavic element rad meaning "happy".

RADOSLAV  m  Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW

RADOSLAVA  f  Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV

RADOSŁAW  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and slav "glory".

RADOSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of RADOSŁAW

RADOVAN  m  Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with another element of unknown meaning.

RADU  m  Romanian
Romanian pet form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADULF  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements rad meaning "counsel" and wulf meaning "wolf".

RADZIMIERZ  m  Polish
Means "happiness and peace" from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with mir "peace".

RAE  f & m  English
Short form of RACHEL...

RAEBURN  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "stream where does drink" in Middle English...

RAELENE  f  English
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lene.

RAELYN  f  English
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lyn.

RAF  m  Dutch
Short form of RAFAËL

RAFA  m  Spanish
Spanish short form of RAFAEL

RAFAËL  m  Dutch
Dutch form of RAPHAEL

RAFAEL  m  Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL

RAFAELA  f  Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish, Portuguese and German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFAŁ  m  Polish
Polish form of RAPHAEL

RAFE  m  English
Variant of RALPH

RAFFAELA  f  German
German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELE  m  Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLO  m  Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFIQ  m  Arabic
Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic.

RAFIQA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RAFIQ

RAGHNAID  f  Scottish
Scottish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNAILT  f  Irish
Irish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNALL  m  Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of RAGNVALD

RAGHU  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "swift" in Sanskrit... []

RAGNA  f  Scandinavian
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".

RAGNAR  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of RAYNER

RAGNBJÖRG  f  Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and björg "protection, help".

RAGNFRÍÐR  f  Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful".

RAGNHEIÐUR  f  Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Ragnheiðr, which meant "bright advice" from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".

RAGNHILD  f  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle".

RAGNHILDUR  f  Icelandic
Icelandic form of RAGNHILD

RAGNVALD  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, a cognate of Reginold (see REYNOLD).

RAGUEL  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew...

RAHAB  f  Biblical
Means "spacious" in Hebrew...

RAHARJO  m  Indonesian
Means "plentiful" in Javanese.

RAHAT  m & f  Arabic
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.

RAHEEM  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of RAHIM

RÁHEL  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of RACHEL

RAHELA  f  Romanian
Romanian form of RACHEL

RAHIM  m  Arabic
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic.

RAHUL  m  Indian
Means "able, efficient" in Sanskrit...

RAIBEART  m  Scottish
Scottish form of ROBERT

RÁICHÉAL  f  Irish
Irish form of RACHEL

RAIDEN  m  Far Eastern Mythology
Variant transcription of RAIJIN

RAIJIN  m  Far Eastern Mythology
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 神 (jin) "god, spirit"...

RAIMO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDAS  m  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDO  m  Italian
Italian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of RAYMOND

RAIMUND  m  German
German form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDE  f  German
German feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

RAIN  f & m  English
Means simply "rain" from the English word, derived from Old English regn.

RAINA  f  Bulgarian
Variant transcription of RAYNA (1)

RAINARD  m  English
Variant of REYNARD

RAINBOW  f  English
Means simply "rainbow" from the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.

RAINE  f  English
Variant of REINE

RAINER  m  German
German form of RAYNER

RAINERIO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of RAYNER

RAINIER  m  French
French form of RAYNER

RAIS  m  Arabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.

RAISA (1)  f  Russian
Possibly from Greek ‘ραιον (rhaion) meaning " relaxed".

RAISA (2)  f  Yiddish
Means "rose" in Yiddish.

RAISA (3)  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RAIS

RAISEL  f  Yiddish
Pet form of RAISA

RAJ  m  Indian
Means "king" or "prince" in Sanskrit.

RAJA  f  Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

RAJANI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit...

RAJENDER  m  Indian
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJENDRA  m  Indian
Means "lord of kings", derived from Sanskrit (raja) "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

RAJESH  m  Indian
Means "ruler of kings" from Sanskrit (riaja) "king" and (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAJINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJIV  m  Indian
Means "striped" in Sanskrit...

RAJIYA  f  Arabic
Means "hopeful" in Arabic.

RAJKUMARI  f  Indian
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

RAJMUND  m  Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND

RAJNEESH  m  Indian
Variant transcription of RAJNISH

RAJNI  f  Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RAJNISH  m  Indian
Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit (rajani) "night" and (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAJYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of RAJIYA

RAKEL  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL

RAKESH  m  Indian
Means "lord of the full-moon day" from Sanskrit (raka) "full-moon day" and (isha) "lord, ruler".

RALEIGH  m  English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English.

RALF  m  German, Scandinavian, English
Variant of RALPH

RALPH  m  English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of RADULF...

RALPHIE  m  English
Pet form of RALPH

RALPHINA  f  English
Feminine form of RALPH

RALUCA  f  Romanian
Meaning unknown.

RAM (1)  m  Biblical
Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This is a son of Hezron in the Old Testament.

RAM (2)  m  Indian
Modern transcription of RAMA

RAMA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit...

RAMACHANDER  m  Indian
Variant of RAMACHANDRA

RAMACHANDRA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon"...

RAMAKRISHNA  m  Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods RAMA and KRISHNA...

RAMBERT  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements hram "raven" and beraht "bright".

RAMESES  m  Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born"...

RAMESH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of RAMESHA

RAMESHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit (Rama), a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with (isha) "ruler"...

RAMESHWAR  m  Indian
Means "lord Rama", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit (ishvara) meaning "lord".

RAMIRO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Gothic name derived from the Germanic elements ragin "advice" and mari "famous"...

RAMLA  f  African
Means "prophetess" in Swahili.

RAMÓN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of RAYMOND

RAMON  m  Catalan
Catalan form of RAYMOND

RAMONA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of RAMÓN

RAMSAY  m  Scottish
Scottish form of RAMSEY

RAMSES  m  Ancient Egyptian
Variant of RAMESES

RAMSEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English.

RAMUNAS  m  Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm".

RAN  f  Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.

RANA  f  Arabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic rana "to look at".

RANALD  m  Scottish
Scottish form of REYNOLD

RANDA  f  English
Short form of MIRANDA

RANDAL  m  English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDALL  m  English
Medieval form of RANDOLF

RANDELL  m  English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDI  f  English
Feminine variant of RANDY

RANDOLF  m  English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf".

RANDOLPH  m  English
Variant of RANDOLF

RANDY  m & f  English
Short form of RANDALL, RANDOLF or MIRANDA

RANGI  m  Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori...

RANI  f  Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RANIERO  m  Italian
Italian form of RAYNER

RANIYA  f  Arabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic rana "to gaze".

RANJ  m  Indian
Short form of RANJIT

RANJEET  m  Indian
Variant transcription of RANJIT

RANJIT  m  Indian
Means "coloured, pleased, delighted" in Sanskrit...

RANSU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

RANULF  m  Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randulfr, a Scandinavian cognate of RANDOLF...

RANULPH  m  Scottish, English
Variant of RANULF

RANYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA

RAOUL  m  French
French form of RALPH

RAPHAËL  m  French
French form of RAPHAEL

RAPHAEL  m  English, German, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רְפָאֵל (Refa'el) which meant "God has healed"...

RAPHAELA  f  English, German
Feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAQUEL  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL

RASA  f  Lithuanian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian.

RASCHELLE  f  English
Variant of RACHEL

RASHA  f  Arabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.

RASHAD  m  Arabic
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.

RASHAUN  m  English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN.

RASHAWN  m  English (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN.

RASHED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of راشد (RASHID).

RASHEED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of رشيد (RASHID).

RASHID  m  Arabic
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic...

RASHIDA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RASHID

RASHMI  f  Indian
Means "ray of sunlight" or "rope" in Sanskrit.

RASHNE  m  Iranian
Means "judge" in Persian.

RASIM  m  Arabic
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.

RASIMA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RASIM

RASMUS  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS

RASTUS  m  English
Short form of ERASTUS

RASUL  m  Arabic
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

RATAN  m  Indian
Variant (derived via Prakrit) of RATNA

RATHNAIT  f  Irish
Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RATI  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit...

RATNA  f & m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit (ratna) meaning "jewel"...

RATNAM  m  Indian
Southern Indian form of RATNA

RATREE  f  Thai
From the name of a variety of jasmine flower.

RATU  f  Indonesian
Means "queen" in Indonesian and Javanese.

RAUF  m  Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

RAUHA  f  Finnish
Means "peace" in Finnish.

RAÚL  m  Spanish
Spanish form of RADULF

RAUL  m  Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of RADULF

RAVA  f  Esperanto
Means "ravishing" in Esperanto.

RAVEN  f & m  English
Means simply "raven" from the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn...

RAVENNA  f  English
Either an elaboration of RAVEN, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

RAVI  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sun" in Sanskrit...

RAVID  m  Jewish
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.

RAVINDRA  m  Indian
Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit (ravi) "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

RAWIYA  f  Arabic
Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic rawa "to relate".

RAWYA  f  Arabic
Variant of RAWIYA

RAY  m  English
Short form of RAYMOND or RAYNER...

RAYA  f  Bulgarian
Pet form of RAYNA

RAYEN  f  Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Mapuche.

RAYKO  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAYLENE  f  English
Combination of RAY and the popular name suffix lene.

RAYMOND  m  English, French
From the Germanic name Reginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"...

RAYMONDE  f  French
French feminine form of RAYMOND

RAYMUND  m  English
Variant of RAYMOND

RAYMUNDO  m  Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

RAYNA (1)  f  Bulgarian
Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO

RAYNA (2)  f  Yiddish
Variant transcription of REINA

RAYNARD  m  English
Variant of REYNARD

RAYNER  m  English
From the Germanic name Reginar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and heri "army"...

RAYNO  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAZA  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDA

RAZVAN  m  Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN...

RE  m  Egyptian Mythology
Variant spelling of RA

READ  m  English, Scottish
Variant of REED

REAGAN  m & f  English, Irish
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ríagáin meaning "descendent of Riagán"...

REAH  f  ?
Variant of RHEA

RÉAMANN  m  Irish
Irish form of RAYMOND

REANNA  f  English
Variant of RHIANNA

REANNON  f  English
Variant of RHIANNON

REARDEN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN

REBA  f  English
Short form of REBECCA

REBECA  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of REBECCA

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