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The Name Begins With The Letter R:
RÉBECCA  f  French
French form of REBECCA

REBECCA  f  English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah), possibly meaning "a snare" in Hebrew, or perhaps derived from an Aramaic name...

REBECCAH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of REBECCA

REBECCANNE  f  English (Modern)
Combination of REBECCA and ANNE

REBECKA  f  Swedish
Swedish form of REBECCA

REBECKAH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of REBECCA

REBEKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of REBECCA

REBEKAH  f  Biblical (Variant), English
Form of REBECCA used in some versions of the Bible.

REBEKKA  f  German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian form of REBECCA

RED  m  English
Simply means "red" from the English word, derived from Old English read...

REDD  m  English
Variant of RED

REDMOND  m  Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN

REDMUND  m  Irish
Anglicized form of RÉAMANN

REECE  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REED  m  English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "ruddy" in Old English.

REENA  f  English
Variant of RENÉE

REENE  f  English
Variant of RENÉE

REENIE  f  English
Either a variant of RENÉE or a pet form of names ending in reen.

REES  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REESE  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of RHYS

REETA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET

REETTA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of MARGARET

REFILWE  m & f  African
Means "we were given" in Tswana.

REG  m  English
Short form of REGINALD

REGAN  f  English
Meaning unknown, probably of Celtic origin...

REGANA  f  English (Modern)
Elaboration of REGAN influenced by REGINA.

REGENA  f  English
Variant of REGINA

REGGIE  m  English
Pet form of REGINALD

REGINA  f  English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
From a Late Latin name meaning "queen". A city in Canada bears this name.

REGINALD  m  English
From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of REYNOLD

RÉGINE  f  French
French form of REGINA

REGINE  f  German
German form of REGINA

RÉGIS  m  French
From a surname meaning "ruler" in Provençal...

REGULA  f  German
Feminine form of Regulus (see RÉGULO)...

RÉGULO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Regulus, which meant "rule" in Latin...

REHOBOAM  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"...

REI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 "bell" or 麗 "lovely".

REID  m  English, Scottish
Variant of REED

REIJO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY

REIMA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

REIMUND  m  German
German form of RAYMOND

REIN  m  German
Short form of German names beginning with rein, which is usually from the Germanic element ragin "advice, counsel".

REINA (1)  f  Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.

REINA (2)  f  Yiddish
Derived from Yiddish רֵװן (rein) meaning "clean, pure"...

REINALDO  m  Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of REYNOLD

REINE  f  French
Means "queen" in French.

REINER  m  German
German form of RAYNER

REINHARD  m  German
German cognate of REYNARD

REINHILD  f  German
Variant of REINHILDE

REINHILDE  f  German
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and hild "battle".

REINHOLD  m  German
German cognate of REYNOLD

REINIER  m  Dutch
Dutch form of RAYNER

REINO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of REYNOLD

REINOUT  m  Dutch
Dutch cognate of REYNOLD

REKO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of GREGORY

REMBRANDT  m  Dutch
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements regin "advice" and brand "sword"...

REMEDIOS  f  Spanish
Means "remedies" in Spanish...

REMEI  f  Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan.

RÉMI  m  French
Variant of RÉMY

REMIEL  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "mercy of God" in Hebrew...

REMIGIO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Remigius (see RÉMY).

REMO  m  Italian
Italian form of REMUS

REMUS  m  Roman Mythology, Romanian
Meaning unknown... 

RÉMY  m  French
French form of the Roman cognomen Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman"...

REN  m & f  Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 "lotus" or 恋 "romance, love".

RENA  f  English
Latinate feminine form of RENÉ

RENAE  f  English
Variant of RENA

RENARD  m  French, Polish
French and Polish form of REYNARD

RENÁTA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of RENATUS

RENATA  f  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS

RENATE  f  German, Dutch
German and Dutch feminine form of RENATUS

RENATO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RENATUS

RENATUS  m  Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "born again".

RENAUD  m  French
French form of REYNOLD...

RENÉ  m  French
French form of RENATUS...

RENÉE  f  French
Feminine form of RENÉ

RENIE  f  English
Variant of RENÉE or a pet form of IRENE

RENITA  f  English
Either a feminine form of RENATUS or else a modern coinage based on Latin renitor "to struggle".

RENZO  m  Italian
Short form of LORENZO

RESHMI  f  Indian
Means "silk" in Hindi.

RETHA  f  English
Short form of ARETHA

RETO  m  German
Means "of Rhaetia"...

REUBEN  m  Biblical, Jewish, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew...

REUEL  m  Biblical
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew...

REUT  f  Jewish
Means "friend" in Hebrew.

REUVEN  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of REUBEN

REVA  f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "one that moves" in Sanskrit...

REX  m  English
A 19th-century name based on Latin rex "king".

REXANA  f  English
Variant of REXANNE

REXANNE  f  English
Feminine form of REX influenced by the spelling of ROXANE

REYES  f & m  Spanish
Means "kings" in Spanish...

REYNA  f  Spanish
Variant of REINA

REYNALDO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of REYNOLD

REYNARD  m  English
From the Germanic name Reginhard, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hard "brave, hardy"...

REYNAUD  m  French
French form of REYNOLD

REYNOLD  m  English
From the Germanic name Reginold, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and wald "rule"...

RHAMANTUS  f  Welsh
Means "romantic" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

RHEA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Latinized form of Greek ‘Ρεια (Rheia), meaning unknown, perhaps related to ‘ρεω (rheo) "to flow" or ‘ρεος (rheos) "stream"...

RHEANNA  f  English
Variant of RHIANNA

RHEINALLT  m  Welsh
Welsh form of REYNOLD

RHETT  m  English
From a surname, an Anglicized form of the Dutch de Raedt, derived from raet "advice, counsel"...

RHETTA  f  English
Feminine form of RHETT

RHIAN  f  Welsh
Derived from Welsh rhiain meaning "maiden".

RHIANNA  f  English
Modern name, probably a short form of RHIANNON or an elaboration of RHIAN.

RHIANNON  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Derived from Old Celtic Rigantona meaning "great queen"...

RHIANON  f  Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON

RHIANU  f  Welsh
Variant of RHIAN

RHISIART  m  Welsh
Welsh form of RICHARD

RHODA  f  Biblical, English
Derived from Greek ‘ροδον (rhodon) meaning "rose"... 

RHODRI  m  Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements rhod "wheel" and rhi "king"...

RHONA  f  Scottish
Possibly derived from the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means "rough island" in Gaelic.

RHONDA  f  English
A recently created name, probably intended to mean "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da "good", but possibly influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, which means "noisy".

RHONWEN  f  Welsh
Means either "fair spear" or "fair hair" in Welsh...

RHOSYN  f  Welsh
Means "rose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

RHYDDERCH  m  Welsh
Means "reddish brown" in Welsh...

RHYS  m  Welsh
Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. Several Welsh rulers have borne this name.

RIA  f  German, English
Short form of MARIA or VICTORIA ...

RIAD  m  Arabic
Derived from Arabic riyad meaning "meadows, gardens".

RIAN  m  English
Variant of RYAN

RIANNON  f  Welsh
Variant of RHIANNON

RIAZ  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of RIAD

RICA  f  English, German
Short form of FREDERICA and other names ending in rica.

RICARDA  f  Spanish, German
Spanish and German feminine form of RICHARD

RICARDO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RICHARD

RICCARDA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of RICHARD

RICCARDO  m  Italian
Italian form of RICHARD

RICH  m  English
Short form of RICHARD

RICHÁRD  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of RICHARD

RICHARD  m  English, French, German, Czech
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"...

RICHARDINE  f  English
Feminine form of RICHARD

RICHELLE  f  English (Modern)
Feminine form of RICHARD using the popular suffix elle.

RICHENDRA  f  English
Elaborate feminine form of RICHARD

RICHIE  m  English
Pet form of RICHARD

RICHMAL  f  English
Apparently a feminine combination of RICHARD and MICHAEL

RICK  m  English
Short form of RICHARD or names ending in rick.

RICKENA  f  English
Meaning unknown. Possibly an Anglicized form of a Czech name.

RICKEY  m  English
Pet form of RICHARD

RICKI  m & f  English
Masculine and feminine pet form of RICHARD

RICKIE  m & f  English
Masculine and feminine pet form of RICHARD

RICKY  m  English
Pet form of RICHARD

RICO  m  Spanish, Italian
Both a Spanish short form of RICARDO and an Italian short form of ENRICO

RIDA  m  Arabic
Derived from Arabic rida meaning "contentment"...

RIDLEY  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "reed clearing" or "cleared wood" in Old English.

RIDWAN  m  Arabic
Means "satisfaction" in Arabic.

RIDWANA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of RIZWAN

RIEN  m  Dutch
Dutch cognate of REIN or a pet form of MARINUS

RIGBY  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ridge farm" in Old Norse.

RIGEL  m  Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الرجل (al-Rijl) meaning "foot"...

RÍGHNACH  f  Irish Mythology
Variant of RÍOGHNACH

RIHARD  m  Slovene
Slovene form of RICHARD

RIHARDS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of RICHARD

RIIKA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA

RIIKKA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of FREDERICA

RIINA  f  Finnish, Estonian
Short form of KATARIINA

RIITTA  f  Finnish
Finnish short form of BRIDGET

RIK  m  English
Short form of RICHARD

RIKA  f  Swedish, Dutch
Short form of FREDRIKA, HENRIKA and other names ending in rika.

RIKÁRD  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of RICHARD

RIKARD  m  Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of RICHARD

RIKE  f  German
German short form of FRIEDERIKE and other names ending in rike.

RIKHARD  m  Finnish
Finnish form of RICHARD

RIKKE  f  Danish
Danish pet form of FREDERIKKE

RIKKI  f  English
Feminine form of RICKY

RIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 理 (ri) "truth" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

RIKU (1)  m  Finnish
Finnish short form of RICHARD

RIKU (2)  m  Japanese
Means "land" in Japanese.

RIKUTO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 陸 (riku) "land" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 人 (to) "person".

RILEY  m & f  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye clearing" in Old English.

RILLA  f  English
Short form of AMARILLA

RIM  f  Arabic
Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

RIN  f  Japanese
Means "cold" in Japanese.

RINA (1)  f  English, Italian
Short form of names ending in rina.

RINA (2)  f  Jewish
Means "joy" in Hebrew.

RINA (3)  f  Indian
Means "melted" in Sanskrit.

RINA (4)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

RINALDO  m  Italian
Italian form of REYNOLD

RINO  m  Italian
Short form of names ending in rino.

RIO (1)  m  Various
Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese...

RIO (2)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) "jasmine" or 里 (ri) "village" combined with 央 (o) "center", 緒 (o) "thread" or 桜 (ou) "cherry blossom".

RÍOGHNACH  f  Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish ríoghan meaning "queen"...

RÍOGHNÁN  m  Irish
From Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RÍONA  f  Irish
Either a variant of RÍOGHNACH or a short form of CATRIONA.

RÍONACH  f  Irish
Variant of RÍOGHNACH

RIORDAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of RÓRDÁN

RIPLEY  m & f  English
From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "strip clearing" in Old English.

RISHI  m  Indian
Means "sage, poet" in Sanskrit, perhaps ultimately deriving from a root meaning "to see".

RISTEÁRD  m  Irish
Irish form of RICHARD

RISTO  m  Finnish
Finnish form of CHRISTOPHER

RITA  f  English, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Short form of MARGARITA and other names ending in rita.

RITCHIE  m  English
Variant of RICHIE

RITIKA  f  Indian
Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.

RITVA  f  Finnish
Means "birch branch" in Finnish.

RIVA  f  Jewish
Pet form of RIVKA

RIVER  m & f  English
Means simply "river" from the English word that denotes a flowing body of water...

RIVKA  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of REBECCA

RIYA  f  Indian
Means "singer" in Sanskrit.

RIZWAN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWAN

RIZWANA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDWANA

ROALD  m  Norwegian
Means "famous ruler" from Germanic hrod "fame" and wald "rule"...

ROAR  m  Norwegian
Scandinavian form of ROGER

ROB  m  English, Dutch
Short form of ROBERT

ROBBE  m  Dutch
Pet form of ROBRECHT

ROBBIE  m & f  English
Pet form of ROBERT or ROBERTA

ROBBY  m & f  English
Pet form of ROBERT or ROBERTA

ROBENA  f  Scottish
Feminine variant of ROBIN

RÓBERT  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of ROBERT

ROBERT  m  English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"...

ROBERTA  f  English, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ROBERT

ROBERTINA  f  English, Italian, Spanish
Feminine pet form of ROBERT

ROBERTO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of ROBERT...

ROBERTS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of ROBERT

ROBI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of RÓBERT

ROBIN  m & f  English
Pet form of ROBERT...

ROBINA  f  English
Feminine variant of ROBIN

ROBRECHT  m  Dutch
Dutch form of ROBERT

ROBYN  f  English
Feminine variant of ROBIN

ROBYNNE  f  English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ROBIN

ROC  m  Catalan
Catalan form of ROCCO

ROCCO  m  Italian
Italian name derived from the Germanic element hrok meaning "rest"...

ROCH  m  French, Polish
French and Polish form of ROCCO

ROCHELLE  f  Various
From the name of the French city La Rochelle, meaning "little rock".

ROCÍO  f  Spanish
Means "dew" in Spanish...

ROCKY  m  English
Pet form of ROCCO...

ROD  m  English
Short form of RODERICK or RODNEY

RODDY  m  English
Pet form of RODERICK or RODNEY

RODERIC  m  English
Variant of RODERICK

RODERICK  m  English
Means "famous power" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ric "power"...

RODGE  m  English
Short form of RODGER

RODGER  m  English
Variant of ROGER

RODICA  f  Romanian
Derived from the Slavic element rod meaning "fertile".

RODINA  f  Scottish
Scottish feminine form of RODERICK

RODION  m  Russian
Russian form of HERODION

RODNEY  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "Hroda's island" in Old English...

RODOLF  m  German, Dutch
German form of RUDOLF

RODOLFO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of RUDOLF

RODOLPH  m  English, French
Variant of RUDOLF

RODOLPHE  m  French
French form of RUDOLF

RODRIGO  m  Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of RODERICK

RODRIGUE  m  French
French form of RODERICK

RODYA  m  Russian
Pet form of RODION

ROEL  m  Dutch
Short form of ROELAND

ROELAND  m  Dutch
Dutch form of ROLAND

ROFFE  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of ROLF

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