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Names starting with R

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From Egyptian rꜥ signifying "sun" or "day". Ra was a major Egyptian sun god originally worshipped in Heliopolis in Lower Egypt. He was typically...

An alternate transcription of Arabic رعد (see Ra'd).

Signifies "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

A Scots short form of Robert.

An alternate transcription of Arabic رابح (see Rabih 1), chiefly used in North Africa.

A variant of Hraban.

A Scots diminutive of Robert. This is the familiar name of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).

Signifies "springtime" in Arabic.

The Bengali and Nepali variant of Ravi.

Signifies "winner, gainer" in Arabic, from the root ربح (rabiḥa) "to win, to profit".

An alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1), chiefly used in Lebanon.

The Bengali form of Ravindra.

From Arabic رابع (rābiʿ) signifying "fourth", from أربعة (ʾarbaʿa) "four". It is sometimes appended to a given name to indicate the fourth sibling...

An alternate transcription of Arabic رشيد or راشد (see Rashid), chiefly used in North Africa.

Signifies "thunder" in Arabic. This is the name of the 13th chapter of the Quran (surah ar-Rad).

The Old German form of Radboud.

From the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and bot "command, order". A 7th-century king of the Frisians bore this name.

Originating from a surname that traces back to a place name signifying "red cliff" in Old English.

From a surname, itself a variant of Radcliff.

A short form of Milorad and other names containing the Slavic element radŭ signifying "happy, willing". It is frequently used independently.

Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ "happy, willing". In Poland it is typically a diminutive of Radosław.

Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ signifying "happy, willing".

From the Slavic elements radŭ "happy, willing" and vojĭ "soldier".

A variant of Radivoj.

Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ signifying "happy, willing".

The Serbian form of Radomil.

The Russian form of Radomir.

The Old German form of Radboud.

From the Slavic elements radŭ "happy, willing" and milŭ "gracious, dear".

The Polish form of Radomil.

The Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radomil.

The Czech and Slovak form of Radomir.

From the Slavic elements radŭ "happy, willing" and mirŭ "peace, world".

The Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radomir.

From the Slavic element radŭ signifying "happy, willing", originally a diminutive of names beginning with that element.

A form of Radosław found in several languages.

The Proto-Slavic reconstruction of Radosław.

From the Slavic elements radŭ "happy, willing" and slava "glory".

From Bulgarian радост (radost) signifying "joy, delight".

From Slavic radovati signifying "to make happy, to gladden".

An old Romanian diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". Radu Negru was the semi-legendary founder of...

From the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf", making it a cognate of Ráðúlfr.

From the Norse elements ráð "counsel, advice" and ulfr "wolf".

From Czech rád signifying "happy, glad". Czech author Julius Zeyer likely created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).

The Polish form of Radim. Saint Radzim Gaudenty was an 11th-century Polish archbishop.

From a Scottish surname originally from a place name signifying "stream where deer drink" (from Scots rae "roe deer" and burn "stream"). Scottish...

An alternate transcription of Arabic رائد (see Raid).

A short form of Rafaël.

A Spanish short form of Rafael.

The Hebrew form of Raphael. This name does not appear in any surviving Hebrew text of the Old Testament Apocrypha.

The Dutch form of Raphael.

A form of Raphael found in various languages. The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal (1986-) is a famous bearer.

A form of Raphael used in the Latin Old Testament.

The Greek and Russian form of Raphael.

The Polish form of Raphael.

The Armenian form of Raphael.

A variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the typical pronunciation.

A German variant of Raphael.

The Italian form of Raphael.

An Italian variant of Raphael.