Names starting with R

The Turkish form of Rafiq.

Signifies "we were given" in Tswana, from filwe "given".

Signifies "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name it is often part of the compound María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Ma...

A short form of Reginald.

Of unknown meaning. In the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth it is the name of a treacherous daughter of King Leir. Shakespeare adapted the story...

An elaboration of Regan, influenced by Regina.

A variant of Regina.

A diminutive of Reginald.

Possibly a variant of Regina.

The Old German form of Rein.

The Icelandic form of Regina, as well as a Czech and Slovak variant.

The Latvian form of Regina.

Signifies "queen" in Latin (or Italian). Used as a Christian name from early times, it was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used...

From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of Reynold.

The Portuguese form of Reginald.

The French form of Regina.

The German and Norwegian form of Regina.

From a French surname signifying "ruler" in Occitan. This name is often given in honour of Saint Jean-François Régis (1597-1640), a French Jesuit...

Signifies "rule" in Spanish. It comes from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Regla, "Our Lady of the Rule". This name is especially...

Signifies "rule" in Latin. A 3rd-century Swiss martyr, the patron saint of Zurich, bore this name.

The Spanish and Portuguese form of Regulus.

A Roman cognomen signifying "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the...

An alternate transcription of Arabic رحاب (see Rihab).

An alternate transcription of Arabic رهام (see Riham).

The Urdu and Bengali form of Rayhana.

Signifies "mercy, compassion" in Swahili, from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma).

The Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Regina.

The Urdu form of Rahman.

An alternate transcription of Urdu رحمت (see Rahmat).

From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Reḥavʿam) signifying "he enlarges the people", from רָחַב (raḥav) "to enlarge" and עַם (ʿam) "people, nation". In the ...

The Czech form of Gregory.

From Japanese 鈴 (rei) "bell", 麗 (rei) "beautiful, lovely" or 玲 (rei) "the tinkling of jade". Other kanji with the same pronunciation can also form...

From a surname, a Scots variant of Reed.

From the Old Norse name Hreiðarr, from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and herr "army, warrior".

From the Old Norse name Hreiðunn, from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and unnr "wave".

From the English word reign, from Latin regnum "royal power".

The Estonian form of Gregory.

Possibly a feminine form of Reijo or a Finnish form of Freja.

The Finnish form of Gregory.

From Japanese 玲 (rei) "the tinkling of jade" or 礼 (rei) "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, derived from the given name Raghailleach, of unknown meaning.

The Finnish form of Raymond.

The German form of Raymond.

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element regin signifying "advice, counsel, decision" (Proto-Germanic *raginą).

Signifies "queen" in Spanish.

From Yiddish ריין (rein) signifying "clean, pure".

From Japanese 怜 (rei) "wise" and 奈 (na), a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations can also produce this name.

The Old German form of Reynold.

The Portuguese and Spanish form of Reynold.

The Frisian form of Rayner (or sometimes Reynard).

The Frisian form of Reynard.

Signifies "queen" in French, ultimately from Latin regina.

The German form of Rayner.

From the Old German name Raginfrid, from the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and fridu "peace".

A German cognate of Reynard.

A German variant form of Reynard.

From the Germanic name Raginhild, from the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hilt "battle". A 7th-century Frankish saint martyred by the...

A variant of Reinhild.

The German form of Reynold.

The Latvian form of Reinhold.