Ancient Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Ancient.
gender
usage
origin
Rafahel m Biblical Latin
Form of Raphael used in the Latin Old Testament.
Rafail m Greek, Russian
Greek and Russian form of Raphael.
Rafał m Polish
Polish form of Raphael.
Rafayel m Armenian
Armenian form of Raphael.
Rafe m English
Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation.
Raffael m German (Rare)
German variant of Raphael.
Raffaela f German (Rare)
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.
Rafinha m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Rafael.
Ragemprand m Germanic
Old German form of Rembrandt.
Raghnaid f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Ragnhild.
Raghnall m Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Ragnvaldr.
Raginaharjaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginheri and Ragnarr.
Raginahildiz f Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginhild and Ragnhildr.
Raginald m Germanic
Old German form of Reynold.
Raginawaldaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Raginald and Ragnvaldr.
Raginbert m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and beraht "bright". This was the name of an 8th-century Lombard king.
Raginhard m Germanic
Old German form of Reynard.
Raginheri m Germanic
Old German form of Rayner.
Raginhild f Germanic
Old German form of Reinhild.
Raginmar m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements regin "counsel, advice, decision" and mari "famous".
Raginmund m Germanic
Old German form of Raymond.
Raginolf m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and wolf "wolf".
Ragna f Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Old Norse
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".
Ragnailt f Medieval Irish
Medieval Irish form of Ragnhild.
Ragnall m Medieval Irish
Medieval Irish form of Ragnvaldr.
Ragnar m Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Estonian
Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnarr.
Ragnarr m Old Norse
From the Old Norse elements regin "advice, counsel" and herr "army, warrior". It is a cognate of Rayner. This name was borne by the legendary Viking hero Ragnar Lodbrok.
Ragnbjǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Ragnfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Randi 2.
Ragnheiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name meaning "bright advice", derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "bright, clear".
Ragnheiður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragnheiðr.
Ragnhild f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle" (a cognate of Reinhild).
Ragnhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Ragnhild.
Ragnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragnhild.
Ragnvald m Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Scandinavian form of Ragnvaldr.
Ragnvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and valdr "ruler" (making it a cognate of Reynold).
Raguel m Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Latin Raguhel, a scriptural variant of Reuel. This appears in some versions of the Old Testament at Exodus 2:18 as another name of Jethro, while other translations use Reuel. There is an archangel by this name mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.
Raguhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Reuel used in parts of the Latin Old Testament.
Ráhel f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Rachel.
Rahel f Biblical Latin, German
Biblical Latin form of Rachel, as well as a German form.
Rahela f Romanian, Croatian, Serbian
Romanian, Croatian and Serbian form of Rachel.
Rahmatollah m Persian
Persian form of Rahmatullah.
Rahmatullah m Arabic, Pashto
Means "mercy of Allah", derived from Arabic رحْمة (raḥma) meaning "mercy" combined with الله (Allah).
Rahula m Sanskrit, Buddhism
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the name of the demon Rahu. This was the name of the son of Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha).
Raibeart m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Robert.
Ráichéal f Irish
Irish form of Rachel.
Raimo m Finnish
Finnish form of Raymond.
Raimon m Catalan
Catalan variant form of Raymond.
Raimond m Estonian
Estonian 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, Germanic
German form of Raymond.
Raimunda f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raymond.
Raimunde f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Raymond.
Raimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Raymond.
Rain 2 m Estonian
Variant of Rein.
Raina f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Райна (see Rayna 1).
Rainard m Germanic
Variant of Reynard.
Raine f & m English (Rare)
From a surname derived from the Old French nickname reine meaning "queen". A famous bearer was the British socialite Raine Spencer (1929-2016), the stepmother of Princess Diana. In modern times it is also considered a variant of Rain 1.
Rainer m German, Germanic
German form of Rayner.
Rainerio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Rayner.
Rainier m French (Rare)
French form of Rayner.
Raisa 1 f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Probably a Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Herais.
Raisa 2 f Yiddish
From Yiddish רויז (roiz) meaning "rose".
Raisel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Raisa 2.
Raissa f Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Portuguese form of Herais, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Раиса, Ukrainian Раїса or Belarusian Раіса (see Raisa 1).
Raivo m Estonian
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly a diminutive of Raimond or it could be related to the Old Estonian word raivo meaning "fury, rage".
Raj m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Means "empire, royalty", from Sanskrit राज्य (rājya).
Raja 2 m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).
Rajani f & m Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Means "dark, night" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Rajaram m Hindi, Marathi
Means "king Rama", from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" combined with the name Rama 1. This name was borne by a 17th-century ruler of the Maratha Empire.
Rajeev m Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi/Nepali राजीव, Malayalam രാജീവ് or Tamil ராஜிவ் (see Rajiv).
Rajender m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi राजेन्द्र (see Rajendra).
Rajendra m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Nepali
Means "lord of kings", derived from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord". This was the name of two 11th-century rulers of the Chola Empire in southern India.
Rajesh m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Means "ruler of kings" from Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler".
Rajib m Bengali
Bengali form of Rajiv.
Rajinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Rajendra used by Sikhs.
Rajiv m Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Nepali
From Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva) meaning "striped". This is used to refer to the blue lotus in Hindu texts.
Rajka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Rajko.
Rajko m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from South Slavic raj meaning "paradise".
Rajmund m Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Polish, Hungarian and Slovene form of Raymond.
Rajneesh m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi रजनीश (see Rajnish).
Rajnish m Hindi
Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit रजनी (rajanī) meaning "night" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler". This is another name for the moon in Hindu texts.
Rakel f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic
Scandinavian form of Rachel.
Rakesh m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
Means "lord of the full moon" from Sanskrit राका (rākā) meaning "full moon" and ईश (īśa) meaning "lord, ruler".
Ralfs m Latvian
Latvian form of Ralph.
Ralph m English, German, Swedish
Contracted form of the Old Norse name Ráðúlfr (or its Norman form Radulf). Scandinavian settlers introduced it to England before the Norman Conquest, though afterwards it was bolstered by Norman influence. In the Middle Ages it was variously spelled Rauf, Rafe or Ralf reflecting the usual pronunciation. The Ralph spelling became more common in the 18th century. A famous bearer of the name was Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American poet and author who wrote on transcendentalism.
Ralphie m English
Diminutive of Ralph.
Ram 1 m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Hezron in the Old Testament.
Ram 3 m Persian Mythology
Persian form of Raman 2.
Ramachandra m Hinduism, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon". This is another name of Rama.
Ramadevi f Hindi
From the name of the Hindu goddess Rama 2 (referring to Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess".
Ramakant m Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Modern form of Ramakanta.
Ramakanta m Hinduism, Odia
Means "desired of Lakshmi", from Rama 2 (a name of Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit कान्त (kānta) meaning "desired, beloved". This name refers to Lakshmi's husband Vishnu.
Raman 2 m Persian Mythology
Means "peace" in Avestan. In Zoroastrianism, this is the name of a Yazata (a holy being) who presides over joy.
Raman 3 m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Roman.
Raman 4 m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian form of Ramana.
Ramana m Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit रमण (ramaṇa) meaning "pleasing, delightful". This is an epithet of the Hindu love god Kama or the solar charioteer Aruna.
Rambert m Germanic
Variant of Hrambert or Raginbert. These names have become confused with one another and merged together. Saint Rambert, also called Ragnebert, was martyred near Lyon in the 7th century.
Ramchandra m Marathi
Form of Ramachandra more common in northern India.
Ramdas m Marathi, Hindi
Means "servant of Rama" from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit दास (dāsa) meaning "servant". This name was borne by a 17th-century Hindu holy man from Maharashtra.
Ramesha m Hinduism
Means "husband of Lakshmi", derived from Rama 2, a name of Lakshmi, combined with ईश (īśa) meaning "ruler, husband". This is one of the names of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Rameshvara m Hinduism
Means "lord Rama", derived from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (īśvara) meaning "lord, god". This is the name of an island (also called Rameswaram) between India and Sri Lanka, identified as the place where Rama prayed to Shiva when he returned from Lanka. It is now an important pilgrimage site.
Rameshwar m Hindi
Modern form of Rameshvara.
Ramesses m Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
From Ῥαμέσσης (Rhamesses), the Greek form of Egyptian rꜥ-ms-sw meaning "born of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme god Ra combined with the root msj "be born". Ramesses was the name of eleven Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom. The most important of these were Ramesses II the Great who campaigned against the Hittites and also built several great monuments (13th century BC), and Ramesses III who defended Egypt from the Libyans and Sea Peoples (12th century BC).
Ramessu m Ancient Egyptian (Hypothetical)
Reconstructed Egyptian form of Ramesses.
Ramin m Persian, Azerbaijani
Derived from Middle Persian 𐭥𐭠𐭬 (rʾm) meaning "peace, joy". This is the name of a character in the Persian epic Vis and Ramin, written by the 11th-century poet Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.
Ramiro m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ramirus, earlier Ranimirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Gothic element rana "wedge" or perhaps ragin "law, decree, assessment, responsibility" combined with mers "famous". Saint Ramirus was a 6th-century prior of the Saint Claudius Monastery in León. He and several others were executed by the Arian Visigoths, who opposed orthodox Christianity. This name was subsequently borne by kings of León, Asturias and Aragon.
Ramirus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of *Ranamers or possibly *Raginamers (see Ramiro).
Ramón m Spanish
Spanish form of Raymond.
Ramon m Catalan
Catalan form of Raymond.
Ramóna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ramona.
Ramona f Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of Ramón. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Helen Hunt Jackson's novel Ramona (1884), as well as several subsequent movies based on the book.
Ramprasad m Bengali, Hindi, Marathi
Means "clearness of Rama" from the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1 combined with Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasāda) meaning "clearness, brightness". This name was borne by the Bengali poet Ramprasad Sen (c. 1723-1781).
Rán f Norse Mythology
Means "robbery, theft" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology Rán was a sea goddess who captured and drowned sailors. She was wife to Ægir and the mother of nine daughters by him.
Ra'na f Persian
Means "beautiful, attractive" in Persian.
Rana 2 m Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
From the Sanskrit title राणा (rāṇā) meaning "king".
Rana 3 f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian رعنا (see Ra'na).
Ranald m Scottish
Anglicized form of Raghnall.
Ranamers m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Ramiro.
Rand m English
Short form of Randolf and other names beginning with Rand. As a surname (also derived from Randolf), it was borne as a pen name by the Russian-American author Ayn Rand (1905-1982).
Randal m English
Variant of Randall.
Randall m English
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Randel.
Randel m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Randolf and other names beginning with the Germanic element rant meaning "rim (of a shield)".
Randell m English
Variant of Randall.
Randi 1 f English
Diminutive of Miranda.
Randi 2 f Norwegian, Danish
Modern form of the Old Norse name Ragnfríðr, which was derived from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
Randolf m English
From the Old German elements rant meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wolf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph).
Randolph m English
Variant of Randolf. This spelling was adopted in the 18th century.
Randulf m Germanic
Old German form of Randolf.
Randúlfr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Randolf.
Randy m & f English
Diminutive of Randall, Randolf or Miranda.
Rani 2 m & f Hebrew
From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".
Raniero m Italian
Italian form of Rayner.
Ranjeet m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi रणजीत or रंजीत, Marathi रणजित or रणजीत or Bengali রঞ্জিত (see Ranjit).
Ranjit m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit रञ्जित (rañjita) meaning "coloured, pleased, delighted". A famous bearer was Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), the founder of a Sikh kingdom that covered most of the Punjab and Kashmir.
Ranka f Croatian
Feminine form of Ranko.
Ranko m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic ranŭ meaning "early".
Ra'no f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ra'na.
Ransu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Ranulf m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Raginolf. Norman settlers and invaders introduced this name to England and Scotland.
Raoul m French
French form of Radulf (see Ralph).
Raphaël m French
French form of Raphael.
Raphael m German, English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafaʾel) meaning "God heals", from the roots רָפָא (rafa) meaning "to heal" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In Hebrew tradition Raphael is the name of an archangel. He appears in the Book of Tobit, in which he disguises himself as a man named Azarias and accompanies Tobias on his journey to Media, aiding him along the way. In the end he cures Tobias's father Tobit of his blindness. He is not mentioned in the New Testament, though tradition identifies him with the angel troubling the water in John 5:4.... [more]
Raphaela f German
Feminine form of Raphael.
Raphaëlle f French
French feminine form of Raphael.
Raquel f Spanish, Portuguese, English
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel.
Rasa f Lithuanian, Latvian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian and Latvian.
Rashaun m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ra with the name Shaun.
Rashawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ra with the name Shawn.
Rashmi f & m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
From Sanskrit रश्मि (raśmi) meaning "ray of sunlight, rope, cord".
Rashn m Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬥𐬎 (Rashnu) meaning "just, straight". In Zoroastrianism this was the name of a Yazata who judged the souls of the dead.
Rashnu m Persian Mythology
Avestan form of Rashn.
Rasmus m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian
Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus.
Rastislav m Slovak
Slovak form of Rostislav.
Rastus m English (Rare)
Short form of Erastus.
Ratamar m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and mari "famous".
Rathna f & m Tamil
Southern Indian variant of Ratna.
Rathnait f Irish (Rare)
Derived from Old Irish rath "grace, prosperity" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of an early Irish saint.
Rathnat f Old Irish
Old Irish form of Rathnait.
Ráðúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Norse elements ráð meaning "counsel, advice" and ulfr meaning "wolf".
Ratimir m Croatian
Croatian form of Ratomir.
Ratislav m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements ortĭ (Serbo-Croatian rat) meaning "war, battle" and slava meaning "glory".
Ratko m Croatian, Serbian
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing".
Ratna f & m Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure". This is a transcription of both the feminine form रत्ना and the masculine form रत्न.
Ratnam m & f Telugu
Southern Indian variant of Ratna.
Ratomir m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements ortĭ (Serbo-Croatian rat) meaning "war, battle" and mirŭ meaning "peace, world".
Rauhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Reuel used in parts of the Latin Old Testament.
Raúl m Spanish
Spanish form of Radulf (see Ralph).
Raül m Catalan
Catalan form of Radulf (see Ralph).
Raul m Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Estonian
Portuguese, Italian, Romanian and Estonian form of Radulf (see Ralph).
Rauxshna f Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian form (unattested) of Roxana.
Raven f & m English
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.
Ravenna f English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of Raven, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.
Ravi m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali, Nepali
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).
Ravinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Ravindra used by Sikhs.
Ravindra m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) meaning "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord". This is another name for the Hindu god Surya.
Ravshan m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Roshan.
Ray m English
Short form of Raymond, often used as an independent name. It coincides with an English word meaning "beam of light". Science-fiction author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) and musician Ray Charles (1930-2004) are two notable bearers of the name.
Raya f Bulgarian, Russian
Diminutive of Rayna 1 or Raisa 1.
Rayko m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Radko.
Raylene f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lene.
Raymond m English, French
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and munt "protection". The Normans introduced this name to England in the form Reimund. It was borne by several medieval (mostly Spanish) saints, including Saint Raymond Nonnatus, the patron of midwives and expectant mothers, and Saint Raymond of Peñafort, the patron of canonists.
Raymonde f French
French feminine form of Raymond.
Raymundo m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant form of Raymond.
Rayna 1 f Bulgarian
Either a Bulgarian form of Regina or a feminine form of Rayno.
Raynard m English
Variant of Reynard.
Rayner m English (Archaic)
From the Germanic name Raginheri, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and heri "army". Saint Rainerius was a 12th-century hermit from Pisa. The Normans brought this name to England where it came into general use, though it was rare by the end of the Middle Ages.
Rayno m Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Radko.
Raz m & f Hebrew
Means "secret" in Hebrew.
Raziel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew. This is the name of an archangel in Jewish tradition.
Raziela f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.
Răzvan m Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name Radovan. Alternatively it may have been brought to Romania by the Romani people (note that Romanian and Romani are unrelated), perhaps ultimately from Rizwan.
Re m Egyptian Mythology
Variant spelling of Ra.
Read m English (Rare)
From a surname that was a variant of Reed.
Reagan f & m English (Modern)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin, derived from the given name Riagán. This surname was borne by American actor and president Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).... [more]
Réamann m Irish
Irish form of Raymond.
Réamonn m Irish
Irish form of Raymond.
Rearden m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, a variant of Riordan.
Reba f English
Short form of Rebecca.
Rebeca f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian
Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian form of Rebecca.
Rébecca f French
French form of Rebecca.
Rebecca f English, Italian, Swedish, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqa), probably from a Semitic root meaning "join, tie, snare". This is the name of the wife of Isaac and the mother of Esau and Jacob in the Old Testament. It came into use as an English Christian name after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular with the Puritans in the 17th century. It has been consistently used since then, becoming especially common in the second half of the 20th century.... [more]
Rebecka f Swedish
Swedish variant of Rebecca.
Rebeka f Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Slovene, Czech and Slovak form of Rebecca.
Rebekah f Biblical, English
Form of Rebecca used in some versions of the Bible.
Rebekka f German, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Finnish, Dutch (Rare)
Form of Rebecca used in various languages.
Rēdawulfaz m Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Radulf and Ráðúlfr.
Redmond m Irish
Anglicized form of Réamonn.
Redmund m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Réamann.
Reece m Welsh, English
Anglicized form of Rhys.
Reed m English
From an English surname that was derived from Old English read meaning "red", originally a nickname given to a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Unconnected, this is also the English word for tall grass-like plants that grow in marshes.
Reena f Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi रीना (see Rina 3).
Reenie f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Renée or a diminutive of names ending in reen.
Rees m Welsh
Anglicized form of Rhys.
Reese m & f Welsh, English
Anglicized form of Rhys. It is also used as a feminine name, popularized by the American actress Reese Witherspoon (1976-).
Reet f Estonian
Estonian short form of Margareeta, used independently.
Reeta f Finnish
Finnish short form of Margaret, used independently.
Reetta f Finnish
Finnish short form of Margaret, used independently.
Reg m English
Short form of Reginald.
Regan f & m Literature, English
Meaning unknown. In the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth it is the name of a treacherous daughter of King Leir. Shakespeare adapted the story for his tragedy King Lear (1606). In the modern era it has appeared in the horror movie The Exorcist (1973) belonging to a girl possessed by the devil. This name can also be used as a variant of Reagan.
Regana f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Regan, influenced by Regina.
Regena f English
Variant of Regina.
Reggie m English
Diminutive of Reginald.
Regin m Germanic
Old German form of Rein.
Regína f Icelandic, Czech, Slovak
Icelandic form of Regina, as well as a Czech and Slovak variant.
Regīna f Latvian
Latvian form of Regina.
Regina f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A city in Canada bears this name, in honour of Queen Victoria.
Reginald m English
From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of Reynold.
Reginaldo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Reginald.
Régine f French
French form of Regina.
Regine f German, Norwegian
German and Norwegian form of Regina.
Regla f Spanish
Means "rule" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Regla, meaning "Our Lady of the Rule". This name is especially common in Cuba.
Regula f German (Swiss), Late Roman
Means "rule" in Latin. This was the name of a 3rd-century Swiss martyr, the patron saint of Zurich.
Régulo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Regulus.
Regulus m Ancient Roman, Astronomy
Roman cognomen meaning "prince, little king", a diminutive of Latin rex "king". This was the cognomen of several 3rd-century BC consuls from the gens Atilia. It was also the name of several early saints. A star in the constellation Leo bears this name as well.
Rehoboam m Biblical
From the Hebrew name רֵחַבְעָם (Reḥavʿam) meaning "he enlarges the people", from רָחַב (raḥav) meaning "to enlarge" and עַם (ʿam) meaning "people, nation". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Solomon. He succeeded his father as king of Israel, but his subjects eventually revolted because of high taxes. This resulted in the division of the kingdom into Israel and Judah, with Rehoboam ruling Judah.
Řehoř m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Gregory.
Reid m English
From a surname, a Scots variant of Reed.
Reidar m Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hreiðarr, which was derived from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and herr "army, warrior".
Reidun f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hreiðunn, which was derived from the elements hreiðr "nest, home" and unnr "wave".
Reigo m Estonian
Estonian form of Gregory.
Reijo m Finnish
Finnish form of Gregory.
Reima m Finnish
Finnish form of Raymond.
Reimund m German
German form of Raymond.
Rein m Frisian, Dutch, Estonian
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element regin meaning "advice, counsel, decision" (Proto-Germanic *raginą).
Reina 1 f Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.
Reinald m Germanic
Old German form of Reynold.
Reinaldo m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Reynold.
Reinder m Frisian
Frisian form of Rayner (or sometimes Reynard).
Reindert m Frisian
Frisian form of Reynard.
Reine f French
Means "queen" in French, ultimately from Latin regina.
Reiner m German, Germanic
German form of Rayner.
Reinhard m German, Germanic
German cognate of Reynard.
Reinhardt m German
German variant form of Reynard.
Reinhild f German
From the Germanic name Raginhild, which was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hilt "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who was martyred by the Huns. It is a cognate of the Norse name Ragnhild.
Reinhold m German, Germanic
German form of Reynold.
Reinier m Dutch
Dutch form of Rayner.
Reino m Finnish
Finnish form of Reynold.
Reinoud m Dutch
Dutch cognate of Reynold.
Reinout m Dutch
Dutch cognate of Reynold.
Reko m Finnish
Finnish form of Gregory.
Rémann m Medieval Irish
Medieval Irish form of Raymond.
Remao m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Raymond. Its spelling has been influenced by the French pronunciation of Raymond.
Rembert m Germanic
Variant of Raginbert. This name was borne by a 9th-century saint, also called Rimbert, a bishop of Bremen and Hamburg.
Rembrandt m Dutch (Rare)
From a Germanic name that was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and brant "fire, torch, sword". This name belonged to the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669).
Remco m Dutch
Derived from the Frisian name Remme.
Remedios f Spanish
Means "remedies" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, meaning "Our Lady of the Remedies".
Remei f Catalan
Means "remedy" in Catalan, a Catalan equivalent of Remedios.
Rémi m French
Variant of Rémy.
Remiel m Biblical
Variant of Jeremiel appearing in some versions of the Old Testament.
Remigio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Remigius (see Rémy).