Old High German Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Old High German. Old High German was a West Germanic language spoken in southern Germany.
gender
usage
origin
Ombeline f French
Feminine form of Humbelin, a medieval diminutive of Humbert. The Blessed Humbeline (known as Hombeline or Ombeline in French) was a 12th-century nun, the sister of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.
Onfroi m Medieval French
Norman French form of Humphrey.
Orlanda f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Orlando.
Orlando m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Carolingian Cycle
Italian form of Roland, as used in the epic poems Orlando Innamorato (1483) by Matteo Maria Boiardo and the continuation Orlando Furioso (1532) by Ludovico Ariosto. In the poems, Orlando is a knight in Charlemagne's army who battles against the invading Saracens. A character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It (1599) also bears this name, as does a city in Florida.
Ortrun f German (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ort "point" and runa "secret lore, rune". In the medieval German epic Kudrun this is the name of Hartmut's sister.
Ortwin m German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ort "point" and wini "friend". This is the name of Gudrun's brother in the medieval German epic Kudrun.
Osbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman Conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Ota m Czech, Sorbian
Czech and Sorbian form of Otto.
Otgar m Germanic
Variant of Audagar.
Othmar m German, Germanic
Variant of Otmar.
Otília f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Odilia.
Otilia f Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Odilia.
Otis m English
From an English surname that was derived from the medieval given name Ode, a cognate of Otto. In America it has been used in honour of the revolutionary James Otis (1725-1783).
Otmar m German, Czech, Germanic
From the Germanic name Audamar, which was derived from Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot meaning "wealth, fortune" combined with mari meaning "famous". This was the name of an 8th-century Swiss saint, an abbot of Saint Gall.
Oto m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Otto.
Ott m Estonian
Possibly an Estonian form of Otto. It may also be inspired by an archaic Estonian word meaning "bear".
Ottilia f Swedish
Swedish form of Odilia.
Ottilie f German
German form of Odilia.
Ottmar m German
Variant of Otmar.
Otto m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Germanic
Later German form of Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot meaning "wealth, fortune". This was the name of a 9th-century king of the West Franks (name usually spelled as Odo). This was also the name of four kings of Germany, starting in the 10th century with Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, known as Otto the Great. Saint Otto of Bamberg was a 12th-century missionary to Pomerania. The name was also borne by a 19th-century king of Greece, originally from Bavaria. Another notable bearer was the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898).
Ottó m Hungarian, Icelandic
Hungarian and Icelandic form of Otto.
Ottoline f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Ottilie. A famous bearer was the British socialite Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938).
Ottone m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Otto.
Ottorino m Italian
Originally a variant of Ottolino, a diminutive of Ottone.
Otwin m German (Rare)
German form of Audowin.
Otylia f Polish
Polish form of Odilia.
Ouida f History
Used by the English author Ouida (1839-1908), born Marie Louise Ramé to a French father. Ouida was a pseudonym that arose from her own childhood pronunciation of her middle name Louise.
Parry m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname that was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of Harry".
Perry m English
From a surname that is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of Herry". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.
Pertti m Finnish
Short form of Roopertti or Alpertti.
Pharaildis f Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and hilt "battle". This was the name of an 8th-century saint from Ghent, Belgium.
Pharamond m History
Variant of Faramund. This form was used by Shakespeare in his historical play Henry V (1599), referring to the Frankish king.
Philibert m French, Germanic
Early variant of Filibert altered by association with Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philibert de l'Orme (1510-1570), a French Renaissance architect.
Pierluigi m Italian
Combination of Piero and Luigi.
Pim m Dutch
Diminutive of Willem.
Poldi m German
German diminutive of Leopold.
Priidik m Estonian
Estonian form of Frederick.
Priit m Estonian
Short form of Priidik.
Quido m Czech (Rare)
Czech form of Wido.
Quique m Spanish
Diminutive of Enrique.
Rab m Scots
Scots short form of Robert.
Raban m Germanic
Variant of Hraban.
Rabbie m Scots
Scots diminutive of Robert. This is the familiar name of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).
Radbod m Germanic
Old German form of Radboud.
Radboud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements rat meaning "counsel, advice" and bot meaning "command, order". This was the name of a 7th-century king of the Frisians.
Radobod m Germanic
Old German form of Radboud.
Radulf m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf", making it a cognate of Ráðúlfr.
Rae f English
Short form of Rachel. It can also be used as a feminine form of Ray.
Raelene f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lene.
Raelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.
Raelynn f English (Modern)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix lyn.
Raewyn f English (New Zealand)
Combination of Rae and Wyn (used especially in New Zealand).
Rafe m English
Variant of Ralph. This form became common during the 17th century, reflecting the usual pronunciation.
Ragemprand m Germanic
Old German form of Rembrandt.
Raginald m Germanic
Old German form of Reynold.
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".
Raibeart m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Robert.
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.
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.
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".
Rajmund m Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Polish, Hungarian and Slovene form of Raymond.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Randy m & f English
Diminutive of Randall, Randolf or Miranda.
Raniero m Italian
Italian form of Rayner.
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).
Ratamar m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and mari "famous".
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).
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.
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.
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.
Réamann m Irish
Irish form of Raymond.
Réamonn m Irish
Irish form of Raymond.
Redmond m Irish
Anglicized form of Réamonn.
Redmund m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Réamann.
Reg m English
Short form of Reginald.
Reggie m English
Diminutive of Reginald.
Regin m Germanic
Old German form of Rein.
Reginald m English
From Reginaldus, a Latinized form of Reynold.
Reginaldo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Reginald.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Remme m Frisian
Possibly originally a Frisian short form of Germanic names such as Ratamar or Raginmar.
Renard m French (Rare)
French form of Reynard. Because of the medieval character Reynard the Fox, renard became a French word meaning "fox".
Renārs m Latvian
Latvian form of Reinhard.
Renaud m French, Carolingian Cycle
French form of Reynold. This name was used in medieval French literature for the hero Renaud de Montauban, a young man who flees with his three brothers from the court of Charlemagne after killing the king's nephew. Charlemagne pardons the brothers on the condition that they enter the Crusades. A loose version of the character also appears in medieval Italian extensions of the tales, in the Italian form Rinaldo.
Reneer m Limburgish
Limburgish form of Rayner.
Rey m Spanish
Short form of Reynaldo. It is also a Spanish word meaning "king".
Reynaldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Reynold.
Reynard m English (Rare)
From the Germanic name Raginhard, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England in the form Reinard, though it never became very common there. In medieval fables the name was borne by the sly hero Reynard the Fox (with the result that renard has become a French word meaning "fox").
Reynaud m French (Rare)
French variant of Renaud.
Reynold m English
From the Germanic name Raginald, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and walt "power, authority". The Normans (who used forms like Reinald or Reinold) brought the name to Britain, where it reinforced rare Old English and Norse cognates already in existence. It was common during the Middle Ages, but became more rare after the 15th century.
Rezső m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Roger.
Rheinallt m Welsh
Welsh form of Reynold.
Rhisiart m Welsh
Welsh form of Richard.
Rica f English (Rare)
Short form of Frederica and other names ending in rica.
Ricard m Catalan
Catalan form of Richard.
Ricarda f German, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Richard.
Ričardas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Richard.
Ricardo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.
Ričards m Latvian
Latvian 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, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Germanic
Means "brave ruler", derived from the Old German elements rih "ruler, king" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of three early dukes of Normandy. The Normans introduced it to England when they invaded in the 11th century, and it has been very common there since that time. It was borne by three kings of England including the 12th-century Richard I the Lionheart, one of the leaders of the Third Crusade.... [more]
Richardine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Richard.
Richardis f Germanic (Latinized)
Germanic name, possibly a feminine form of Ricohard, though it is likely the second element is gart "enclosure" (being more common as a second element in feminine names). This was the name of the 9th-century wife of the Frankish emperor Charles the Fat. She is regarded as a saint.
Richie m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Richmal f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Richard and Mary. This name has been used since at least the late 18th century, mainly confined to the town of Bury in Lancashire.
Rick m English
Short form of Richard or names ending in rick. A notable fictional bearer is Rick Blaine, portrayed by Humphrey Bogart, from the movie Casablanca (1942).
Rickard m Swedish
Swedish variant of Richard.
Rickey m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Ricki m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.
Rickie m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Ricky m English
Diminutive of Richard.
Ricmod f & m Germanic
Derived from the Old German element rih "ruler, king" combined with muot "mind, spirit".
Rico m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in rico.
Ricohard m Germanic
Old German form of Richard.
Rien 1 m Dutch
Dutch cognate of Rein.
Rigmor f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian form of Ricmod, via the Old Danish form Rigmár.
Rihard m Slovene
Slovene form of Richard.
Rihards m Latvian
Latvian form of Richard.
Riika f Finnish
Variant of Riikka.
Riikka f Finnish
Finnish short form of Fredrika, Henriikka and other names ending in rika.
Rik m Dutch
Short form of Hendrik, Frederik and other names containing rik.
Rika f Swedish, Dutch
Short form of Fredrika, Henrika and other names ending in rika.
Rikard m Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian variant of Richard.
Rike f German
German short form of Friederike, Henrike and other names ending in rike.
Rikhard m Finnish
Finnish form of Richard.
Rikke f Danish
Danish short form of Frederikke.
Rikki f & m English (Modern)
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.
Riku 1 m Finnish
Finnish short form of Richard.
Rinaldo m Italian, Carolingian Cycle
Italian form of Reynold. This is the Italian name of the hero Renaud, appearing as the cousin of Orlando in the Orlando poems (1483 and 1532) by Boiardo and Ariosto. A different version of this character features in the poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580) by Torquato Tasso.
Rino m Italian
Short form of names ending in rino.
Riško m Slovak
Diminutive of Richard.
Rišo m Slovak
Diminutive of Richard.
Risteárd m Irish
Irish form of Richard.
Ritchie m English
Variant of Richie.
Roan m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".
Rob m English, Dutch
Short form of Robert.
Robbe m Dutch
Diminutive of Robrecht.
Robbert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Robert.
Robbie m & f English
Diminutive of Robert or Roberta.
Robby m English
Diminutive of Robert.
Robena f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Robin.
Róbert m Hungarian, Slovak, Icelandic
Hungarian and Icelandic form of Robert.
Robert m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Albanian, Romanian, Catalan, Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to Britain, where it replaced the rare Old English cognate Hreodbeorht. It has been consistently among the most common English names from the 13th to 20th century. In the United States it was the most popular name for boys between 1924 and 1939 (and again in 1953).... [more]
Robertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Robert.
Roberte f French
French feminine form of Robert.
Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.
Roberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Robert. Saint Roberto Bellarmine was a 16th-century cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church. Another famous bearer was Roberto de Nobili (1577-1656), a Jesuit missionary to India.
Roberts m Latvian
Latvian form of Robert.
Robi 1 m Hungarian
Diminutive of Róbert.
Robin m & f English, French, Dutch, Swedish, Czech
Medieval English diminutive of Robert, now usually regarded as an independent name. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor. In modern times it has also been used as a feminine name, and it may sometimes be given in reference to the red-breasted bird.
Robina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Robin. It originated in Scotland in the 17th century.
Robrecht m Dutch (Rare)
Older Dutch form of Robert, still sometimes used in Belgium.
Robyn f English
Feminine variant of Robin.
Robynne f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Robin.
Roc m Catalan
Catalan form of Rocco.
Rocco m Italian, Germanic
Germanic name possibly derived from hruoh meaning "crow, rook". This was the name of a 14th-century French saint who nursed victims of the plague but eventually contracted the disease himself. He is the patron saint of the sick.
Roch m French, Polish
French and Polish form of Rocco.
Rochus m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.
Rocky m English
Diminutive of Rocco and other names beginning with a similar sound, or else a nickname referring to a tough person. This is the name of the boxer Rocky Balboa (played by Sylvester Stallone) in the movie Rocky (1976) and its sequels.
Rod m English
Short form of Roderick or Rodney.
Roddy m English, Scottish
Diminutive of Roderick or Rodney.
Roderick m English, Scottish, Welsh
Means "famous ruler" from the Old German elements hruod "fame" and rih "ruler, king". This name was in use among the Visigoths; it was borne by their last king (Gothic form *Hroþireiks, also known by the Spanish form Rodrigo), who died fighting the Muslim invaders of Spain in the 8th century. It also had cognates in Old Norse and West Germanic, and Scandinavian settlers and Normans introduced it to England, though it died out after the Middle Ages. It was revived in the English-speaking world by Walter Scott's 1811 poem The Vision of Don Roderick.... [more]
Rodge m English
Short form of Rodger.
Rodger m English
Variant of Roger.
Rodolfito m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Rodolfo.
Rodolfo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Rudolf. This is the name of the hero in Puccini's opera La Bohème (1896).
Rodolphe m French
French form of Rudolf.
Roel m Dutch
Short form of Roeland or Roelof.
Roeland m Dutch
Dutch form of Roland.
Roelof m Dutch
Dutch form of Rudolf.
Rogelio m Spanish
Spanish form of the Late Latin name Rogellus or Rogelius. This was probably related to the Germanic name Hrodger (see Roger), perhaps a remnant of a Visigothic cognate. It has also been suggested that it could be derived from a diminutive of the Latin name Rogatus. Saint Rogellus was a 9th-century martyr from Córdoba.
Roger m English, French, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
From the Germanic name Hrodger meaning "famous spear", derived from the elements hruod "fame" and ger "spear". The Normans brought this name to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Hroðgar (the name of the Danish king in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf). It was a common name in England during the Middle Ages. By the 18th century it was rare, but it was revived in following years. The name was borne by the Norman lords Roger I, who conquered Sicily in the 11th century, and his son Roger II, who ruled Sicily as a king.... [more]
Rogério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Roger.
Rogier m Dutch
Dutch form of Roger (via Old French).
Rohese f Medieval English
Norman French form of Hrodohaidis.
Rohesia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of the medieval name Rohese (see Rose).
Roibeárd m Irish
Irish form of Robert.
Róis f Irish (Rare)
Irish form of Rose, or directly from the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (genitive róis; of Latin origin).
Róise f Irish
Variant of Róis.
Róisín f Irish
Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word rós meaning "rose" (of Latin origin). It appears in the 17th-century song Róisín Dubh.
Rok m Slovene
Slovene form of Rocco.
Rokas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rocco.
Roko m Croatian
Croatian form of Rocco.
Rokus m Dutch
Dutch variant of Rochus.
Rolan m Russian
Russian form of Roland.
Roland m English, French, German, Swedish, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Slovak, Albanian, Georgian, Carolingian Cycle
From the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories hold that the second element was originally nand meaning "brave".... [more]
Rolandas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Roland.
Rolande f French
French feminine form of Roland.
Rolando m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Roland.
Roldán m Spanish
Spanish form of Roland.
Roldão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Roland.
Rolf m German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
From the Old German name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see Rudolf). The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare. In the modern era it has occasionally been used in the English-speaking world as a German import.
Rollant m Medieval French, Carolingian Cycle
Old French form of Roland. This form is used in the oldest surviving text of La Chanson de Roland.
Rollie m English
Diminutive of Roland.
Roly m English
Diminutive of Roland.
Romey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rosemary.
Romilda f Italian, Germanic (Latinized)
Means "famous battle" from the Germanic elements hruom "fame, glory" and hilt "battle".
Romuald m French, Polish, Germanic
From the Germanic elements hruom meaning "fame, glory" and walt meaning "power, authority". This was the name of an 11th-century Italian saint who founded the Camaldolese order.
Romualda f Lithuanian, Polish
Feminine form of Romuald.
Romualdas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Romuald.
Romualdo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Romuald.
Romualds m Latvian
Latvian form of Romuald.
Romy f German, Dutch, French, English
Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.
Ronne m Frisian
Variant of Roan.
Roope m Finnish
Finnish form of Robert.
Roopertti m Finnish (Rare)
Older Finnish form of Robert.
Roosa f Finnish
Finnish form of Rosa 1. It also means "pink" in Finnish.
Roparzh m Breton
Breton form of Robert.
Roque m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rocco.
Ros f English
Short form of Rosalind, Rosamund and other names beginning with Ros.
Rósa f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Rosa 1.
Rosa 1 f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German, English
Generally this can be considered to be from Latin rosa meaning "rose", though originally it may have come from the unrelated Germanic name Roza 2. This was the name of a 13th-century saint from Viterbo in Italy. In the English-speaking world it was first used in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Polish-German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) and the American civil rights activist Rosa Parks (1913-2005).
Rosabel f English (Rare)
Combination of Rosa 1 and the common name suffix bel, inspired by Latin bella "beautiful". This name was created in the 18th century.
Rosaleen f English (Rare), Irish
Variant of Rosaline. James Clarence Mangan used it as a translation for Róisín in his poem Dark Rosaleen (1846).
Rosalin f English (Rare)
Medieval variant of Rosalind.
Rosalina f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of Rosaline.
Rosalind f English
Derived from the Old German elements hros meaning "horse" and lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it was not common. During the Middle Ages its spelling was influenced by the Latin phrase rosa linda "beautiful rose". The name was popularized by Edmund Spencer, who used it in his poetry, and by William Shakespeare, who used it for the heroine in his comedy As You Like It (1599).
Rosalinda f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of Rosalind.