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Radhard m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Radhild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Radiance f & m EnglishFrom Latin
radiare +
-ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.
Radigund f LiteratureVariant of
Radegund used by Edmund Spenser for a queen of the Amazons in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
Radija m & f VlachDerived from
rad and
raditi, which respectively mean "work" and "to work" in Vlach and Macedonian.
Radik m Tatar, BashkirDerived from Persian راضی
(râzi) meaning "pleased, satisfied, happy" (through an Arabic borrowing).
Radiy m Russian (Rare), Tatar (Rare)Variant form of
Radik. Also note that
radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.
Radman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with
man "man."
Radmar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Radmehr m PersianPersian masculine name meaning "Generous and radiant, Giving sun".
Radmund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Radna m & f BuryatMeans "precious, valuable" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Radner m SovietDerived from the Russian phrase радуйся новой эре
(raduysya novoy ere) meaning "hail the new era", referring to communism and the Soviet period. This name was used by Soviet parents who were eager to reject traditional Russian names... [
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Radociech m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Slavic
tech "solace, comfort, joy".
Radogost m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Slavic
gost "guest".
Radola m Serbian, Croatian, CzechSlavicized variant of the Germanic name
Rudolf, most notably used by Czech military commander and politician Radola Geidl, whose original name was Rudolf Geidl.
Radomysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
rad "care" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)Derived from Bulgarian
радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Radtrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Radul m VlachDerived from Vlach
rad meaning "to work".
Radvilė f LithuanianThis name is derived from
rado meaning "found" and
viltis meaning "hope."
Radwald m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Radward m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Radwig m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Radwin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Rae m FinnishFrom the Finnish word "rae" meaning "hailstone" and "grain".
Rae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 十 (which can be read as ra or jū) meaning "ten" and 恵 (which can be read as megumi or e) meaning "favor, benefit". Other kanji readings are possible.... [
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Raees m Arabic, UrduAlternate transcription of Arabic رئيس (see
Rais), as well as the usual Urdu form.
Raet-tawy f Egyptian MythologyThe feminine aspect of the Ancient Egyptian god
Ra. Her name was composed from the feminine version of the name
Ra and
tawy meaning "of the two lands".
Raeveena f HindiRaeveena is a variation of the Hindi name Raveena, meaning sunny or beauty of the sun.
Rafa f ArabicMeans “happiness, prosperity” in Arabic.
Rafaa f ArabicMeans "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
Rafal m HebrewThe name Rafal is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Rafal is: God's healer.
Rafaqat m UrduMeans "friendship, companionship" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic رفاقة
(rafaqah).
Raffaellino m Italian (Rare)Variant of
Raffaele with an added Italian diminutive suffix
-ino. Raffaellino del Colle (1490–1566) was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria.
Raffina f Popular CultureDerived from the French word
raffiné, meaning
refined. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Raffina.... [
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Ráfi f SamiFeminine Sami name, from the word
ráfi meaning "peace".
Rafid m ArabicMeans "tributary, river, stream" in Arabic.
Rafif f & m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "shining, gleaming, glistening" in Arabic, from the root رف
(raffa) meaning "to gleam". It is masculine in Indonesia while it is feminine elsewhere.
Rafiki m & f Eastern African, Popular CultureMeans "friend, comrade" in Swahili. This Swahili word is derived from Arabic رَفِيق
(rafīq) "companion" (see
Rafiq). This is the name of the baboon mentor of Simba and Mufasa in the Disney movie 'The Lion King' (1994).
Rəfiqə f AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Rafiqa. This also coincides with the Azerbaijani word for "female friend, girlfriend", itself of Arabic origin.
Rafiullah m MuslimFormed from the Arabic words رفیع (rafīʿ) "high, elevated, sublime" and الله (Allah) "god".
Rafke f & m DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Raf) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-ke to the original name... [
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Rafli m IndonesianDerived from Arabic رأفة
(rafa) meaning "mercy, kindness, compassion".
Raga f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.