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Rothild f GermanicMeans "famous battle", derived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Rothláin m Medieval IrishA pre-anglicised Irish version of
Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of
Roland".
Röðull m Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
rǫðull meaning "glory, halo" (poetic for "sun"). This is also a poetic word for "sun" in Icelandic.
Rotji m Nigerian, NgasA common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning of the name is "love has come"
Rotman m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
man "man."
Rotmund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Rotor m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. The most famous bearer, either in reality or in media, is Rotor the Walrus, from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Archie Comics.
Rotrad m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Rotram m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Rotrud f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Rotrude f Germanic, HistoryVariant spelling of
Rotrud. Rotrude of Treves was the first wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
Rotstein m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
stain "stone."
Rotua f BatakFrom Batak
ro meaning "come, arrive" and
tua meaning "good luck, blessing".
Rotward m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Rotwig m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wîg "warrior."
Rotwin m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Rou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also form this name.
Roufuu m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (
rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 浪 (
rou) meaning "wave" combined with 風 (
fuu) meaning "wind". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Rougarou m FolkloreThe name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French
loup garou "werewolf" (where
loup means "wolf" and
garou is a borrowed word from Germanic
were-wolf via Frankish
garulf).
Rouge f Popular CultureMeans "red" in French, though it can also refer to the type of make-up. A famous fictional bearer is Rouge the Bat, a character in the Sonic games.
Rougned m South American (Rare)In the case of Venezuelan baseball player Rougned Odor, his first name is a combination of his grandfather's name,
Douglas, and his grandmother's name,
Nedia; in keeping with the family custom of giving boys names that begin with the letter "R", the "D" in Douglas was changed to an "R", yielding Rougned.
Rouichi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Rouko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rouma f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (
rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 茉 (
ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Rounin m Japanese (Rare)This name can be used as 浪人 (rounin) meaning "drifter" or "wanderer", i.e. "he who drifts/wanders".... [
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Roura f JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Rourou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 琅 (rou) meaning "pure" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rouroushi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 浪 (rou) meaning "wave" duplicated and combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Roushi m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Rousseau m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Rousseau notably borne by the 18th-century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. A given name bearer was Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Routa m JapaneseFrom Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Rouzba m PersianFrom the Persian
روز (ruz) meaning “day” and # به (beh) meaning “better, good”, ultimately meaning "fortunate".
Rouzu f JapaneseFrom Japanese 浪 (rou) meaning "wave" combined with 都 (zu) meaning "capital (city)". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Rovalala m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
rova meaning "fortification" and dialectal form
lala meaning "dear, beloved".
Rövşən m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian روشن
(rowšan) meaning "light, bright, clear".
Rovzan f ChechenDerived from Arabic روضة
(rawḍa) meaning "garden, flower garden".
Row f EnglishDiminutive of Rowan or Rowena, Irish, Scottish, Welsh"rowan tree, little redhead; white spear, famous friend"
Rowdy m AmericanA nickname with synonyms such as boisterous or rambunctious. Notable namesake is US Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines.
Rowin m & f DutchDutch variant of
Rowan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch professional soccer player Rowin van Zaanen (b. 1984).
Roxas m Popular CultureRoxas is a fictional character from Square Enix's video game franchise Kingdom Hearts.
Roxil f LiteratureFrom both Bryan Davis's book series,
The Oracles of Fire and
Dragons in our Midst.
Royd m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
Royintan m Persian, Persian Mythology, LiteratureMeans "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective
rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from
rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun
tan meaning "body, person".... [
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Roys m LiteratureName of a character in a book in the Roys Bedoys series.
Róža f SorbianSorbian form of
Rosa 1. Róža Domašcyna (*1951) is a Sorbian poet and translator.
Roza f Persian, UrduThe Persian word meaning "fast, fasting". Used as another term for the Arabic "Saum" meaning "fasting", which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
Rozah f Persian, UrduThe Arabic term "Saum" meaning "fasting", which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is also known as Rozah by Persian and Urdu speakers so Rozah means fasting (referring to especially in the Islamic month of Ramadan).
Ro'zaoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
ro'za meaning "Ramadhan" and
oy meaning "moon".
Rozárka f CzechUsed as a name of the owl in the 1969 Christmas film Popelka
Rôze f WalloonWalloon form of
Rose. The name coincides with Walloon
rôze "rose (flower)".
Rozhanitsa f Slavic MythologyAllegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *
roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.
Rozhin f KurdishMeans "radiant", "brilliant", "glowing" in Kurdish.
Rozhina f Kurdish, IranianRozhina is a Kurdish/Iranian name and means = first morning light, first day, morning dawn, clear morning, purity and brightness, mother sun, like day ... [
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Rozina f Bengali, UrduDerived from Persian روزانه
(ruzaneh) meaning "daily", ultimately from روز
(ruz) meaning "day".