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Pelina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelin.

Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]

Pennywise m Literature
Pennywise is the main character of Stephen King's novel 'It'. It is also known as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown'.

Penpak f Thai
Means "full moon" in Thai.

Pentaquod m Susquehannock
Meaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.

Penthesilea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.... [more]

Penyani m Chewa
Means "look" in Chewa.

Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.

Pepeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Felipe.

Peping m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Variant of Pepeng.

Peppiniello m Neapolitan
Neapolitan diminutive of Giuseppe.

Perdebay m Kazakh

Perfeuta f Asturian
Feminine form of Perfeuto.

Perfeuto m Asturian
Asturian form of Perfecto.

Peri f English
Feminine variant of Perry.

Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.

Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]

Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Peroz m Old Persian
Middle Persian form of Firuz.

Pessa f Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish.

Petelu m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Peter.

Petero m Tahitian, Hawaiian (Archaic), Biblical Hawaiian
Tahitian and Old Hawaiian form of Peter. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.

Pfuma f Shona
Means "wealth" in Shona.

Phaim m Bengali
Possibly a Bengali form of Fahim.... [more]

Phajathoibi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful and loved daughter" in Meitei.

Pheakkley f Khmer
Means "to have faith" in Khmer.

Phelippe m Norman
Rouenneis and Cotentinais Norman form of Philippe.

Pheodosia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Pheres m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) meaning "to bring, carry".

Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).

Phœbé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Phoebe.

Phra Mae Thorani f Far Eastern Mythology
Thai chthonic earth goddess. Her name is derived from พระ (phra), an honorific title, แม่ (mae) meaning "mother" and the Pali word dhāraṇī meaning "ground, earth".

Phuong f Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Phương or Phượng used outside of Vietnam.

Pigmalione m Phoenician (Italianized), Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Pygmalion.

Pikirayi m Shona
Vow to it. Promise. Name of a Zimbabwean journalist Pikirayi Deketeke.

Pikoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Federico.

Pilemona m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Philemon.

Pili m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Billy.

Pilpintu f Quechua, Aymara
Means "butterfly" in Quechua and Aymara.

Pinang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina.

Ping f & m Chinese (Cantonese)

Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.

Pinxiu m Chinese

Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.

Pipoy m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Diminutive of Peter and Paul.

Pipsa f Finnish
Diminutive of Pirkko, Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).

Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.

Pitoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Agapito.

Pival m Marathi
Means "tree" in Marathi.

Pixie f English (British)
From the English word pixie referring to a playful sprite or elf-/fairy-like creature, originating from Devon and Cornwall in southwest England.

Plamedie f French (African)
Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Płamena f Polish
Polish form of Plamena.

Plamena f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".

Plasñí f Romani (Caló)
Means "white" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Blanca.

Platonida f Russian, Medieval Romanian
Russian feminine form of Platon. This is the name of a character in Ivan Turgenev's novella: 'Klara Milich' (1883).

Platosha f Russian
Diminutive of Platonida.

Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.

Poleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Paula and its forms.

Poleth f South American
Variant of Paulette.

Polette f Medieval Walloon
Feminine form of Polet.

Policarpio m Spanish (Archaic), Catalan (Rare), Asturian (Rare)
Variant of Policarpo.

Polichinelle m Theatre (Gallicized)
French form of Pulcinella, a character from the Italian commedia dell'arte. This can also refer to the little clown dolls that run out from under Mother Ginger's skirt in The Nutcracker.

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Polidoro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Polydorus.

Polla f Chechen
Means "butterfly" in Chechen.

Pollio m Ancient Roman
Name borne by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (80–70 BC–after c. 15 BC) a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled 'De architectura'.

Pollione m Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Pollio. This name was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the main masculine character in the opera 'Norma' (1831), based on Alexandre Soumet's play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide'.

Pollùce m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Polluce.

Polluce m Italian
Italian form of Pollux.

Pom f Korean
Variant transcription of Bom and Beom.... [more]

Pombi f Manipuri
Means "air" in Meitei.

Ponching m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Popelina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Popobawa m Swahili
Name of a shape-shifting shetani (evil spirit) in Zanzibar mythology. It is derived from Swahili elements popo (bat) and bawa (wing), therefore literally meaning "bat-wing" or "winged bat"... [more]

Porfilju m Maltese
Maltese form of Porphyrios.

Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.

Posidonia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Posidonius. Posidonia is also a genus of marine plants found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.

Po-yan m Taiwanese

Prabal m Hindi, Nepali
Means "strong; powerful; mighty" in Hindi and Nepali, directly taken from Sanskrit प्रबल (prabala).

Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Praiecta f Late Roman (?)
Variant of Praeiecta or Praejecta, the feminine form of Praejectus.

Pramukh m Gujarati, Marathi
Means "he with the qualities of a leader" in Gujarati and Marathi.

Prásedes f Asturian
Asturian form of Praxedes.

Prasenjeet m Indian
One who win expert army and Never lose any war in his life.PRASENJEET was an Aikṣvāka dynasty ruler of Kosala. Sāvatthī was his capital. He succeeded his father Sanjaya Mahākosala. He was a prominent Upāsaka of Gautama Buddha, who built many Buddhist monasteries and a lover of Nandini.

Praval m Odia
Means "fierce and strong" in Odia.

Pravda f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravьda meaning "truth; justice" in many Slavic languages.

Pravdan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.

Pravya f Mizo, Bodo
Means "intelligent" in Bodo and Mizo.

Prayaag m Malayalam
Means "Venus" in Malayalam.

Preet m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Probably a variant of Priti or a short form of names ending in -preet such as Manpreet or those beginning with preet- such as Preetinder.

Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.

Princesa f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Princess.

Priscah f English (African)
Variant spelling of Prisca.

Pritilata f Odia
Means "love's vine" in Odia.

Priva f Yiddish
Yiddish form of פְּרִי (peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.

Privat m Catalan (Archaic), Provençal (Archaic)
Catalan and Provençal form of Privatus.

Priyabrata f Odia
Means "devoted pleaser" in Odia.

Priyaranjan f Odia
Means "dearly beloved one" in Odia.

Priyatham m Telugu
Means "dear; darling" in Telugu.

Progress m & f English (African)

Prospera f Late Roman, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of Prosperus.

Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.

Prym m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Prymus.

Przedsława f Polish
Feminine form of Przedsław.

Przemësłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Przemysław.

Psamafa f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Psamathe.

Pui f & m Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Cantonese romanized of Pei.

Pui-shan f Chinese (Cantonese)

Pui-ting f Chinese (Cantonese)

Pulicarpo m Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian form of Polykarpos.

Puñiés f Romani (Caló)
Means "sorrows" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Dolores.

Punshirei f Manipuri
Means "flower of life" in Meitei.

Punsiba f & m Manipuri
Means "long life" in Meitei.

Puring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Sinforosa.

Purnomo m Javanese
Javanese form of Purnama.

Puron Khangba m Manipuri
Means "he who knows his ancestors" in Meitei.

Puseletso m South African

Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, Chinese
Derived from Chinese 普 (pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.

Puviya f Indian, Tamil

Pyaar m & f Sanskrit, Indian (Sikh)
Derives from Priya. This is one of five virtues that is vigorously promoted by the Sikh Gurus. The other four qualities are Truth (Sat), Contentment (Santosh), Compassion (Daya) and Humility (Nimrata).

Pyaremohan m Odia
It is one of Krishna's names.

Pyirre m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Pierre.

Pykasu f Guarani
Means "pigeon" in Guarani.

Pyo m Korean
Derived from the Sino-Korean word 票 (pyo) meaning “slip of paper” or 表 (pyo) meaning “show”. It also coincides with the Hanja 표 meaning "ox (second earthly branch)". Other characters combinations are also possible.

Pyra f Greek
Form of Pyrrha.

Pyramus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Romani (Archaic)
From the Greek Πύραμος (Pyramos), taken from the name of the river Pyramos and derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" or πυρός (pyros) "wheat"... [more]

Pyriah f Indian (Expatriate, ?)
Variant of Priya.

Pyrrha f Greek Mythology
Feminine of Pyrrhos.... [more]

Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pytuna m & f Tupi, Guarani
Means "night" in Tupi-Guarani.

Pyua f Japanese
From Japanese 純 (pyua) meaning "pure, innocent". ... [more]

Pyxis m Astronomy
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses)... [more]

Qabiz m Bengali, Urdu
Means "occupier; tenant; seizer; possesser" in Urdu and Bengali, ultimately from the Arabic roots ق-ب-ض (q-b-ḍ).

Qaçhan m Karachay-Balkar
Either from къачхан (kaçhan) meaning "escaped, fugitive" or къач (kaç) meaning "cross" or "honour" and the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler".

Qadir m Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Qadir.

Qaid m Bengali
Possibly means "commander" in Bengali.

Qandeel f & m Urdu
Means "lamp, lantern" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic قنديل (qindil).

Qan'ef' f Circassian
Circassian feminine name meaning "sweet foster-child".

Qantemir m Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler" and the masculine name Timur.

Qarabaş m Karachay-Balkar
Means "black-headed" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qarabatir m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and батыр (batır) meaning "brave" or "hero".

Qarabiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Qaraçiq m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къара (qara) meaning "black" and the diminutive suffix -чыкъ (çıq).

Qarakişi m Karachay-Balkar
Means "black man" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qardagh m Ancient Aramaic
Meaning and origin unknown. He is a 4th saint venerated in Chaldean Catholic Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Syro-Malabar Church. Mar Qardagh (Mar means "lord" and it's like "holy"a honorific title) was a Sassanid prince who was martyred for converting to Christianity... [more]

Qareh m Ancient Near Eastern
Means "the bald one" in a Semitic language, possibly Phoenician.

Qasym m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Kasym.

Qaya m Karachay-Balkar
Means "rock, cliff" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qazaq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "alone, lone" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qena f Popular Culture
Form of Xena.

Qhawa f Quechua
Means "one who watches, one who monitors" in Quechua.

Qi m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 氣 (qì) meaning "air; breath; vital energy" or 啟 (qǐ) meaning "to open; to enlighten; to inspire" or 棋 (qí) meaning "plan; strategy; chess game".... [more]

Qian m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 倩 (qiàn) originally meaning "smiling; handsome; beautiful; fast".... [more]

Qianru f Chinese
From Chinese 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, elegant" combined with 儒 (rú) meaning "scholar" or "Confucianism" or 如 (rú) meaning "to be like", as well as other character combinations.

Qiliç m Karachay-Balkar
Means "sword, saber" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qiliçbiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar къылыч (qılıç) meaning "sword, saber" and бий (biy)# meaning "bey, prince".

Qin m & f Chinese
Possibly from 秦 (Qin) regarding the Qin Dinasty (221 BC–206 BC), itself coming from Qin, an ancient Chinese state. ... [more]

Qinghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]

Qingze m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 青 (see Qing) and 泽 (see Ze).... [more]

Qinyin f Chinese
From the Chinese character 琴 (qín) meaning "piano, Japanese harp" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". ... [more]

Qonaq m Karachay-Balkar
Means "guest" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qonitah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Qanita.

Qoyçu m Karachay-Balkar
Means "shepherd" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qozu m Karachay-Balkar
Means "lamb" in Karachay-Balkar.

Quadril m African, Nigerian

Quajo m Jamaican Patois
Varient of Cudjoe.

Quần m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 裙 (quần) meaning "skirt; apron; dress; petticoat".... [more]

Quashie m Jamaican Patois, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Derived from the Jamaican Patois word kwesiada meaning "Sunday", itself from the Akan name Kwasi.

Quelino m Asturian
Variant of Quilino.

Quenisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quanisha.

Quenya m American
Possibly a variant of Kenya or Quinn.

Querly f Dogri
Means "quick" in Dogri.

Questa f Santali
Means "journey" in Santali.

Quhadija f African American
Variant of Khadija.

Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.

Quilino m Asturian
Truncated form of Aquilino.

Quincetta f American (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly Italian diminutive of Quinzia. This name is also used as English feminine form of Quincy.

Quindarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quin and Darius.

Quintarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quinterius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quliang m Chinese
From the Chinese character 渠 (qu) meaning “canal” and (liang) meaning “bridge; roof beam”.... [more]

Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.

Quyllurit’i f Quechua
Derived from Quechua quyllur meaning "star" and rit'i meaning "snow". This is a famous Peruvian religious festival.

Quynh f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Quỳnh used outside of Vietnam.

Qwdas f Circassian
Means "feather-grass" in Circassian.

Raadhi f Odia
Means "achievement; success" in Odia.

Raajaa m Odia
Odia form of Raja 2.

Raati f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Means "liberal; bestowing" in many Indian languages.

Rabani f Odia
Means "divine" in Odia.

Rabbah m Hebrew
Means "great" or "Rabbi" in Hebrew.

Rachany f Khmer
Means "night" in Khmer.

Raciel m American (Hispanic), Caribbean

Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Raevynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling of Raven maybe influenced by names ending in -lyn-.

Rafailo m Serbian
Variant of Raphael.

Raheim m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahiem m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raheem.

Rahinatou f Western African

Rahjane m Jamaican Patois, Caribbean

Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Raimeda f Lithuanian

Raimie m Malaysian

Raiza f Yiddish
Variant of Raisa 2.

Rajae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1) chiefly used in Morocco.

Rajyavardhan m Sanskrit, Hindi
Means "one who increases the glory or grandeur of the kingdom" in Sanskrit.

Rakhmetzhan m Kazakh

Rakteng m Garo
From the Garo word রক্ (rak) meaning "strong" and তেঁ (teng) meaning "shining".

Ralpha f English
Feminine form of Ralph

Ram m Avestan, Persian Mythology
In the Zoroastrianism Ram is the angel (yazata) presiding over joy and felicity.

Ram m Chin
Means "land, country" in Hakha Chin.

Ramatoulaye f Western African

Ranieri m Italian, Sicilian, Medieval Corsican
Variant of Raniero. This name is is borne by Ranieri III di Monaco. It is also the Italian name of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.

Ranjan m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit रञ्जन (rañjana) meaning "pleasing, gratifying, delighting".

Ranran f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 藍 (ran) meaning "indigo" or 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" or 爛 (ran) meaning "be sore, inflamed, bleary, fester" or 乱 (ran) meaning "chaos, disorder, revolt, rebellion" combined with 々 an iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous kanji... [more]

Raoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rašel f Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Rašela.

Rašela f Bosnian
Bosnian Sephardic variant form of Rachel.

Rashanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rashawna f African American
Feminine form of Rashawn and variant of Rashauna.

Rašid m Bosnian, Albanian, Gorani
Variant of Rashid.

Ratri f Indonesian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri) meaning "night".

Raushan f & m Kazakh, Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Kazakh and Bengali form of Roshan as well as a Hindi variant. This coincides with the Kazakh word for "rose", which is also derived from Persian روشن (roshan)... [more]

Raymie m English
Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

Raysel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Razia f Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رضي (radhiyy) meaning "satisfied, pleased, content".

Raziye f Turkish
Turkish form of Razia, meaning "satisfied, pleased".

Razzag m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Razzaq.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Reemus m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
A Finnish variant of Remus.

Rei m Albanian (Modern)
Most likely an Albanian adopted form of Ray.

Reinaert m Medieval Dutch
Middle Dutch form of Reynard.

Reisa f Yiddish
Variant of Raisa 2.

Reisel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Reiza f Yiddish
Variant of Raisa 2.

Reizel f Yiddish
Variant of Reisel.

Rejoice f English (Puritan), English (African)
From the English word rejoice meaning "feel or show great joy or delight".

Rem f Chin
Means "in-place, in harmony, congenial" in Hakha Chin.

Reming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Remedios.

Rempuia m Mizo

Remy f Filipino
Diminutive of Remedios.

Rena f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.

Rendhel m Western African
Possibly a variant of Randall.

Réné m French (African), Norman
Variant of René.

Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.

Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.

Renya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Regina.

Retno f & m Javanese
From Javanese rêtna meaning "diamond, jewel", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Revaiti m & f Tahitian
Means "little flag" in Tahitian.

Revanui m Tahitian
Means "big flag" in Tahitian.

Rhianedd f Welsh
Variant of Rhiannon.

Rhodamne f Literature
Possibly derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". This was used in Libistros and Rhodamne, a 13th-century Byzantine romance written at the imperial court of Nicaea.

Rhodric m Welsh
Welsh form of Roderick.

Ri m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 日 (rì) meaning "Sun, day, date".... [more]

Ribeka f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare), Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Rivka.

Ribellio m Italian (Archaic)
It comes from the Italian word ribellione meaning "rebellion".

Richael f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicization of Ráichéal.

Richarzh m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Richard.

Ridjimiraril m Indigenous Australian
Ridjimiraril is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Rietrikki m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
A Finnish variant of Frederick.

Rifky m Indonesian
Variant of Rifki.

Rifqa f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Arabic form and Judeo-Arabic transcription of Rivqah.

Rigo m Asturian
Diminutive of Rodrigo.

Rika f Hebrew, Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Rifka.

Rikichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 利 (ri) meaning "benefit" or 理 (ri) meaning "logic; reason" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". It can also derive from 理 (ri) meaning "logic" with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge".... [more]

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rima f Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Rim.

Rimus m English

Rina f Javanese, Indonesian
Means "day, daytime" in Javanese.

Ringku f Bodo, Mizo
Means "experience" in Bodo and Mizo.

Rinjin m Nepali

Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]

Rishika f Indian, Hindi
Means "trustworthy" in Hindi.

Rishon m Hebrew
Means "first" in Hebrew from the roots ר-א-ש (r-'-sh) meaning "head; chief; beginning".

Rishona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rishon.

Riste f Estonian
Variant of Rista.

Riziero m Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could derive from the Italian word riccio meaning "curly-haired" with the suffix -iero. Another etymology is from the French verb risier meaning "to laugh; to mock"... [more]

Robberto m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish
Variant of Roberto.

Robiel m Caribbean

Robinne f English
Variant of Robin.

Robinus m Dutch
Latinized form of Robin.

Rocha f Sanskrit (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit रोच (rocá) meaning "shining, radiant".

Rodgers m English
Transferred use of the surname Rodgers.

Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.

Rola f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رولا (see Rula).

Romero m & f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rosemary" in Spanish and Portuguese. As a Brazilian masculine name, it may related to the word romero or to the surname Romero, with a different origin... [more]

Ronela f Albanian
A famous bearer is Ronela Hajati (1989-), an Albanian singer, songwriter and dancer. After winning the 60th edition of Festivali i Këngës in 2021, she was designated as the Albanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Rongsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 融 (róng) meaning "fuse, harmonize" or 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" combined with 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success", 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascend"... [more]

Ronilo m Filipino
Spanish form of Roniel 2.

Ronita f Santali
Means "shine of joy" in Santali.

Rooba f Arabic

Rooney m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.

Rosalma f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Rosa 1 (or Rose) and Alma 1.... [more]

Rosbil m South American

Roselena f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Rosencrantz m Theatre
Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).

Rosesheba f English (?)
Combination of Rose and Sheba.

Roshon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn.

Roshunda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Rosibel f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant form of Rosabel.