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Rågierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.

Raginoald m Old High German
Old High German form of Raginald.

Râgîtdle f Greenlandic
Variant of Râkile.

Ragnælf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnælfr.

Ragnälf f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Ragnælf.

Ragnbiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnborg.

Ragnbiorn m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ragnbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Ragnbiǫrn.

Ragnborgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnborg.

Ragneiðr f Old Norse
Variant of Ragnheiðr.

Ragnfrid f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfríð f Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfrith f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ragnfríðr.

Ragnheid f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Ragnheiðr.

Ragnhilda f Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian form of Ragnhildr.

Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.

Ragnilda f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Medieval Norwegian variant and Old Swedish cognate of Ragnhilda.

Ragnvast m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnfastr.

Ragnvi f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ragnví.

Ragnví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Ragnvør f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Ragnvǫr.

Ragnvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vár "spring".

Ragnvor f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern form of Ragnvǫr.

Ragnvy f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ragnvi.

Ragúel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Raguel.

Raha f Arabic
Means "comfort, rest, ease" in Arabic.

Rahael f & m Indian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Rahat f & m Turkmen, Turkish
Means "comfortable" in Turkish and Turkmen.

Raheema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رحيمة (see Rahima), as well as an Urdu variant.

Rahely f Malagasy
Malagasy form of Rachel.

Rāhera f Maori
Maori form of Rachel.

Rahila f Serbian
Serbian form of Rachel.

Rahiq f & m Arabic
Means "nectar" in Arabic.

Ráhkel f Sami
Sami form of Rachel.

Rahna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rona 1.

Rahrakwasere m Mohawk
Means "he follows the moon" in Mohawk. Mohawk names are created uniquely for each individual and are not to be repeated while the bearer is living. There is currently a living bearer of this name.

Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Rai m Spanish
Diminutive of Israel.

Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.

Raichel f American
Variant of Rachel.

Ra'id m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رائد (see Raid).

Ráidner m Sami
Sami form of Rainer.

Raiféal m Irish
Irish form of Raphael

Ráijá f Sami
Sami form of Raija.

Raiju f Finnish
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Raik m Estonian
Variant of Raiko.

Räikhana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Reyhan.

Raikku f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Raili.

Raila m Luo
Means "nettle sting" in Luo.

Raileigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Raylee or Riley.

Railyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.

Raimbaud m Medieval French
Variant of Raimbaut.

Raimonde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raymonde.

Raimundas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raymond.

Rainbaut m Medieval French
Variant of Raimbaut.

Rainbeau f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Rainbeaux f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Râine f Norman
Norman form of Regina.

Rainee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey.

Raisei m Japanese
From Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 星 (sei) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Raita f Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raitis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raivis m Latvian
Variant of Raivo.

Raiyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rain 1.

Raiyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 遊 (yuu) meaning "to play". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Raizel f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel.

Raizy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Raisa 2.

Rajabbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Rajan m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit राजन् (rajan) meaning "king".

Raječka f Belarusian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Rájen m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Ryan.

Rajeshwari f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
From Sanskrit राजराजेश्वरी (Rājarājeśvarī) meaning "Queen of Queens", another name for Tripura Sundari ("Goddess of Three Cities").

Rajeswari f Indian
Variant of Rajeshwari.

Rajih m Arabic
Means "predominant, superior, preferred, favoured" in Arabic, from the root رجح (rajaḥa) meaning "to outweigh".

Rajkumar m Indian, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada
Combination of Raj and Kumar.

Rajkummar m Bengali, Indian
Variant of Rajkumar.

Rajmunda f Polish (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of Rajmund.

Rakelle f Obscure
Variant of Rachel.

Rakhel f Jewish, Hebrew
Hebrew spelling of a Judeo-Spanish variant of Rachel.

Rakhil f Russian
Russian form of Rachel.

Rakia f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Poetic form of שמיים (shamayim) meaning "sky, heaven" in Hebrew.

Râkile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rachel

Rakiya f African American
Variant transcription of Rakia

Rakiya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rakia.

Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.

Rakul f Faroese
Faroese form of Rachel.

Ral m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Rálfa m Sami
Sami form of Ralf.

Ralff m Danish
Variant of Ralf.

Rali m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Ralica f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Ралица (see Ralitsa).

Ralphy m English (British)
Diminutive of Ralph.

Ram m Filipino
Diminutive of Ramgen.

Rama f Hebrew (Modern)
Feminine form of Ram 1.

Ramaṇi f Telugu
Means "beauty, grace" in Telugu.

Ramandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit रमण (ramaṇa) meaning "pleasing, delightful" and दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Ramatla f Sotho
Means "strength" in Sotho.

Rambaldo m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
From the Ancient Germanic Ragimbald, comprised of ragin "advice" and bald "bold".

Rambha f Telugu
Means "plantain tree" in Telugu. It is also the name of one of the apsaras.

Rambi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Ragnbiǫrn.

Rambor f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramborg used until the 19th century.

Ramborg f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Ragnborg.

Rameaux m French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French dimanche des Rameaux "Palm Sunday". This name used to be given to children born on this day.

Rameez m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic رامز (see Ramiz), as well as the usual Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Rameru f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (ra) meaning "star", 姫 (me) meaning "princess" combined with 海 (ru) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ramez m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رامز (see Ramiz).

Ramfri f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ramfrid.

Ramfrid f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnfríðr and Ragnfridh.

Ramina f Ancient Assyrian
Feminine form of Rama.

Raminta f Lithuanian
Elaboration of Rama, ultimately derived from Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm" (compare Jorinta).

Ramir m Occitan, Catalan, Provençal
Occitan and Catalan form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).

Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.

Ramire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Ramiro.

Råmman m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Roman.

Rammfre f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.

Rammfrö f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.

Ramoncito m Spanish
Diminutive of Ramon.

Ramond m African American (Rare)
Variant of Raymond

Ramondo m Italian
Variant of Raimondo.

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Rampha f Thai
Means "angel" in Thai.

Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.

Ramsis m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Ramses.

Ramsy m & f English
Variant of Ramsey.

Ramush m Albanian
Diminutive of Ramë.

Ramzee m English (Rare), Malaysian, Arabic (?)
Variant of Ramzi.

Ramzi m Arabic
Means "symbolic, mystical, figurative" in Arabic, from the word رمز (ramz) meaning "symbol, sign, code".

Ramzy m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رمزي (see Ramzi).

Ranae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Rana Niejta f Sami Mythology
Derived from rana meaning "green, green fields" and niejta meaning "girl, daughter". This is the Sami goddess of spring and fertility.

Ranay f English (Rare)
Variant of Renee.

Rancina f Zulu
Zulu form of Francine.

Randah f Arabic, Persian
Means "good scented tree" in Arabic.

Randalph m English (Rare)
Variant of Randolph.

Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.

Randgrid f Norse Mythology
Modern form of Randgríðr. This name is not used as a personal name in Norway, but a valkyrie bears this name.

Randgríðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and gríð "peace, protection, mercy, truce". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Randie f & m English
Variant of Randy.

Randle m English
Variant of Randall.

Randolfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and ulfr "wolf".

Randulph m English
Cognate of Randolph.

Randulv m Norwegian
Variant of Randulf.

Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.

Rane m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hrani.

Rangdol m & f Tibetan
Meaning unknown.

Ranger m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ranger.

Rangsei m & f Khmer
Means "ray of light" in Khmer.

Rani m & f Faroese, Old Danish
Faroese and Old Danish form of Hrani.

Rāniera m Maori
Maori form of Daniel.

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.

Raniyah f Arabic (Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Raniya.

Ranjiv m Indian
Means "victorious" in Sanskrit.

Rankin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rankin.

Ranma m Popular Culture
Ranma Saotome is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the manga series Ranma ½.

Ranna f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rannoch m English, Scottish
From the Gaelic raineach meaning "bracken".

Rannulbh m Irish
Irish form of Randolph.

Ranpy m Papuan

Ranrha f Pashto
Means "light" in Pashto.

Rans m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.

Ransa m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.

Ranse m Finnish
Finnish variant of Ransu.

Ransi m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ransu.

Ránso m Sami
Sami form of Ransu.

Ranssa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Ransu.

Ransse m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.

Ranssi m Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Ransu.

Ranssu m Finnish
Finnish variant of Ransu.

Ranulphus m English (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Ranulph.

Ranveig f Norwegian
Variant of Rannveig.

Rany f & m Hebrew
Variant of Rani 2.

Raph m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Raphaële f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Raphaël.

Raphaella f English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Raphael.

Raphaelle f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Raphaëlle.

Raphail m Greek
Variant transcription of Rafail.

Raphi f Quechua (?), Incan Mythology (?)
Means "petal" in Quechua.

Raphiela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Raphaela.

Raqqosa f Uzbek
Means "dancer" in Uzbek.

Raquele f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Variant of Raquel.

Raquella f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.

Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.

Raruurawaahakstiisaaru m Pawnee
Means "he who esteems the heavens as chiefly" in Skiri Pawnee.

Ras m English, American (South)
Short form of Rasmass.

Rascislau m Belarusian (Archaic)
Belarusian form of Rostislav.

Râsemûse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rasmus.

Rashaan m African American
Variant of Rashawn.

Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.

Rashauna f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Rashel f English
Variant of Rachelle.

Rashela f Jewish

Rashidi m Eastern African, Swahili, Malay
Form of Rashid used in parts of Eastern Africa as well as Malaysia.

Rəşid m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rashid.

Räsimä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rasima.

Rasin m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rasine.

Rasinus m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Rasin.

Rasmia f Scandinavian
Feminine form of Rasmus.

Rastaban m Astronomy
Traditional name for Beta Draconis, the third brightest star in the Draco constellation. The name comes from Arabic ra's ath-thu'ban, which means "head of the serpent".

Rastî m Kurdish
Means "truth" in Kurdish.

Rastimir m Serbian, Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Slovak form of Rostimir.

Rat f Catalan
Dininutive of Montserrat.

Ratana f & m Khmer, Thai
Alternate transcription of Khmer រតនា or Thai รัตนา (see Rattana).

Ratchanichon f Thai
Means "dew" in Thai.

Rathanak m Khmer
Means "precious stones, jewels" in Khmer.

Ráðbarðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and barð "beard".

Ráðgeir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ráðgeirr.

Ráðgeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and geirr "spear".

Ráðgerðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "counsel" and garðr "enclosure".

Ráðhildur f Icelandic
Derived from Icelandic ráð "advise", "counsel", "decision" and hildr "battle", "fight".

Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").

Ráðvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and vǫrðr "guard".

Ráðvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Ráðvarðr.

Ráðveig f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and veig "power, strength".

Ratibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic rat "war, battle" combined with bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.

Ratonhnhaké:ton m Popular Culture, Mohawk
Means "he scratches/scrapes at life" in Mohawk. This name was invented by Mohawk Tribe academics Akwiratékha Martin and Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer for Ubisoft's game 'Assassin's Creed III'.

Ratri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Ratree.

Rattana f & m Khmer, Thai
Means "precious gem, precious stone, jewel" in Khmer and Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Rauli m Finnish
Finnish form of Radulf.

Rauli m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Raulito m Spanish
Diminutive of Raul.

Raune m Finnish
Diminutive of Rauno.

Rauðbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and bjǫrn "bear".

Rauði m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Rauðr.

Rauðúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and ulfr "wolf".

Ravaka f Malagasy
Means "finery" in Malagasy.

Rávdná f Sami
Sami form of Rauna.

Rávdnár m Sami
Sami form of Ragnar.

Ravena f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Ravenna.

Ravenel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ravenel.

Ravenia f English (American)
Likely an elaboration of Raven, though it is also a flowering plant and a very small village in Greece.

Râvfaile m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rafael.

Ravichandra m Indian
Combination of Ravi meaning "sun" and Chandra meaning "moon".

Ravind m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Kannada, Hinduism, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Indian (Sikh), Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali, Malayalam
Means "lotus flower" in Sanskrit.

Raviro f Shona
Means "promise, oath or pledge" in Shona.

Raviv m & f Hebrew
Means "rain" in Hebrew.

Ravntzu f Etruscan
Diminutive of Ravnthu.

Ravyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Rawee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Rawi.

Rawiri m Maori
Maori form of David.

Ra-woom f Korean
From 아름다운 (areumdaum) meaning "beautiful".

Rəxşəndə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Roxana.

Raya f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic ريا (raya) meaning "aroma, fragrance, perfume" or راية (rayah) meaning "flag, banner, ensign".

Rayah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Raya.

Rayan m Various
Variant of Ryan.

Rayana f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.

Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.

Raycee f English (American)
Variant of Racey.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.

Rayhanna f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.

Rayhona f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Reyhan.

Rayif m Turkish
Means "most merciful, most kind" in Turkish.

Rayka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rayko.

Raylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ray and lee.

Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.

Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Raynbow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Raynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey or Rainy.

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayssa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raissa.

Räyxana f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Rayhana.

Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".

Razaaq m Arabic
Means "all provider" in Arabic. One of the names of Allah in the Qur'an.

Razin m & f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "calm, dignified, composed" in Arabic.

Razivia f Slavic Mythology
Old Slavonic variant of Živa and Zivena.

Razmal m Muslim (Rare)

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

Răzvana f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Răzvan.

R'chard m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Richard.

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

Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.

Reagyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaidnu m Sami
Northern Sami form of Reino.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Reanne f English
Variant of Ryanne.

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rebbeca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rebe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reba.

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebie f English
Variant of Rebby.

Rêbîn m Kurdish
Means "path-finder" in Kurdish.

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Recaredo m Medieval Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Medieval Spanish form of Reccared.

Redar m Swedish
Swedish younger form of Redhar.

Redemptus m & f English (Puritan, Latinized)
Variant of Redeemed.

Redhar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hræiðarr.

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reed m Frisian
Short form of names containing the name element rad "counsel".

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeli f Estonian
Originally a short form of Aurelia, now used as a given name in its own right.

Reelika f Estonian
Originally a diminutive of Reeli, now used as a given name in its own right.

Re'em m & f Hebrew
Means "oryx" in Hebrew.