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Quadratus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cognomen from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire derived from Latin quadratus meaning "square, squared" as well as "proportionate; regular, well made; vigorous". This name was borne by several saints, such as Quadratus the Apologist of Athens.

Quartino m Italian
Italian form of Quartinus.

Quartinus m Late Roman
Diminutive of Quartus. This name was borne by a Roman usurper from the 3rd century AD.

Quarto m Italian
Italian form of Quartus.

Quartus m Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin numeral quartus meaning "fourth".

Quashonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix qua with the name Shonda.

Que f English (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a short form of any feminine given name containing -que-, such as Quentina and Jacqueline.... [more]

Quenan m Catalan
Catalan form of Kenan 1.

Quenesha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Quentienne f French (Archaic)
Variant form of Quintienne.

Quentine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Quintina. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quentin.

Qufran m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Ghufran.

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

Quietus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).

Quilene f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Most likely a combination of a name starting with Qui- (such as Quinn and Quirijn) with a name that ends in -lene, such as Helene and Marlene.... [more]

Quillien m Breton (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).

Quimby m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use oft he surname Quimby.

Quincia f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.

Quincià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintianus.

Quinciana f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Quintiana.

Quinciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintianus.

Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.

Quincio m Spanish
Spanish form of Quintius.

Quinidius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint, hermit and bishop. He was originally a hermit in the region of Aix in Provence, France, becoming bishop of Vaison in that region.

Quint m Catalan, Dutch, English, Emilian-Romagnol, French (Rare), German
Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol and French form of Quintus as well as the Dutch, English and German short form of any given name starting with Quint-, such as Quinten and Quintijn (Dutch), Quintus and Quintinus (German) and Quintin (English).... [more]

Quintasius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint.

Quinte f French (Archaic)
French form of Quinta.

Quintí m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinus.

Quintia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Quintius.

Quintiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintianus.

Quintian m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German form of Quintianus.

Quintiana f Ancient Roman, English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintianus.

Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.

Quintianus m Ancient Roman, History
From the Roman cognomen Quintianus (originally written as Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.

Quintien m French (Rare)
French form of Quintianus. Not to be confused with Quentin.

Quintienne f French (Archaic)
French form of Quintiana. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintien.

Quintijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quintinus.

Quintil m Catalan, Occitan
Catalan and Occitan form of Quintillus.

Quintil m French
French form of Quintilis.

Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.

Quintili m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilius.

Quintília f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintilia. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintílio.

Quintilia f Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintilius.

Quintilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintiliana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintilien m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.

Quintilio m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintilius.

Quintilis m Late Roman
Derived from Latin Quintilis, which was the name of the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar. The month ultimately derived its name from the Latin ordinal number quintus meaning "fifth" (see Quintus)... [more]

Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.

Quintille m French
French form of Quintillus.

Quintillia f English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Quintilia. Also compare Quintilla.

Quintillo m Italian
Italian form of Quintillus.

Quintillu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Quintillus.

Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.

Quintine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French variant form of Quentine, of which the use has not solely been limited to France: it has been used in other francophone regions in the world (such as Québec in Canada and Wallonia in Belgium) and even in non-francophone countries, such as the Netherlands.... [more]

Quintinià m Catalan
Catalan form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quintiniana f Late Roman, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintiniano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinianus m Late Roman
From the rare Roman agnomen Quintinianus (also found spelled as Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen Quintinus (which was originally spelled as Quinctinus).... [more]

Quintinien m French (Archaic)
French form of Quintinianus (see also Quintinian).

Quintinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Quintinus.

Quintravius m American (Modern, Rare)

Quintu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Quintus.

Quinzia f Italian, Emilian-Romagnol
Italian and Emilian form of Quintia.

Quinziana f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Quintiana.

Quinziano m Italian
Italian form of Quintianus.

Quinzio m Italian
Italian form of Quintius.

Quiônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chionia.

Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.

Quiriacus m Late Roman, History
Variant of Cyriacus. This was the name of several saints including the three-year-old son of Saint Julitta, a noble widow of Tarsus... [more]

Quirien m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Quirijn or Quirine, depending on the sex of the bearer.

Qulam m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghulam.

Qustantin m Arabic, Assyrian
Arabic and Assyrian form of Constantinus (see Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.

Qutlu m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Qutluğ. A notable bearer of this name was the medieval Georgian politician Qutlu Arslan (12th century), who was of Kipchak descent.

Qutluğ m & f Medieval Turkic
Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".

Qvarqvare m Georgian (Archaic), Literature
The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]

Qvintinus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintinus.

Qvintus m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Quintus.

Raas m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Raes.

Rabastan m Literature
Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.

Rabekkah f English (Rare)
A spelling of Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.

Rabicano m Carolingian Cycle, Literature
Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]

Rachamim m Hebrew
Rachamim, Hebrew word for "mercy", which derives from the Hebrew word for womb, (rechem). Also means "compassionate".... [more]

Rachnild f Dutch
Dutch form of Old Norse Ragnhild. ... [more]

Racibor m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Ratibor.

Racimir m Polish
Polish form of Ratimir.

Rada f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Radu.

Radamant m Bosnian, Croatian, Romanian
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamel m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Best known for being the name of Colombian soccer striker Radamel Falcao (b. 1986). The meaning of the name is unknown. It may come from the surname Radamel or even be a hispanicized form of Radomil (via Slavic immigrants).

Radbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Radberga f Germanic
Variant of Radburg.

Radbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Radbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Radburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Radegonda f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Radegund.

Radegonde f Dutch (Archaic), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
Dutch and French form of Radegund.

Radegund f Germanic, History
Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Radegundis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Radegund.

Radenka f Vlach, Slovene
Feminine form of Radenko.

Radfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Radgard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Radgast m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Radger m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."

Radgild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Radgis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Radgrim m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."

Radgund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Radhaid f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).

Radhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Radhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Radija m & f Vlach
Derived from rad and raditi, which respectively mean "work" and "to work" in Vlach and Macedonian.

Radik m Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Persian راضی‎ (râzi) meaning "pleased, satisfied, happy" (through an Arabic borrowing).

Radiq m Arabic, Tatar

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 Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with man "man."

Radmar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Radmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Radoald m Germanic, History
Variant of Radwald. Radoald was the name of a 7th-century duke of Benevento (Italy).

Radobert m Germanic
Variant of Radbert.

Radociech m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Slavic tech "solace, comfort, joy".

Radogost m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Slavic gost "guest".

Radolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Radulf.

Radomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic rad "care" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Radtrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with þruþ "strength."

Raduard m Medieval Dutch, Medieval French
Medieval form of Radward.

Raduin m French
French form of Radwin.

Radul m Vlach
Derived from Vlach rad meaning "to work".

Raduša f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]

Raduška f Croatian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Slovene diminutive of any Slavic feminine name that contains the element rad meaning "happy" or "willing", such as Radana, Radmila and Radoslava... [more]

Radwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Radward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Radwig m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."

Radwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Radźka m Belarusian
Diminutive of both Radzim and Radzivon.

Raequanna f African American (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Quanna.

Raes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Erasmus.

Rafaelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rafaels m Latvian
Latvian form of Raphael.

Rafiele m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Raphael.

Rafke f & m Dutch
When 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... [more]

Raginbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Raginberga f Germanic
Variant of Raginburg.

Raginbod m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Raginbrand m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Raginburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Raginerus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Raginher.

Raginfrid m Germanic
Means "peaceful advice", derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ragingard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Raginhelm m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Raginher m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Raginpert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Raginbert. Raginpert was the name of an early 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Ragintrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with þruþ "strength."

Raginulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raginward m Germanic
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ragnachar m Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]

Ragnahild f Germanic
Variant of Raginhild. Also, see Ragnhild.

Ragnomar m Germanic
Variant of Raginmar.

Rahmatillo m Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek
Variant form of Rahmatullo.

Rahmatullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Rahmatullah.... [more]

Raigardas m Lithuanian
Derived from Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [more]

Raik m German, East Frisian
Variant form of Reik.

Raimbaut m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Raginbald.

Raimondu m Corsican
Corsican form of Raymond.

Raimundus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Raimund.

Raindi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun რაინდი (raindi) meaning "knight". This is a relatively modern name, which might possibly have been inspired by the Georgian rock band რკინის რაინდი (Rkinis Raindi), whose name means "Iron Knight"... [more]

Rainfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Raginfrid, which is the Germanic cognate of the ancient Scandinavian name Ragnfríðr (see Randi 2)... [more]

Rainolf m Germanic
Short form of Raginolf.

Raječka f Belarusian
Diminutive of Raisa 1.

Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.

Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]

Ralu f Romanian (Archaic)
Romanian form of Rallou (compare Raluca).

Ramantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas). The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Ramantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramantas.

Ramaziko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Ramaz.

Ramazon m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of رمضان (Ramazan), which is the Persian and Ottoman Turkish form of Ramadan.

Rambald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Rambalduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rambaldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Ramberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).

Rambertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Ramberto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rambo m Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval German short form of masculine Ram- names of which the second element starts with b-, such as Rambald and Rambert.

Ramfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Ramiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Ramiel.

Ramo m Bosnian, Croatian

Ramonita f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramona.

Ramoon f Dutch
Short form of Ramona.... [more]

Ramozon m Uzbek
Variant of Ramazon, which is the main Uzbek form of Ramazan (see Ramadan).

Rampion f Folklore
In some versions of Rapunzel, Rapunzel's name is Rampion, after the lettuce her father stole.

Ramtrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with þruþ "strength."

Ramund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Ramūnė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramūnas.

Ramvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]

Ramvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Ramvydas.

Ramward m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ranfar m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning and origin unknown. This name is borne by the Dutch (protestant) preacher Ranfar Kouwijzer (b. 1973), who occasionally has interviews with the media and also writes columns and articles for Dutch newspapers (such as Trouw)... [more]

Rangimoana m Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Ranie f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rania.

Ranimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranislav m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]

Ranne f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly Frisian in origin, in which case the name is probably derived from a feminine Germanic given name that contains one of the following three Germanic elements: ragin meaning "advice" (see Rayner), rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" (see Randolf) or hraban meaning "raven" (see Ronne)... [more]

Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".

Ranolf m Germanic
Variant of Ranulf.

Ranuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Raniero, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Ranulf m Germanic, German
Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Raphaelis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
From Latin Raphaelis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Raphael, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Rafa'el.... [more]

Rapiel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Raphael. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian poet and playwright Rapiel Eristavi (1824-1901).

Rapolas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rapolė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rapolas, which is the Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".

Rashawnda f African American
Likely a feminine form of Rashawn influenced by Shawnda or Lashonda.

Rasia m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Rezia, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

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".

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

Rasuolė f Lithuanian
Literally means "little dew", derived from the Lithuanian noun rasa meaning "dew" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix -(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Rasa.

Ratchis m Germanic, History
Variant of Radgis. Ratchis was the name of an 8th-century king of the Lombards.

Rather m Germanic
Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Ratherius m Germanic (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Rather. Ratherius was a 10th-century teacher, writer and bishop.

Ráðgríð f Old Norse
Variant of Ráðgríðr.

Ráðgríðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the bossy", or derived from ráð ("counsel, advise") and gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.

Ráðspaki m Old Norse
Variant of Ráðspakr.

Ráðspakr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "wise, shrewd, discerning". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Ráðsviðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from ráð ("advice, counsel, decision") and sviðr ("fast; clever"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Rati m Georgian
Of Iranian origin, this name can mean "lord, master, patron" as well as "generous, magnanimous". In the case of the latter meaning, the name is derived from the Persian adjective راد (rad) meaning "generous, liberal".

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

Rauke m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element hraban meaning "raven".

Raukura f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Raulin m French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive form of Raoul. Nowadays in France, one is far more likely to find Raulin as a surname rather than a first name or nickname.

Rauline f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Raulin.

Ravshana f Uzbek
Feminine form of Ravshan.

Raymina f African American (Modern)
Probably an attempt at a feminization of Raymond.

Razanbek m Chechen (Rare), Dagestani (Rare)
Combination of Razan with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Razbek m Kazakh, Mongolian
Derived from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with an uncertain first element.

Razhden m Georgian
The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]

Raziël m Dutch
Dutch form of Raziel.

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

Reccared m Germanic, History
This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]

Reccesvindo m Italian
Italian form of Recceswinth.

Recceswinth m Germanic
Form of Ricswind.

Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.

Rechiaire m History (Gallicized)
French form of Rechiar.

Rechiar m Germanic, History
Variant of Richar. Rechiar was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.

Rechiaro m Italian
Italian form of Rechiar.

Réchimond m History (Gallicized)
French form of Richimund.

Redimir m Medieval Slavic
The first element of this archaic name is derived from Proto-Slavic rědъkъ "rare, sparse". Compare modern Russian redkij or redkiy, Croatian rijedak and Polish rzadki, all of which mean "rare, scarce, uncommon"... [more]

Redmar m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Radmar.

Redmer m West Frisian
Variant form of Redmar.

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Redomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Redimir.

Redward m Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic Frisian form of Radward.

Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.

Regien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Régine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Reginae f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Regina using the popular phonetic element nay. This name was used by American rapper Lil Wayne for his daughter born 1998 (possibly after his stepfather, Reginald).

Reginbert m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginbert.

Reginleifr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Reginleif. This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Reginmund m Germanic
Variant spelling of Raginmund.

Reginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice." In Norse mythology, Reginn was a son of the dwarf king Hreiðmárr and foster father to Sigurd.

Regintrud f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Ragintrud. Regintrud was the wife of Theudebert, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.... [more]

Regnerus m Medieval Dutch (Latinized)
Later form of Raginerus, mostly used in medieval times.

Régnier m Medieval French
Older form of Rainier.

Regolo m Italian
Italian form of Regulus.

Regoulos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Hellenized form of Regulus. This name was borne by a legendary Greek saint from the 4th century AD.

Règul m Catalan
Catalan form of Regulus.

Regul m Russian
Russian form of Regulus.

Reier m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Reginher, which is a variant form of Raganhar (see Rayner).

Reifnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from reifir ("giver, helper"). This is the name of a sea-king in Norse mythology.

Reijer m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Reier, which is much more common than Reier itself.... [more]

Reijnier m Medieval Dutch
Variant spelling of Reynier.

Reik m Low German, East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty". This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Also, this name can be compared with the Dutch name Rijk.

Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.

Reimer m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Reinmar.

Reinaart m Dutch
Dutch form of Reinhard.

Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.

Reinbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginbert.

Reinbrand m Dutch
Dutch form of Raginbrand.

Reinburg f Dutch
Dutch form of Raginburg.

Reineldis f Medieval German (Latinized)
Variant form of Reinildis, which is the latinized form of Reinhild. This particular variant of the name was probably influenced by Renelde, which is the French form of Reinhild.... [more]

Reinerd m Dutch
Dutch form of Reinhard.

Reinert m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian and German form of Reinhard.

Reinerus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Reinier.

Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]

Reinierus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Reinier, but not a proper latinization when one takes into account the spelling rules of the Latin language (and therefore, understandably, Reinierus is the least common form out of all the possible latinizations for Reinier)... [more]

Reinilde f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Italian form of Reinhild as well as a Dutch and Flemish variant of Reinhilde.

Reinildis f Medieval German (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Latinized form of Reinhild. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch historian and author Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen (b. 1948).

Reinmar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Raginmar.

Reinold m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Variant of Reinald.

Reinolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Rainolf.

Reint m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian (contracted) short form of Germanic given names that start with Rein- and end in -t, such as Reinart, Reinbert and Reinout.

Reinulf m German
German form of Rainulf.

Reistr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vræistr. Jarðar ("of the earth") Reistr is another name for Jǫrmungandr.

Reiðmarr m Old Norse
Variant of Hreiðmarr.

Reizl f Yiddish
Variant of Raisel. A notable bearer of this name was the Polish-born American actress Reizl Bożyk (1914-1993), who was primarily active in Yiddish theatre.

Reja f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Rhea.

Rejo m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The name might possibly be a modern invention, at least in the case of ethnic Dutch bearers.... [more]