RotrudefGermanic, History Variant spelling of Rotrud. Rotrude of Treves was the first wife of Charles Martel, a Frankish king from the Carolingian dynasty.
RougefPopular Culture Means "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.
RuareemManx Manx cognate of Ruaidhrí. This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Roger, Roderick and occasionally as Roddy.
Rul-tynefChukchi Etymology unknown. This was the birth name of Chukchi poet and writer Antonina Kymytval.
Rumblef & mEnglish (American) From rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).
RumiefJapanese From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Runem & fThai Means "happy, joyful; pleasant, refreshing" in Thai.
Ruoyef & mChinese From Chinese 若 (ruò) meaning "like, as" combined with 叶/葉 (yè) meaning "leaf", 晔/曄 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant", 烨/燁 (yè) meaning "glorious, bright, splendid", 野 (yě) meaning "field, wilderness, wild", or 业/業 (yè) meaning "business, trade, merits, achievements"... [more]
RupefMaori From the Maori personification of the New Zealand pigeon or kererū.
RuriefJapanese From Japanese 流 (ru) meaning "to flow", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RusemMacedonian Usually a Slavic name Ruse is most common in Macedonia. It has a Slavic meaning derived from the word рус (rus) "fair haired" or "fair/red bearded".... [more]
RushiefJapanese From Japanese 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet" combined with 依 (e) meaning "rely on, be dependent upon". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ryouef & mJapanese From Japanese 了 (ryou) meaning "end" combined with 衛 (e) meaning "defense, protection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RyounosukemJapanese From Japanese 亮 (ryou) meaning "cool, refreshing", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
RyuusukemJapanese From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "forerunner, herald". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SaartjiefAfrikaans Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.
SabrefEnglish (Rare) Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]
SaccharinefObscure From the English word saccharine meaning "excessively sweet".
SachiefJapanese From 祥 (sachi) meaning means "happiness, fortune, good omen, auspiciousness" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other kanji combinations can be used.
SachinefJapanese From Japanese 幸 (sachi) meaning "happiness" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SadefYoruba, English (Modern) Short form of Folasade. It was popularized in the mid-80s due to the Nigerian-born British singer Sade Adu (born Helen Folasade Adu, 1959-) and her eponymous smooth jazz band Sade.
Saef & mJapanese From 冴え (sae) meaning "clarity; skilfulness," also written with a combination of a sa kanji, like 小 meaning "small," 左 meaning "left," 佐 meaning "help," 紗 meaning "gauze," 沙 meaning "sand" or 三 meaning "three," and an e kanji, like 恵 meaning "wisdom," 枝 meaning "branch, bough," 栄 meaning "glory, prosperity," 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance," 江 meaning "inlet, bay" or 重 meaning "fold, layer."... [more]
SaebiefEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Saebie seems to appear in only a few old documents and census records from the 1800s and early 1900s, mainly in the US, some in Australia. Quite a few of those bearers had Dutch or Frisian last names and relatives with Dutch and Frisian given names.... [more]
SaehaefKorean (Modern, Rare) From Korean 새해 (saehae) meaning "new year," a combination of determiner 새 (sae) meaning "new" and 해 (hae) meaning "sun."
SaeheefKorean From Sino-Korean 世 "generation; world; era" and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
SaidefCrimean Tatar Crimean Tatar form of Sa'ida. A famous bearer was Saide Arifova, a Crimean Tatar woman who assisted Crimean Jews during the Holocaust.
SaideefEnglish (American) The name Saidee means "princess". It is a alternative spelling to the popular spelling Sadie.
SaimefEstonian (Rare) Variant of Saima 2. The name coincides with the first-person plural past form of saama "to get, to receive; to become; to be able to".
SakemWest Frisian Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain an element that is closely related to Old High German sahhan meaning "to fight, to battle."... [more]
Sak-Nikte'fYucatec Maya, Mayan Mythology Means "white mayflower" in Yucatec Maya. This was the name of a legendary princess, also written about in Antonio Mediz Bolio's Chichén-Itzá y la princesa Sac-Nicté.
SakunosukemJapanese From Japanese 策 (saku) meaning "plan; policy", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Sakuraem & fJapanese From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 咲 (e) meaning "(flowers) bloom, come out". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SakurahimefJapanese From Japanese 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
SalimbenemMedieval Italian Derived from Italian salimmo meaning "we went up" combined with Italian bene meaning "good". Also compare Ognibene.... [more]