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Rabea f GermanMeaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Rabeb f ArabicAlternate transcription of Arabic رباب (see
Rubab) chiefly used in North Africa.
Rabege f Medieval EnglishMeaning uncertain. This was used in the south of England in the latter half of the 16th century.
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.
Rabgay m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རབ་རྒྱས
(rab-rgyas) meaning "very broad, very wide", derived from རབ
(rab) meaning "very, extremely" and རྒྱས
(rgyas) meaning "extensive, broad, wide".
Rabuno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Raburi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 愛 (
rabu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 璃 (
ri) meaning "glassy" or 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village". ... [
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Racana f TeluguMeans "arranging, composing", "stringing flowers" or "weaving wreathes" in Telugu.
Rada f ThaiMeans "delight, joy" in Thai.
Radburg f GermanicThe 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."
Radegund f Germanic, HistoryVariant 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.
Radgard f GermanicThe 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."
Radgild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Radgund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Radhild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Radiance f & m EnglishFrom Latin
radiare +
-ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.
Radigund f LiteratureVariant of
Radegund used by Edmund Spenser for a queen of the Amazons in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
Radija m & f VlachDerived from
rad and
raditi, which respectively mean "work" and "to work" in Vlach and Macedonian.
Radna m & f BuryatMeans "precious, valuable" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)Derived from Bulgarian
радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Radtrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
rât "counsel" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Radvilė f LithuanianThis name is derived from
rado meaning "found" and
viltis meaning "hope."
Rae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 十 (which can be read as ra or jū) meaning "ten" and 恵 (which can be read as megumi or e) meaning "favor, benefit". Other kanji readings are possible.... [
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Raet-tawy f Egyptian MythologyThe feminine aspect of the Ancient Egyptian god
Ra. Her name was composed from the feminine version of the name
Ra and
tawy meaning "of the two lands".
Raeveena f HindiRaeveena is a variation of the Hindi name Raveena, meaning sunny or beauty of the sun.
Rafa f ArabicMeans “happiness, prosperity” in Arabic.
Rafaa f ArabicMeans "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
Raffina f Popular CultureDerived from the French word
raffiné, meaning
refined. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Raffina.... [
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Ráfi f SamiFeminine Sami name, from the word
ráfi meaning "peace".
Rafif f & m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "shining, gleaming, glistening" in Arabic, from the root رف
(raffa) meaning "to gleam". It is masculine in Indonesia while it is feminine elsewhere.
Rafiki m & f Eastern African, Popular CultureMeans "friend, comrade" in Swahili. This Swahili word is derived from Arabic رَفِيق
(rafīq) "companion" (see
Rafiq). This is the name of the baboon mentor of Simba and Mufasa in the Disney movie 'The Lion King' (1994).
Rəfiqə f AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Rafiqa. This also coincides with the Azerbaijani word for "female friend, girlfriend", itself of Arabic origin.
Rafke f & m DutchWhen 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... [
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Raga f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ragil m & f JavaneseMeans "youngest child, lastborn" in Javanese.
Raginburg f GermanicThe 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."
Ragingard f GermanicThe 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."
Ragini f Hindi, MarathiFrom Sanskrit रागिनी
(ragini) referring to the feminine counterpart of a raga, a type of melodic mode in Indian classical music.
Ragintrud f GermanicDerived from Gothic
ragin (
regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Ragnælfr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and
ælfR "elf".
Ragnagild f GothicRagnagild (5th-century – fl. 485) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Euric (466–484). Ragnagild is known from the work of Sidonius Apollinaris to have acted as the patron of poets and artists... [
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Ragndis f Old SwedishOld Swedish combination of
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
dís "goddess".
Ragnþrúðr f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and
þrúðr "strength".
Ragnví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Ragnvǫr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and
vár "spring".
Raha f ArabicMeans "comfort, rest, ease" in Arabic.
Rahaa f PersianMeans "free, liberated, unchained" in Persian.
Rahavard f PersianPossibly from the Persian
رها (rahâ) meaning "free, liberated" and
ورد (vard) meaning "rose".
Rahayu f & m Javanese, Indonesian, MalayMeans "healthy, secure, safe, prosperous" in Javanese. It is a unisex (primarily feminine) name in Indonesia, while it is solely feminine in Malaysia.
Rahila f MuslimMeans "traveler, departer," most likely stemming from Arabic رَحَلَ (
raḥala), meaning "depart, emigrate."
Rahina f MuslimMeaning "soft, lovely, merciful, beautiful" in English, Urdu, Hindi, and Bangla.