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Gerlise f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Gerliese.

Geşê f Kurdish
From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, shining".

Gese f Low German
Low German variant of Gesa.

Gévrise f Obscure

Geyse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.

Gladisse f English (African), Afrikaans, Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Gladysse f Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Gleise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gleice.

Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.

Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.

Godhyse m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" combined with hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).

Gose f Russian
Variant of Gosta.

Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]

Grayse f Manx (Modern)
Derived from Manx grayse "grace; virtue; charisma" and used as a Manx equivalent of English Grace.

Gresë f Albanian
Derived from Albanian gresë "unripe grape".

Greteliese f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Liese.

Guese f & m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Not available.

Gülse f Turkish

Gülümse f Turkish
Means "smile" in Turkish.

Gunlise f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunlis.

Gupse f Circassian
Means "healty, good-hearted" in Circassian.

Hadasse f Yiddish (?), Jewish
German variant of Hadassah.

Hadise f Turkish
From Arabic حادثة (ḥādiṯa) meaning "event, incident, occurence", or حديث (ḥadīṯ), meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad... [more]

Halise f Turkish
Feminine form of Halis.

Hanneliese f German (Austrian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Combination of Hanne 1 and Liese.

Hannelise f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans, Flemish (Rare)
Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elise.

Hanse f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 13th-century Latvia, it is a feminine form of Hans.

Haruse f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring (season)" combined with 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hatidzse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transciption of Khadija.

Havise f Norman
Norman form of Hawise.

Hayase m & f Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (hayase) meaning "waterfall", 灘 (hayase) meaning "open sea, rapids" or 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 逸 (haya) meaning "flee, escape, break loose", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 速 (haya) meaning "fast, speedy" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "swift current, rapids" or 勢 (se) meaning "forces, energy, military strength"... [more]

Heiderose f German
Combination of Heide and Rose

Heilwise f Medieval German

Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helise f English (American, Rare)

Heloise f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Scandinavian and German adoption of Héloïse.

Helouise f American (Rare), Louisiana Creole, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse.

Helouse f English (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse

Helwise f Medieval English

Hē'ȯhma'aestse f Cheyenne
Means "Red Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hé'ȯhnéménėstse f Cheyenne
Means "Singing Woman" in Cheyenne.

Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]

Hise m & f Nepali
A masculine and feminine name that means "hiss", so from Hisa. No relation to Hisé

Hisé f French
From Ysé, Which is pronounced the same way.

Hisse m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names containing the name element hild "fight, battle".

Housse f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais housse "holly" (ultimately from Old French hous). This is a newly coined name, intened as a Jèrriais equivalent of Holly.

Ilyse f English
Variant of Elise.

Imose f Western African, Edo
Means "beauty" in Edo.

Increase m & f English (Puritan)
Derives from Middle English 'encrease' with the meaning "to turn greater in number". A famous bearer was Increase Mather, the president of Harvard University in 1685, who was a Puritan minister involved with the Salem witch trials... [more]

Ingalise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.

Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.

Ingelise f Danish, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lise.

Inglise f Swedish
Swedish variant of Ingelise.

Inse m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Frisian variant form of Ine. Sometimes also said to be a Frisian short form of Germanic names that have Ing for a first element, such as Ingulf... [more]

Ise f Dutch
This name is used as a variant of Isabelle, alongside Isa 2.

Ise f Japanese

Ise f & m Dutch

Isse f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Isse is the daughter of the Lesbian king Macareus (born of an incestuous relationship with his sister Canace), hence she is also called 'Isse Macareïs', i.e. "Isse the daughter of Macareus"... [more]

Itose f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ivalisse f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ivelisse.

Iveliese f English (American, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Ivelisse or Ivelise

Ivelise f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ivelisse.

Iverise f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Iver, used in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Ivyrose f English, English (American)
Combination of Ivy and Rose. Ivyrose was given to 17 girls in 2017.

Jahnese f English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Janice.

Janeese f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Jane, or a combination of the phonetic elements ja and nees... [more]

Janesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant or elaboration of Janessa.

Janise f American (Rare)
Variant of Janice.

Janisse f Spanish (Caribbean)

Janyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Janice. A notable bearer is Canadian voice actress Janyse Jaud (1969-).

Jaruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Jarmila.

Jatse f Greenlandic
Variant of Jette.

Jenalise f English (American, Rare)
Jenalise is a rare American feminine name combined of Jessica,Jena, and Lisa.

Jenise f English
Rhyming variant of Denise.

Jennese f English
A variant of Janice or Janeese

Jennise f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Janise influenced by names that begin with the element Jen-, such as Jennifer and Jenny.

Jervaise f Obscure

Jinse f Scots
Diminutive of Jean 2.

Joise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Joice.

Jonise f Haitian Creole, African American (Rare)
Combination of Jo (from a name such as Joanne) and Denise.

Jovaišė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jovaišas.

Joyeuse f French (African)
Direct adoption of the adjective joyeuse, the feminine form of the adjective joyeux, "joyful".

Joyse f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Joyce.

Julise f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Elaboration of Julie.

Junelise f English (Rare)
A combination of June and Elise, possibly inspired by Annelise. According to Forebears.Io, 4 people have this name worldwide.

Justise m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Justice.

Jutse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jytte.

Kadense f English (Modern)
Variant of Cadence.

Kaise f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kakhvise f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Hafsah or Hafisah.

Kalese f American (Modern, Rare)

Kalise f African American
Variant of Kelis.

Kandyse f English
Variant spelling of Candice.

Kanise f African American (Modern)
Combination of the syllable ka with the name Denise.

Karense f Norwegian (Rare)
Variation of Karen 1.

Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.

Kätherose f German
Combination of Käthe and Rose... [more]

Katrese f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrice.

Kayse f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Case.

Keamogetse m & f Tswana
Means "I have received" in Setswana.

Keatlaretse f Tswana
Means "to receive with open hands" in Tswana. It is usually used as a sign of respect.

Kedumetse f Tswana
Means "I have agreed" in Setswana.

Kefentse f Tswana
Means "I have won" in Tswana.

Kelise f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kelis. Otherwise, it could be a blend of the sounds of Kelly or Kelsey and Elise.

Keltse f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Celsa.

Kenese f Samoan
Samoan form of Genesis.

Kenise f African American (Rare)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Denise influenced by Ken 1/Kenna/Kenneth.

Kennise f African American (Rare)

Kerapetse m & f Tswana
Means "I have prayed" in Setswana.

Kereeditse m & f Tswana
Means "I am listening" in Setswana.

Kesegofetse f Tswana
Means "I am blessed" in Setswana.

Ketase f Tumbuka
Means "cooperation" in Tumbuka.

Khalise f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Khaleesi.

Kharisse f Obscure (Modern)
Perhaps derived from Charisse.

Khyentse m & f Tibetan
Means "wisdom" in Tibetan.

Kiarisse f French (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Local vernacular form of Clarisse found in the Poitou-Charentes region of France.... [more]

Kiesse f & m Southern African
Bantu name meaning "happiness" or "joy".

Kise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kis.

Klarisse f Obscure
Variant of Clarisse.

Klaruše f Czech
Diminutive form of Klara.

Konstanse f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Norwegian form of Constance.

Konwahawen:se f Mohawk

Kose m & f Japanese
Yakuza

Kotose f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 星 (se) meaning "star". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Krisse f & m Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Chris.

Kristense f Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Christence.

Kûnstânse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Constance.

Kwatién:se f Mohawk

Kylise f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Kelis or Elise, or a feminine elaboration of Kyle using Lise.

Labhaoise f Irish

Labhaoise f Irish
Irish form of Louise

Laíse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Lakenzise f African American (Modern, Rare)

Lanise f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix la and the name Denise. It can be spelled LaNise or Lanise.

Laoibhse f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Laoise.

Larise f Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
Variant of Larissa

Larisse f Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Larissa.

Laryse f English (Rare)
Probably a variant of Larissa influenced by French Larisse.

Latrease f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Latrice.

Laurense f Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish variant of French Laurence 2.

Laurentse f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Laurents as well as a variant of Laurentia.

Leianesse f Obscure

Lenise f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Léonise f French (Acadian), Louisiana Creole

Lewise f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Lewis.

Lidvise f German (East Prussian)
Variant of Liudvise.

Lilarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Lila 2 and Rose

Lillyrose f Obscure
Combination of Lilly and Rose.

Lindarose f English
A combination of Linda and Rose.

Lindissë f Literature
Meaning unknown, used by J.R.R. Tolkien. Most likely from lindë meaning "singing, sound".

Lisse f Dutch (Rare), Danish (Rare), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Literature
It is used in the science fiction novel Invitation to the Game as the name of the main character. It is also the name of a fine gauze fabric.

Liudvise f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Liudvika.

Loïse f French, French (Belgian, Modern)
Gallicized form of Loïsa as well as a feminine form of Loïs.

Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]

Lolarose f Obscure
Combination of Lola and Rose.

Lose f Tongan
Tongan form of Rose.

Louisianaise f Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French louisianaise "female Louisianian".

Louse f Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Loes. It was most likely influenced or inspired by the French language, in the sense that the name is spelled in such a way that it is recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which Loes would not have been)... [more]

Louwisse f Walloon
Walloon form of Louise.

Loysse f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Louise.

Lucresse f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (African, Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Middle French form of Lucretia, still occasionally found in French-speaking Africa.

Luíse f Irish
Irish transliterated form of Louise; the usual form is Aloisia.... [more]

Lunarose f Filipino
Combination of Luna and Rose.

Lunise f Haitian Creole
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Lucie and Denise. A known bearer is Haitian singer Lunise Morse of the band RAM, the wife of musician Richard Auguste Morse.

Lusse f Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.

Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).

Maélise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlis.

Maëlise f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant form of Maélise.

Maëlyse f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Maëlise.

Ma'eve'ėse m & f Cheyenne
Means "Red Bird" in Cheyenne.

Mahlatse m & f Sotho
Means "lucky" in Sotho.

Maiesse f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Maise f Danish, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Majse f Danish
Diminutive of Maja 2 (compare Majsan).

Makiese m & f African, Kongo
Means "happiness" in Kikongo.

Maraliese f Afrikaans (Rare)
Combination of Mara 1 and Liese.

Marelise f Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria Elisabeth.

Marèse f Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a contraction of Marie-Thérèse.

Margause f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Morgause.

Margawse f Arthurian Cycle
One of the three daughters – seemingly the oldest – of Igraine and Gorloïs of Tintagil. Margawse was wedded to King Lot of Lothian at the same time that her widowed mother re-married Uther Pendragon.

Marielouise f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Louise.

Marietherese f German (Rare)
Combination of Marie and Therese.

Mariliese f Filipino (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Blend of Marie and Liese.

Marilise f American (South)

Marilyse f French, French (Belgian)
Contraction of Marie and Lyse.

Marise f Japanese
Infinite; endless

Marise f Circassian, Adyghe
One of the Circassian forms of Maria. Was used by Circassians to refer to Maria, mother of Jesus, as well as the Goddess of Bees in Circassian mythology.

Marisse f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Marise.

Mâritse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Marit.

Markitse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Margit.

Marlese f Afrikaans

Marliese f German
Variant of Marlies.

Marlise f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Swiss)
Cognate of Marlis.

Marlisse f English (Rare)

Marlyse f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Marlise.

Marlysse f American (Rare)

Marylise f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Marylis influenced by Lise.

Marylouise f English
Combination of Mary and Louise.

Maryrose f English
Combination of Mary and Rose.

Mascarose f Medieval Occitan
Mascarose was borne by two 13th-century female French nobles, Mascarose I of Armagnac, and Mascarose II of Lomagne.

Masé f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Short form of María José coming from the first and last syllables.

Matiesse f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Matisse.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Maurise f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)

Mause f Scots
Diminutive of Mairy.

Méduse f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Medusa.

Mejse f Danish
Danish word for tit, a type of bird of the bird family Paridae.

Melise f French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Turkish Melis.

Mélisse f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mélissa.

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Melrose f & m English (Rare)

Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).

Miklausė f Medieval Baltic
A Medieval Lithuanian form of Nicholas

Mimose f Haitian Creole
Variant of Mimosa.

Momose f Japanese
"A hundred stars"

Monalise f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Monalisa.

Monse f Spanish
Diminutive of Montserrat.

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Morgause f Arthurian Cycle
The name of a witch in Arthurian romance. Morgause, Queen of the Orkneys, is Arthur's half-sister with whom, in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation 'Le Morte d'Arthur', he engages in a brief affair, producing Mordred... [more]

Musase f English

Muse m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.

Nafise f Persian
Alternate transcription of نفیسه (see Nafiseh).

Naïse f Norman
Norman short form of Athenais.

Nanase f Japanese
From 七 (nana) meaning "seven" and 世 (se) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Nanesse f Walloon
Walloon form of Agnes.

Nanise f Fijian, Melanesian
Nancy

Nanse f Scots
Diminutive of Agnes.

Narjisse f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نرجس (see Narjis) chiefly used in North Africa.

Naruse f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (naru) meaning "love, affection" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Natose f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Taken from 南十字星 (minamijūjisei), referring to the Southern Cross.... [more]

Nefise f Ubykh
Ubykh form of Nafisa.

Nelise f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Nepeese f Literature
From Cree nîpisîy meaning "willow". It is used in the 1917 novel 'Baree, Son of Kazan' by James Oliver Curwood.

Nessarose f Literature
Combination of Nessa 1 and Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation... [more]

Nicaise m & f French, French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French masculine and feminine form of Nicasius. This name was borne by a 4th century AD saint from Rheims (France).

Nilse f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Nilsa.

Nkese f Efik

Noélise f French (Belgian, Rare)
Elaboration of Noélie.

Noëlise f French (Rare)
Variant of Noélise.

Noelise f English (Rare), French (Caribbean), Antillean Creole
Combination of Noelle and Elise.

Novalise f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Novalee, influenced by Annalise. The name Novalise was given to 11 girls born in the United States in 2021, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Ntombikayise f Zulu
Means "father's girl" in Zulu.

Oaitse m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) knows" in Tswana.

Ofentse f & m Tswana

Olise f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ole as well as a combination of Ole and Lise.

Oluše f Czech
Diminutive of Olga.

Omarose f Obscure
Meaning unknown. The name is probably invented, in which case it might possibly be a blend of the names Omar 1 and Rose... [more]

Omorose f Nigerian (Rare)

Onkgomoditse f Tswana
Means "He (God) consoled me" in Setswana.

Onkgopotse m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) thought of me" in Setswana.

Ookeditse m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) has increased" in Setswana.

Oregolagantse m & f Setswana
He joined us together

Orgeluse f Arthurian Cycle
A woman in Wolfram von Eschenbachs 'Parsifal'.... [more]

Orguelleuse f Arthurian Cycle
Feminine equivalent of Orguelleus. This was used by the 13th-century German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach in Parzival, his expansion and completion of Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished romance Perceval, the Story of the Grail, for a hitherto unnamed character... [more]

Orose f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Orosia.

Orphise f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)

Ortense f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hortense.

Örzse f Hungarian
Possibly a diminuitive of Erzsébet.

Ose m & f Esan
Means "god" in Esan. This is also the short form of names that begin in this element.

Osenotse f Tswana
Means "He (God) has made things clear" in Setswana.

Othusitse m & f Tswana
Means "he (god) has helped" in Tswana.

Oweditse f Tswana
Means "she completed her job" in Setswana.

Pandrose f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Pandrosus.

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Pariese m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Paschaise m & f French (Archaic)
French form of Paschasius (masculine) and Paschasia (feminine).

Patrise f English (Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2.

Patrisse f African American
Probably derived from the French name Patrice 1.... [more]

Perse f Greek Mythology
Lit. "destroyer" is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.

Pesse f Yiddish
Variant of Pesche.

Pěvuše f Czech (Rare)

Philanise f French (Quebec)
Possible vairant of Philonice

Philonese f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Philonise.

Philonise f French (Acadian)
Variant of Philonice.

Pitse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bitte.

Précieuse f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Précieux, cognate to English Precious.

Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French precius, ultimately from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium "worth; value").

Primerose f French (Rare)
Derived from French primerose "primrose".

Promesse f French (African, Rare)
Cognate of Promise.

Prose f English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prose.

Purpose f English
Middle English from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Remaketse f Sotho
Means "we are surprised" in Sesotho.

Repanse f Arthurian Cycle
As a maiden, Repanse had charge of the Grail and carried it in the Grail Procession. After Perceval became the Grail King, Repanse fell in love with Feirefiz, Perceval’s pie-bald half brother, at Arthur’s court... [more]

Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.

Rheese m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Rhyse m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhys.

Riese f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the (originally German) surname Riese.

Rinse f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" or 星 (se) meaning "star". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rise f Danish
Short form of Regitze.

Rise f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 麗 (ri) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids", 星 (se) meaning "star", 清 (se) meaning "pure", 生 (se) meaning "live", 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 声 (se) meaning "voice, speech"... [more]

Risë f English (American)
Variant of the original Norwegian name Rise to preserve the original pronunciation.... [more]

Riverrose f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of River and Rose. It existed in the US popularity chart beyond 1000 since 2018 where it was given to six babies, then it charted again in 2021 where it was given to seven babies.

Rodneyse f Haitian Creole

Roese f Anglo-Norman
Variant of Rohese.

Roselise f English

Roselouise f English
A combination of Rose and Louise.

Roßweiße f Theatre
Probably a reinterpretation of Roswitha analysed as hros "horse" and hwit "white"... [more]

Ruthrose f English