RookmDutch (Archaic) Short form of Rochus as well as of its variant forms Rocus and Rokus. This name is not to be confused with rook, the Dutch word for "smoke".
RoonemEnglish A name of Irish origin meaning red-haired. A noticeable bearer is the American sports and news broadcasting executive Roone Arledge (1931-2002)
Rooneym & fIrish, English Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
RoosemLiterature, Popular Culture Roose Bolton is the name of major character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
RooshmPersian (Expatriate) Short form of Daryush in the case of Daryush "Roosh" Valizadeh (1979-), an American blogger of Iranian and Armenian descent.
RopyrmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Roper. This is the name of country singer Koe Wetzel (born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel).
RoquelmEnglish Possibly derived from Rogelius (see Rogelio). This was the first name of Roquel "Billy" Davis (an American songwriter), as well as the middle name of Lawrence Roquel Payton, Jr... [more]
Rorif & mJapanese From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "a road, a street" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RorikmDutch (Rare) Means "famous ruler", cognates from Hrœrekr from the Old Norse elements hróðr meaning "fame" and ríkr meaning "ruler, mighty, rich"... [more]
RoronoamPopular Culture Roronoa Zoro is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda.
Rorym & fBrazilian A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".
Rosf & mIndonesian From Indonesian ros meaning "rose".
RosadermLiterature Used in Thomas Lodge's work "Rosalynde" which is the basis of Shakespeare's "As You Like It". In Lodge's work, the character of Rosader corresponds to Shakespeare's Orlando, whom is Rosalind's love interest in As You Like It.
RoscillusmHistory Roscillus was a chief of the Allobroges, who had served Julius Caesar with great fidelity in the Gallic Wars, and was treated by him with great distinction.
RościmirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
RosciusmAncient Roman From a Roman nomen gentile, which was derived from Latin ros "dew" via roscidus "dewy, wet". This name was borne by several ancient Romans, one of them being an ancient Roman actor named Quintus Roscius Gallus.
RosedalemEnglish A variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
RosegoldmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Derived from English rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [more]
RosenmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
RosencrantzmTheatre Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).
RoseomItalian Derived from the Latin adjective roseus "pink, rosy, rose-coloured". A bearer of this name is RJ Rosales (a Filipino artist of Spanish descent). The name seems to originally come from Italy, though, since roseo is an existing adjective there for "pink, rosy" (as opposed to Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries) and because sources list it as a legitimate Italian name.
RoßliebmGerman (Rare, Archaic) German calque of Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and lieb "kind, dear".
RossomItalian Italian form of Russus. A known bearer of this name was Rosso Fiorentino, an Italian painter from late medieval times.
RostevanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]
RotbaldmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
RotbernmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).
RotbrandmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RotgismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from hrôthi "fame." 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]
RotgrimmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
RotharmGermanic, History Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German hari "army." This name was borne by a 7th-century king of the Lombards.
RothardmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
RotharimLombardic Variant of Rothar. This name was borne by a 7th-century Lombard king of the house of Arodus.
RothelmmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection".
RothláinmMedieval Irish A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".
RotmanmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with man "man."
RotmundmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
RotormPopular Culture Meaning unknown. The most famous bearer, either in reality or in media, is Rotor the Walrus, from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series by Archie Comics.
RotradmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
RotrammGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
Rotshidzwam & fVenda Means "we have been saved" in Tshivenda.
RotsteinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German stain "stone."
RotwardmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
RotwigmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."
RotwinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
RoufuumJapanese From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 浪 (rou) meaning "wave" combined with 風 (fuu) meaning "wind". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
RougaroumFolklore The name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French loup garou "werewolf" (where loup means "wolf" and garou is a borrowed word from Germanic were-wolf via Frankish garulf).
RougnedmSouth American (Rare) In the case of Venezuelan baseball player Rougned Odor, his first name is a combination of his grandfather's name, Douglas, and his grandmother's name, Nedia; in keeping with the family custom of giving boys names that begin with the letter "R", the "D" in Douglas was changed to an "R", yielding Rougned.
RouichimJapanese From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RouroumJapanese From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 琅 (rou) meaning "pure" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
RouroushimJapanese From Japanese 浪 (rou) meaning "wave" duplicated and combined with 子 (shi) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RoushimJapanese From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 史 (shi) meaning "history". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RousseaumAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Rousseau notably borne by the 18th-century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. A given name bearer was Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
RoutamJapanese From Japanese 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
RoydmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Royd. A known bearer of this name is Royd Tolkien (b. 1969), a great-grandson of the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973).
RoyintanmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Means "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
RsholinmNivkh (Archaic) Traditional Nivkh name of unknown meaning. Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.
RshumHindi (Modern) A kind-hearted ,soft nature and have a great affection towards their love.
Ruaf & mJapanese From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ruam & fSwahili used mainly among swahili community for both boys and girls. ... [more]