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Publianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Publius.

Pudens m Late Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste". It is ultimately derived from the Latin verb pudeo meaning "to be ashamed, to feel shame".... [more]

Pudentianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Pudentius.

Pudentius m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adverb pudentius, which is the comparative form of pudenter meaning "modestly, bashfully" as well as "chastely". It is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste" (see Pudens).

Pupillus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin pupillus "orphan, minor, little boy", which is a diminutive of Latin pupus "boy." Lucius Orbilius Pupillus was a grammarian from the 1st century BC.

Purvis m English (American)

Puschkayts m Baltic Mythology
Old Prussian god of the earth.... [more]

Putinas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun putinas, which refers to plants of the Viburnum genus, such as the snowball and the guelder rose. With that said, you might also want to compare this name with the dialectal Lithuanian noun putinas meaning "rooster".

Pylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πύλαιος (Pylaios), which is derived from Greek πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". In Greek mythology, Pylaeus was an ally of king Priam in the Trojan War.

Pylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πύλος (pylos) meaning "in the gateway", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". Pylos is also the name of a town in modern Greece, which already existed in the time of Mycenaean Greece (under the same name) and was an important kingdom at the time.

Pylus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pylos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a son of the god Ares, whom he had with Demonice.

Pynchas m Jewish
Variant of Pinchas.

Pyramus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology, Romani (Archaic)
From the Greek Πύραμος (Pyramos), taken from the name of the river Pyramos and derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" or πυρός (pyros) "wheat"... [more]

Pyrandros m Ancient Greek
Means "fire of a man", derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) "fire" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".

Pyras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pyrrhus.

Pyreneus m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Pyrene. In Greek mythology, Pyreneus was a king of Thrace.

Pyrgoteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πυργοτέλης, from Ancient Greek πύργος (púrgos) "tower, watchtower" and τέλος (télos) "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of one of the most celebrated gem engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC.

Pyrilampes m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire" and λάμπω (lampo) "to shine". The name of Plato's stepfather, an Ancient Greek politician... [more]

Pyrochles m Literature, Arthurian Cycle
From the Greek elements πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a reckless knight who, together with his brother Cymochles, represents emotional maladies that threaten temperance... [more]

Pyroeis m Greek Mythology
Pyroeis in ancient Greek religion is the god of the wandering star Areios, the planet Mars.... [more]

Pyrros m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pyrrhos.

Pytheas m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πυθιος (Pythios), which is an epithet of the god Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ (Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [more]

Pythocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokles. A known bearer of this name was Pythocles of Sicyon, an Olympic victor from the 3rd century BC.

Pythocritus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythokritos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodelos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodelus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodelos.

Pythodoros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodoros. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Pythodotos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythodotos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Pythokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Pythios, an epithet of the god Apollo, combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Pythokritos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Pythios, which is an epithet of the god Apollo. Also compare the related name Python.... [more]

Pythostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pythostratos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pythostratus of Ephesus, who won the stadion race at the 103rd Olympiad in 368 BC.

Pyxis m Astronomy
Pyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses)... [more]

Qaboos m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Qabus.

Qabus m Arabic (Rare)
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

Qadrecius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Qais m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قيس (see Qays).

Qarabaş m Karachay-Balkar
Means "black-headed" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qaraquş m Azerbaijani
Means "black bird" in Azerbaijani.

Qhuas f & m Hmong
Means "praise, marvel, admire" in Hmong Daw.

Qiyas m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghiyas.

Qōsṭrōs m Assyrian
Classical Syriac alternative form of Castor, via the Greek form Κάστωρ (Kastor). It is also an alternative vocabulary word for "beaver", the more usual word being ܩܣܛܘܪ or ܩܐܣܛܘܪ‎ (both transliterated as qasṭor; cf... [more]

Quaddrus m Obscure

Quadoqueneis m Arthurian Cycle

Quadragesimus m History
Means "fortieth" in Latin, from quadraginta "forty". The number 40 has many biblical references, including the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his ministry, and the 40 hours he lay in the tomb before the resurrection... [more]

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.

Quandarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quan and Darius.

Quantarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quandarius.

Quantavious m African American

Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.

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

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

Quavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names ending in quavious, such as Marquavious, Jaquavious, Laquavious or Daquavious... [more]

Quddus m Arabic
Means "holy, sacred" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition, القدوس (al-Quddus) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

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).

Quincas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.

Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quindarius m African American (Rare)
Combination of Quin and Darius.

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.

Quintarius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quindarius.

Quintasius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Catholic saint.

Quintavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on the element quan and Octavius.

Quintavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quinterious m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quinterrius.

Quinterrius m African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintarius.

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.

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]

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]

Quintravious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintavious.

Quintravius m American (Modern, Rare)

Quiolas m Arthurian Cycle
A name appearing in Le Livre d’Artus, a work of Arthurian romance. He wass a Saxon king who, under King Hargadabran, fought Arthur’s forces at the battle of Clarence and was killed by Adragain.

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]

Quiriakus m German
Germanised spelling of Quiriacus.

Quiricus m Ancient Roman
Older Roman form of Cyriacus.

Quirillus m History
Perhaps a form of Cyrillus. It was borne by an obscure saint, one of a group of 35 martyrs executed in northwestern Africa.

Quirinius m Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning (not to be confused with Quirinus). Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman governor of Syria when Jesus was born.

Quodvultdeus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo.

Quovadis f & m African American (Rare)
From the Latin phrase quo vadis meaning "where are you going?"

Ququş m Azerbaijani
Possibly from the Azerbaijani qu quşu meaing "swan".

Quriaqos m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic and Assyrian form of Quiricus.

Quriaqos m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Cyriacus used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians and Syro-Malabar Catholics, via the older form Quiricus.

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.

Rabanus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinisation of Hraban.

Rabgais m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Rabgay.

Radagaisus m Gothic
Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]

Radamantas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Rhadamanthos.

Radamanthys m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek of Rhadamanthos.

Radamés m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Radames.

Radames m Theatre
Radamès is a character, the captain of the guard, in the opera 'Aida' (1871). The setting of the opera is ancient Egypt, and the creators of the play likely invented the name to sound vaguely Egyptian by integrating Ra into the name.

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]

Radus m Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Raees m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic رئيس (see Rais), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Raes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Erasmus.

Rafaelis m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Rafaelos m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Rafail.

Rafaels m Latvian
Latvian form of Raphael.

Rafailos m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Rafail.

Ráfis m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Rafael.

Raginerus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Raginher.

Raiens m Latvian
The name is a Latvian form of Ryan

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]

Raimundas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raymond.

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

Rainerius m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Rayner.

Raïs m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of رئيس (see Rais), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Rais f & m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Reyes.

Raitis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raivis m Latvian
Variant of Raivo.

Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.

Ralphonus m Obscure (Rare)
An elaboration on Ralph.

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".

Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.

Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Ramsés m History (Hispanicized), History (Portuguese-style)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rameses.

Ramsès m French, History (Gallicized)
French form of Ramesses.

Ramsis m Ancient Egyptian
Variant of Ramses.

Ramus m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ramus.

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]

Ramzes m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rameses.

Rances m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English name Francis or Frances.

Ranfis m Spanish (Latin American)
Panamanian

Rans m Finnish
Variant of Ransu.

Ranulphus m English (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinized form of Ranulph.

Raols m Lengadocian, Provençal
Languedocian and Provençal of Raúl.

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]

Rapolas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Raphael.

Ras m English, American (South)
Short form of Rasmass.

Rasalas m Astronomy
The name Rasalas is the name of a star in the constellation Leo. The name comes from the Arabic phrase "Ras Elased Borealis", which translates to "northern part of Leo's head".

Rasinus m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Rasin.

Rasius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rasa.

Rasmass m English, American (South)
Variant of Erasmus.

Rásmmos m Sami
Variant of Rásmos.

Rásmos m Sami
Sami form of Rasmus.

Rástoš m Sami
Sami form of Erasmus.

Rásttoš m Sami
Variant of Rástoš.

Rasus m Indonesian (Rare, ?)

Rataxes m Literature
Rataxes is the king of the Rhinoceroses in the Babar books.

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

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

Rauls m Latvian

Ravós m Provençal
Provençal variant of Raols.

Ravous m Provençal
Provençal form of Raoul.

Rawlings m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rawlings.

Rawlins m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawlins.

Rawls m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rawls.

Rayis m Indian
Name - Rayis रयिस् ... [more]

Raymundus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Raymond.

Raynerius m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Rayner.

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Razmus m Swedish (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rasmus.

Rebecques m French
Masculine form of Rébecca.

Rebus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Redemptus m & f English (Puritan, Latinized)
Variant of Redeemed.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Reemus m Finnish (Modern, Rare)
A Finnish variant of Remus.

Reesaias m Biblical

Reevinoils m Obscure

Regas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Apparently a Greek form of Régis.

Reginaldus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinised form of Reginald.

Reginos m Greek (Cypriot)
Masculine form of Regina.

Règis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Régis.

Regís m Provençal
Provençal form of Régis.

Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]

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

Regös m Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian regös "minstrel, bard".

Regős m Hungarian
Younger form of Regös influenced by Regő.

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.

Reinerus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Reinier.

Reinhards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Reinhard.

Reinholds m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Reinhold.

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]

Reinis m Latvian
Originally a short form of Reinholds and Reinhards, this name has been used in its own right since the early 1600s.

Rèins m Emilian-Romagnol
Short form of Lurèins and thus a cognate of Renzo.

Reis m & f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It was first used in Final Fantasy Tactics, Reis is the lover of Beowulf and in order to protect him she gets herself turned into a Dragon and later when she is human again is called a Dragon Kin... [more]

Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.

Reiss m English (British)
Variant of Reese.

Rėjus m Lithuanian

Relictus m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
From the Latin word meaning "abandoned, forsaken, relinquished". This was given to various foundling children presumed orphans.

Remaclus m Frankish (Latinized)
This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]

Remas m Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Lithuanian form of Remus.

Remeys m Medieval Flemish
Derived from Remigius.

Remicus m Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Originally a corruption of Remigus, which is a variant of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remigijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remigus m Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Variant of Remigius (see Rémy).

Remistus m Gothic
Remistus was a general of the Western Roman Empire and commander-in-chief of the army under Emperor Avitus.

Rems m Latvian (Rare)
Possibly a Latvian adoption of Rem.

Rémus m French (Rare), Roman Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Remus.

Rênas m Kurdish

Renatos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Renatus.

Renāts m Latvian
Latvian form of Renatus.

Renats m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Renāts.

Renerus m Medieval Dutch (Latinized)
Shorter form of Regnerus.

Renis m Albanian

Rensis m American
Given name of the American social psychologist Rensis Likert who developed the Likert scale questionnaires.

Reparatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin reparatus meaning "recovered, retrieved; renewed, restored", as it is the perfect passive participle of the verb reparo "to recover, to retrieve; to restore, to repair, to renew".

Repoš m Medieval Serbian
Either from Serbian реп (rep) meaning “tail” or Serbian репа (repa) meaning “turnip, beet” combined with a diminutive suffix. Originally used as a surname in the 14th century, some would later use it as a first name in the 15th century.

Requis m African American (Americanized, Modern)

Resignatus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin resignatus meaning "unsealed, opened" as well as "resigned".... [more]

Respitius m German (Bessarabian)

Restitutus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin restitutus meaning "replaced, restored" as well as "revived", itself ultimately derived from the Latin verb restituo meaning "to replace, to restore" and "to revive".... [more]

Restutus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which first started out as a contraction of the cognomen Restitutus.

Resus m Welsh (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rhys

Rets m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian rets "rare; sparse, scarce; uncommon".

Retus m Romansh
Variant of Reto.

Reverianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Reverius. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century, who had left his native Italy for missionary work in Roman Gaul, but was eventually martyred.

Reverius m Late Roman
Derived from Latin revereor "to respect, to honour, to fear".

Revocatus m Late Roman, Dutch (Archaic)
Derived from Latin revocatus meaning "recalled, called back", which in turn is derived from the Latin verb revoco meaning "to recall, to call back" as well as "to revive". Also compare the English word revocable, which is etymologically related.... [more]

Revokats m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Revocatus.

Reynolds m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reynolds.

Reynolds m & f English
English

Rhadamanthos m Greek Mythology
I am uncertain of the meaning, but it might be etymologically related to Greek adámas "invincible, untamed" or Greek damázo "to overpower, to tame, to conquer." In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthos was a son of Zeus and Europa.

Rhadamanthus m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος (rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω (manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [more]

Rhemaxos m Scythian

Rheomithres m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Raivamithra.

Rhetorios m Late Greek
Derived from Greek ῥήτωρ (rhetor) meaning "orator, public speaker".

Rhetorius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rhetorios. A bearer of this name was the classical astrologer Rhetorius of Egypt, who lived in the 6th and early 7th century AD.

Rhijnvis m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
From the Old Germanic name Reginwis, itself from the roots regin "advice, counsel, decision" and wīs "wise". Its spelling was influenced by the Dutch word for the river Rhine (Rhijn in the old spelling)... [more]

Rhipsolaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ῥῖψις (rhipsis) meaning "a throwing, a hurling" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".

Rhipsolaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rhipsolaos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Rhipsolaus of Laconia, who won the stadion race at the 39th Olympiad in 624 BC.

Rhodes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Rhodes.

Rhodippos m Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose", or Ῥόδος (Rhodos) meaning "Rhodes", and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Rhodopianos m Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Rhodopianus.

Rhodopianus m Late Roman
From the Roman cognomen Rhodopianus meaning "from Rhodope". Rhodope was the name of a late Roman and early Byzantine province as well as of a mountain range. In both cases, the name is ultimately of Thracian origin... [more]

Rhoecus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek ῥοικός (rhoikos) meaning "crooked, bent" or "bow-legged". This was the name of a Samian sculptor of the 6th century BCE, as well as the name of a centaur who was killed by Atalanta after he attempted to assault her in Greek mythology.

Rhoys m Welsh
Welsh form of Roy.

Rias m Dutch (Rare)

Rias m Pashto

Ricgis m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from 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." 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]

Richardos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Richard.

Richards m English
Transferred use of the surname Richards.

Richards m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Rihards and Latvian adoption of Richard.

Richardus m Germanic (Latinized), Medieval, Dutch
Latinized form of Richard. It was used across Europe (especially England and France) during the Middle Ages, as at the time Latin was the standard language for official records (especially parish registers).... [more]

Richarius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Richar.

Riches m English (Puritan)
Referring to the spiritual riches found in faith in God.

Ricus m Afrikaans
Short form of names ending in -ricus, such as Ulricus or Henricus.

Ricuvinus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ricwin.

Ries m Dutch
Short form of Marinus, Marius and Richard (also found spelled as Riesjard and Riesjart)... [more]

Rigas m Late Greek
Rex > Rix > Rigas: "king".

Rigels m Albanian

Riggins m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Irish Surname, Riggins, meaning "son of Riagán".

Riggs m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.

Righteous m Romani (Archaic)

Riginos m Greek (Cypriot)
This is the name of the patron saint of the Greek island of Skopelos. According to tradition, he was a 4th-century bishop who was tortured to death.

Rigobertus m Germanic (Latinized)

Rigoulos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Regoulos, which is the ancient Greek and late Greek form of Regulus.

Rilès m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rimdaugas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimgailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimgirdas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimtautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimus m English

Rimvaldas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Rimvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb rimti meaning "to calm down, to quieten". It is related to the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) and the Lithuanian noun ramybė meaning "tranquility, peace, quiet"... [more]

Ringaudas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Rimgaudas.

Ringolds m Latvian (Rare)

Ritums m Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian ritums "flow, passage".

Ritvars m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ritēt “to flow” and vara ‎“power, force; reign".

Rivers m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rivers.

Rivodius m History (Latinized)
Latinized form of Rivod.

Roanes m West Frisian
A form of Ronne.

Roas m Frisian (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names with the Germanic stem hruod "fame".

Robertos m Greek
Greek form of Robert.

Robigus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin robigo meaning "red blight, wheat rust", referring to a red fungus that could infest crops. This was the name of a minor god in Roman mythology, summoned for protection against agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]

Robinas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Robin.

Robins m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Robin.

Robinus m Dutch
Latinized form of Robin.

Robustianus m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
derive from the patronymic of the Roman cognomen robustus meaning "oak, oaken, (figuratively) robust, strong, vigorous, resistant, son of Robustus, a descendant of Robustus".

Rocus m Dutch
Variant form of Rochus. A known Dutch bearer of this name was the composer and conductor Rocus van Yperen (1914-1994).

Rodas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Rodericus m Dutch
Latinized form of Roderick.

Roderikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Roderick.

Roderiks m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Roderick.

Rodgers m English
Transferred use of the surname Rodgers.

Rodions m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Rodion.

Rodolfos m Greek
Greek form of Rudolph.

Rodolphus m Literature, English (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Latinized form of Rudolf. This was used for a character (the husband of Bellatrix Lestrange) in the 'Harry Potter' series.

Rodosthenis m Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Roenis m Caribbean

Rofinus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Rufinus.

Rogacijans m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Rogatianus.

Rogacijonas m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Rogatianus.

Rogatianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rogatus. This name was borne by a Roman senator who, under the influence of the philosopher Plotinus (3rd century AD), resigned from his job and abandoned all of his wealth in order to live a simple lifestyle as a philosopher.... [more]

Rogatinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Rogatus.

Rogatius m Late Roman
Derivative of Rogatus.... [more]

Rogelius m Late Roman
Probably an earlier form of Hrodger (see Roger).

Rogellus m Medieval Latin
Variant of Rogelius.

Rogeros m Greek (Cypriot)
Greek form of Roger.

Rogers m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Rogers.

Rogiros m Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Rogeros.

Rohahes m Mohawk
Notable bearer is musician Rohahes Iain Phillips.

Rojs m Latvian