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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the number of syllables is 1.
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Ne m & f Burmese
Means "sun" in Burmese.
Neel m Sanskrit, Indian
Neel - Sanskrit name... [more]
Neel m & f Dutch, Limburgish, Medieval Flemish
Short form of Cornelius (masculine) and Cornelia (feminine).... [more]
Neel m English (Rare)
Variant of Neil.
Negm m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]
Netsanet m Ethiopian
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Nev m Hebrew
Short form of Yaniv. A known bearer of this name is Yaniv "Nev" Schulman (b. 1984), an Israeli-American producer, actor and photographer.
Nev m English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]
Nex m & f English
Likely from Latin nex, meaning “murder, slaughter, violent death”
Ngah m & f Malay
Means "second-born" in Malay.
Ngãi m & f Vietnamese
Southern variant of Nghĩa.
Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".
Ngát f & m Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese.
Ngật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忔 (ngật) meaning "happiness".
Nget m & f Khmer
Means "baby, infant" in Khmer.
Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".
Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".
Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".
Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".
Nghiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 硯 (nghiên) meaning "inkstone".
Nghiệp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 業 (nghiệp) meaning "business, trade" or "work, merit, achievements".
Ngọ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 午 (ngọ) referring to the seventh Earthly Branch (11 AM to 1 PM), which is itself associated with the horse of the Chinese zodiac.
Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).
Ngưng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凝 (ngưng) meaning "to condense (from gas to liquid)".
Ngung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 顒 (ngung) meaning "serious, solemn".
Nguyêt f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyệt.
Nguyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyệt used outside of Vietnam.
Ngwe m & f Burmese
Means "silver, money" in Burmese.
Nhã m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雅 (nhã) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Nhậm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhậm) meaning "to carry, bear responsibility".
Nhàn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嫻 (nhàn) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Nhân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhân) meaning "benevolence, mercy".
Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".
Nhất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 一 (nhất) meaning "one, first".
Nhean m Khmer
Means "instinctive" in Khmer.
Nhị m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 二 (nhị) meaning "two".
Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".
Nhơn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhơn) meaning "compassionate".
Nhựt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhựt) meaning "sun, day".
Nhu m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑈 (nhu) meaning "a kind of jade".
Như f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如 (như) meaning "like, as" or 茹 (như) meaning "roots, vegetables".
Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".
Ni f & m Burmese
Means "red" in Burmese.
Nib m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Isabel or John.
Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".
Niệm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 念 (niệm) meaning "to recite".
Nies m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]
Niff m American (Rare)
Short for Kenneth. Popularized in the SNL Firing Skits with Dana and Niff. Used more as a comical kind of nickname because of this.
Nige m English
Diminutive of Nigel.
Nijs m Dutch
Dutch short form of Dionysius.
Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).
Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
No f & m Burmese
Means "wake up" in Burmese.
Nob m Literature
The name of a J.R.R. Tolkien character.
Nob m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Robert.
Noer f & m Indonesian
Indonesian older spelling of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Noh m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوح (see Nuh), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Nohk f & m Thai
Means "bird" in Thai.
Noi f & m Thai, Lao
Means "small, little" in Thai, also used as an alternate transcription of Lao Noy. It is unisex in Thailand (more commonly used as a nickname) while it is feminine in Laos.
Nooh m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Nuh as well as the Urdu form.
Nox m Dutch
Possibly a variant of Knox or a masculine usage of the feminine name Nox.
Nu f & m Burmese
Means "soft, delicate, tender, youthful" in Burmese.
Nuan f & m Thai
Means "tender, gentle, mild, soft" or "cream, pale, ivory" in Thai.
Nyam m & f Mongolian
Means "Sunday" in Mongolian.
Nyan m Burmese
Means "intellect, wisdom" in Burmese.
Nyck m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
West Frisian cognate of Nick (also compare Nyckele) as well as a Dutch and English variant spelling of the name. In the anglophone world, this name can also be a direct short form of given names that contain nyck, such as Dominyck.... [more]
Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.
Nyk m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyck, as the -ck- is originally a medieval way of spelling the consonant -k-. Also compare the names Nykele and Nykle, which are very closely related.... [more]
Nyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Nile.
Nyo m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.
Nys m North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
North Frisian and West Frisian short form of Dionysius.
Nyunt m & f Burmese
Means "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.
Oai m Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 威 (uy) meaning "stately, majestic".
Oakes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Oakes.
Oánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑩 (oánh) meaning "lustrous, bright, transparent".
Oanh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鶯 (oanh) meaning "oriole".
Ob m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi
Name : Ob ओब... [more]
Od m & f Mongolian
Means "star" in Mongolian.
Odar m Irish
Means "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.
Odma m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Sinhalese
Odm /Odma ओद्म means- moistening, act of wetting. ... [more]
Oet m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ot.
Ogh m Indian, Sanskrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati
Means "flood" in Hindi.
Ohn m & f Burmese
Means "coconut" in Burmese.
Ohre m & f Hebrew
Variant of Or.
Omm m Indian
Variant transcription of Om.
Ond m Medieval Hungarian
According to the 'Gesta Hungarorum' Ond is one of the seven Hungarian chieftains.
Oo m & f Burmese
Means "first, eldest, head" in Burmese.
Or m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Hur appearing in the Septuagint.
Örn m Icelandic, Swedish
From an Old Norse name and byname derived from ǫrn meaning "eagle". It coincides with the modern Icelandic and Swedish noun örn, also denoting the bird.
Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.
Ot m Dutch
Dutch form of Odo; in some instances, the name is also a short form of Adrianus.
Ott m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Otto.
Ou m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (ou) meaning "centre, middle", 鴎 (ou) meaning "seagull", 紘 (ou) meaning "vast, expansive", 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom", 鷹 (ou) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk", 汪 (ou) meaning "vast, extensive, deep" or 泱 (ou) meaning "great, expansive" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Paas m Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of masculine names that are derived from Greek and Latin pascha meaning "Easter" as well as "Passover", such as Paschalis, Pascharius and Paschasius and their Dutch forms.... [more]
Paing m & f Burmese
Means "own, possess" in Burmese.
Pait m Scots
Short form of Paitrick.
Patch m English (American)
Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]
Pauk m & f Burmese
From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paull m English (Archaic)
Variant of Paul recorded in the 16th century.
Paum m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm, which was likely influenced by Old French paume meaning "palm" and paumier meaning "palmer" (as in, a medieval Christian pilgrim).... [more]
Paw m & f Burmese
Means "arise, emerge, appear" in Burmese.
Pe m Burmese
Means "man, male" in Burmese.
Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".... [more]
Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".
Peet m Estonian, Afrikaans, Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Peeter (Estonian) as well as Peter and Petrus (Afrikaans, Dutch and Limburgish).... [more]
Pei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配 (pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Peng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Penn m English, Welsh Mythology
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
Perch m Armenian
From the Armenian word պերճ (perč) meaning "magnificent".
Perk m English (Rare)
A diminutive of Perkin and Perkins or a nickname. One bearer is Canadian hockey forward Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (1898-1961).
Peul m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish form of Paulus (see Paul). It has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the existence of the patronymic surname Peulen, which is still primarily prevalent in the Limburgish language area.
Peum m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm. It likely came about via its other variant Paum, as -au- is known to shift to -eu- in some parts of the Limburgish language area... [more]
Peus m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish short form of Paschalis and Paschasius. It was in use until at least the 18th century, and had become obsolete by the 20th century.... [more]
Phái m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phán m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 判 (phán) meaning "to rule, to declare".
Phấn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奮 (phấn) meaning "strive, exert".
Phát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 發 (phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".
Phật m Buddhism
Vietnamese form of Buddha.
Phet f & m Lao, Thai
Means "diamond" in Lao and Thai.
Phi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 飛 (phi) meaning "to fly".
Phib m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".
Phiêu m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 漂 (phiêu) meaning "to float, drift".
Phill m English
Variant of Phil.
Phone m Burmese
Means "power, glory, influence" in Burmese.
Phong m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 風 (phong) meaning "wind, style".
Phot m Thai
Means "word, speech" in Thai.
Phou m & f Lao
Means "mountain" in Lao.
Phú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phước m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Phúc chiefly used in southern Vietnam.
Phuc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Phúc used outside of Vietnam.
Phụng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phut m Buddhism
Lao and Thai form of Buddha.
Phyl m & f English
Diminutive of Phylip, Philippa and other names that begin with Phil.
Phyo m & f Burmese
Means "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Phyoe m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဖြိုး (see Phyo).
Pi m Obscure
From the mathematical constant. Pi O, (1951-) is a Greek-Australian, working class, anarchist poet.
Pidge m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the word pidgeon. It has been used extensively as a nickname and also rarely as an official name.
Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.
Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.
Pire m Walloon
Walloon form of Pierre.
Pitt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).
Plaek m Thai
Means "strange, unusual" in Thai. A notable bearer was Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897-1964), who served as the prime minister of Thailand from 1948 to 1957.
Plam m Serbian
From Serbian плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Platt m English
Transferred use of the surname Platt.
Ples m English (Rare)
Short form of Pleasant (compare Pleas).
Ploon f & m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Apollonia (feminine) and Apollonius (masculine). Also see the related name Pleun.... [more]
Plum f & m English
From Middle English ploume, from Old English plume "plum, plum tree," from an early Germanic borrowing (Middle Dutch prume, Dutch pruim, Old High German pfluma, pfruma, German Pflaume) from Vulgar Latin *pruna, from Latin prunum "plum," from Greek prounon, a later form of proumnon, a word of unknown origin, which is probably, like the tree itself, of Anatolian origin.
Po m & f Burmese
Means "to exceed" in Burmese.
Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.
Po m Popular Culture
From Cantonese Chinese 寶 (bóu) meaning "treasure" or "precious". This is the name of the protagonist of the film franchise Kung Fu Panda. He is an anthropomorphic giant panda who is unlikely chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior in the first film.
Pod m Literature
A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, from the ordinary vocabulary word pod.
Pogue m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Pogue. In the 2006 horror film 'The Covenant', Taylor Kitsch portrays one of the main protagonists, Pogue Perry.
Poh f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Bao.
Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.
Pomp m & f History
This was what explorer, Captain William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, nicknamed the son of Sacagawea. The child's real name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau... [more]
Ponz m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Pontius.
Poo m & f Thai
Means “crab” in Thai. Poo is used as a nickname only.
Poot m American (Rare)
Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
Pop m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Poppy and nickname derived from pop, shortened variation of papa "father," in use in American English as early as 1838.
Pope m English (Archaic)
From English pope, a religious title for a bishop.
Pot m History
Used as a nom de guerre by Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot (1925-1998; born Saloth Sâr), in which case it is derived from French politique potentielle, meaning "potential politics".
Pov m & f Khmer
Means "youngest, darling, beloved" in Khmer.
Prak m Khmer
Means "silver" in Khmer.
Pres m English
Short form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Prest m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Prix via its Occitan form Priest.
Pri m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "fruit" in Hebrew.
Prih m & f Javanese
Means "sorrow, pain, sadness" in Javanese.
Pros m Khmer
Means "boy, man" in Khmer.
Prvul m Vlach
Means "first-born son" in Vlach.
Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]
Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).
Psmith m Literature
'Psmith Rupert (in later incarnations Ronald Eustace) Psmith, dandyish Old Etonian (expelled) flaneur and social escapologist in the works of P.G. Wodehouse. Debuting in 'Lost Lambs' (1909; later (1935) renamed 'Enter Psmith'), he was the first of the major characters Wodehouse created... [more]
Puil m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish form of Paulus (see Paul).
Punj m Indian
Origin - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Australian, Mauritian, Fijian, Buddhist, Sikh, ... [more]
Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.
Put m Buddhism
Khmer form of Buddha.
Pwint f & m Burmese
Means "to blossom, to bloom" in Burmese.
Pyae m & f Burmese
Means "to be full, to reach a specific point" in Burmese.
Pyay m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ပြေ (see Pye).
Pye m & f Burmese
Means "appeased, satisfied" in Burmese.
Pyone f & m Burmese
Means "to smile" or "to grow, to proliferate" in Burmese.
Pyr m Old Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 6th century Welsh abbot.
Qais m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قيس (see Qays).
Qia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qiong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Qrow m Popular Culture
Variant of Crow used in the web series 'RWBY'.
Quade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quade.
Quaid m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quaid.
Quần m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 裙 (quần) meaning "skirt; apron; dress; petticoat".... [more]
Quan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Quan m African American
Invented name from the phonetic element quan.
Quảng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 廣 (quảng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive".
Quartz m & f English (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [more]
Quát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 括 (quát) meaning "embrace, enclose, encompass".
Quế m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế) meaning "cinnamon".
Quest m English
From the English word for a search, ultimately from from Medieval Latin questa "search, inquiry".
Quí f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Quý.
Quince m English
“Quince, citrus, fruit”
Quint m Catalan, Dutch, English, Emilian-Romagnol, French (Rare), German
Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol and French form of Quintus as well as the Dutch, English and German short form of any given name starting with Quint-, such as Quinten and Quintijn (Dutch), Quintus and Quintinus (German) and Quintin (English).... [more]
Qun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 群 (qún) meaning "group, crowd, numerous, many", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Quốc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 國 (quốc) meaning "nation, country".
Quoc m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Quốc.
Quon m Chinese
In Chinese, Quon means "shining". It has variations across various other cultures, including Quinn, Juan 1, and Quanah.
Quyết m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 決 (quyết) meaning "decide, determine".
Quynh f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Quỳnh used outside of Vietnam.
Rỉ f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to drip" or "to whisper" in Vietnamese.
Raas m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Raes.
Race m English (American, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Race or simply from the word race.
Raes m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Erasmus.
Rage m English (American)
From the Middle English word rage, from the Old French rage/rager, ultimately derived from Latin rabies, meaning "madness."
Rahn m English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Rahn.... [more]
Rais f & m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Reyes.
Rak f & m Thai
Means "love" in Thai.
Ran m Hebrew
Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").
Ran m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冉 (rǎn) meaning "tender, weak", 然 (rán) meaning "so, thus, correct, right" or 染 (rǎn) meaning "dye, tint", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.
Rạng f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to dawn" in Vietnamese.
Rành m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "clear" in Vietnamese.
Raph m English
Diminutive of Raphael.
Rath m & f Khmer
A type of Khmer flower.
Rath m Irish
Means "prosperity, success".
Rayce m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Race influenced by the ending of names like Jayce and Kayce.
Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]
Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.
Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".
Redge m English
Variant of Reg.
Reemt m Frisian, Low German, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch, Low German, and Frisian form of Raymond.
Reet f & m Indian
Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.
Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.
Reint m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian (contracted) short form of Germanic given names that start with Rein- and end in -t, such as Reinart, Reinbert and Reinout.
Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.
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]
Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]
Rem m West Frisian
Short form of Remme.
Ren m Japanese
Meaning "Move Forward", with the Kanji Character "連". Others possible.
Renn m & f Various
From the surname Renn, or the similar-sounding names Ren or Wren.
Renz m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the name element ragin "advice" like Reinhard.
Renz m German
Short form of Lorenz
Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.
Rexx m American (Rare)
Variant of Rex.
Rheece m & f English (Modern, Rare), Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Rhys, this form is usually seen as a masculine spelling, although like all forms of the name it can be masculine or feminine.
Rhen m Popular Culture
This name is given to the prince of Emberfall in Brigid Kemmerer's novel 'A Curse So Dark And Lonely,' a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
Rhi f & m English
Short form of Rhiannon or Rhianna. Also sometimes used as a variant of Ry.
Rhone m English (Anglicized)
Possible Anglicization of Ronne, may be inspired by the River Rhône.
Ricke m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English word "risc" which refers to those individuals who lived near the rushes.... [more]
Riddh m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hinduism, Punjabi, Bengali, Nepali
MEANING: increased, thriving, prosperous, abundant, wealthy, filled with (voices), made to resound,stored grain,... [more]
Riece m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Reese/Rhys.
Riem f & m West Frisian
Mostly feminine form of Rieme.
Riêng f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "personal" or "distinct, particular" in Vietnamese.
Riệp m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Ries m Dutch
Short form of Marinus, Marius and Richard (also found spelled as Riesjard and Riesjart)... [more]
Rif m Bashkir, Tatar
Either derived from Arabic رِيف (rīf) meaning "country, countryside" or a Bashkir and Tatar form of the name Arif.
Rif m & f Dutch (Rare)
The meaning of this rare but predominantly masculine name is a bit uncertain.... [more]
Riff m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Rifka, Rivka or Rafael.
Riff m & f Popular Culture, Dutch (Modern, Rare)
In popular culture, this name is best known for being the name of one of the main characters of the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story, namely the leader of a gang called the Jets. His name might possibly be derived from the English noun riff, which refers to a repeated instrumental melody line in a song.... [more]
Riggs m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.
Rijk m Dutch
Dutch form of Rik or a short form of Rijkert.
Rim f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Riem.
Rip m West Frisian
Short form of Rippert.
Ripp m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the surname Ripp, influenced by the popularity of similar names like Ripley.
Rish m Hindi
Meaning "Brave Ruler".
Rith m Khmer
Means "powerful, mighty" or "success, achievement" in Khmer.
Rizk m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رزق (see Rizq).
Rizq m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "sustenance, boon, blessing" in Arabic. It is sometimes used as a feminine name in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Robb m English, Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Rob, used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.
Roch m Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam
"Shining "; "radiant" ;"one who lightens or makes bright "... [more]
Rock m English (Rare)
English form of Rocco, traditionally used to refer to the 14th-century saint. Modern use of the name is probably influenced by the English surname Rock and may also be inspired by the English word rock... [more]
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