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Phyllip m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Phillip.

Phyre f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the word fire.

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.

Pidgeon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Archaic form of pigeon, a bird, inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem “chirping bird”, derived from Latin pīpiāre “chirp”... [more]

Pidgey m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variation of Pidge. This was the nickname of American baseball player Pidgey Morgan (1853-1910).

Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".

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

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

Pike m English
Transferred use of the surname Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.

Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]

Pilgrim m Medieval German, English (Rare), English (Puritan)
Medieval German form of both Biligrim and Peregrinus (see Peregrine), as these names were conflated with each other in the Middle Ages... [more]

Pilot m English (Rare)
Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]

Pimm m English
Variant of Pim.

Pinckney m English (Archaic)
From the surname Pinckney. A famous bearer of this name was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921)

Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.

Pinkerton m & f English
Transferred use of surname Pinkerton

Pinkey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Pinkie.

Pinkie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pink. Borne by a character of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

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

Pinky f & m English, Filipino
Variant of Pink. Sometimes used for someone with a pink complexion.

Pioneer m English
From early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry) from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon-.

Pirate m & f English (Rare)
From the English word pirate, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).

Pirie m English

Pistol m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.

Pitch m English
Diminutive of Pitcher.

Pitcher m English
Transferred use of the surname Pitcher.

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).

Platt m English
Transferred use of the surname Platt.

Pleasant m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Ples m English (Rare)
Short form of Pleasant (compare Pleas).

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.

Plummer m English
Transferred use of the surname Plummer.

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Po m English (American, Rare, ?)
Diminutive of names beginning with P like Philip, etc.

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Poem m & f English
From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.

Poet f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French poete, from Latin poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.

Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.

Polo m Spanish, English, Italian, English (American), Medieval Spanish, Medieval Italian
This name likely roots from Paolo or Paulo, and Polo is a variant of both. It can be used in association with the sport also, but very rarely is.

Polydore m English (Archaic), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
English and French form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus.... [more]

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

Pontian m English
English form of Pontianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 3rd century AD.

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.

Poppet f & m English
From the Middle English popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.

Portwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Portwood.

Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Potiphar m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]

Potter m English, English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Potter.

Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.

Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.

Praise-God m English (Puritan)
From the English phrase praise God, referring to giving God glory. A known bearer was Praise-God Barebone (or Barbon; c. 1598-1679), an English preacher and Fifth Monarchist after whom Barebone's Parliament of 1653 was named... [more]

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

Prayer f & m English
Middle English from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from prex, prec- prayer.’

Pre f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare)

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

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

Prentis m English (Rare)
Variant of Prentice.

Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

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."

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

Preserved m & f English (Puritan)
Name given to a child when spared from certain death during childbirth.

Presleigh f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Presley.

Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.

Presten m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Preston.

Prestin m English (Modern)
Variant of Preston.

Prestyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Preston.

Previn m Indian, English (Modern, Rare)

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

Prime m English (American)

Primian m English
English form of Primianus.

Princetyn m English
Variant of Princeton.

Princey m English
Diminutive of Prince and Princeton.

Princy m & f English
Diminutive of Prince and Princess.

Prinze m English
Variant of Prince.

Priscian m English, German
English and German form of Priscianus. This name was borne by a Latin grammarian from the 6th century AD.

Priscillian m English
English form of Priscillianus. This name was borne by a bishop of Ávila (Spain) from the 4th century AD.

Proctor m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Proctor.

Prodigy m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word prodigy.

Progress m & f English (African)

Proper m & f English

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").

Proverb m & f English (Puritan), African
Referring to the book of Proverbs in the Bible.

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

Pryme m English

Prynce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Prince.

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

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).

Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]

Purdy m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Purdie.

Purifie m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.

Purify m English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)
Used in reference to purification from sin.

Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.

Purvis m English (American)

Pyram m English (American)
English form of Pyramus... [more]

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

Quaden m English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Quade using the popular phonetic suffix den.

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

Quail m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quail.

Quandale m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Quandale Dingle is a cultural idol for teenage guys

Quantum m English (Modern, Rare)
From Latin, neuter of quantus.

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]

Quattro m English (American)

Quayd m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quade.

Quell m English (Rare)

Quen m English
Quinn

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

Quency m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Quincy.

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

Quentan m English (American)
Variant spelling of Quentin and Quintin

Quenten m English (Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Quenton m English
Variant of Quentin.

Quentyn m English, Literature
Variant of Quentin. Used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.

Quest m English
From the English word for a search, ultimately from from Medieval Latin questa "search, inquiry".

Quigg m English (Anglicized)
Diminutive of Quigley. Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuaig. In County Down it is Anglicized as Fivey, as if from cúig ‘five’.

Quigley m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Quigley.

Quill m & f English
Diminutive of Aquilla.... [more]

Quillan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quillen.

Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.

Quillen m English (Rare)
Variant of Quillan.

Quiller m English
Metonymic occupational name for a spoon maker, from Old French cuiller 'spoon', 'ladle'.

Quince m English
“Quince, citrus, fruit”

Quincee f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quincy.

Quinlann m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Quinlan.

Quinlin m & f English (American, Rare)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of Quinlan.

Quinlyn f & m English
Variant spelling of Quinlan.

Quinnie f & m English
Diminutive of Quinn.

Quinnlan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Quinlan.

Quinnton m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quentin.

Quinny m & f English
Diminutive of Quinn.

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]

Quintian m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German form of Quintianus.

Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.

Quitman m English (American)
Transferred use of the suranem Quitman.

Quyntin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quintin.

Race m English (American, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Race or simply from the word race.

Racer m English (Rare)
Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]

Radcliffe m English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
From a surname, a variant of Radcliff.

Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]

Radford m English
Transferred use of the surname Radford.

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

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

Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.

Radlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
variant of Radley

Radleigh m English (Rare)
Variant of Radley.

Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.

Radlyn f & m English (Rare)

Radolph m English
English form of Ráðúlfr.

Raeden m & f English
A variant spelling of Rayden.

Raedyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayden and Raiden.

Raeford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rayford.

Rael m English (Rare)

Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.

Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.

Raford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Reford.

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]

Rai f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of both Rae and Ray.

Raiden m English (Modern), Popular Culture
An invented name, combining the popular phonetic element ray with the den suffix sound found in names such as Braden, Jaden, Hayden and Aidan... [more]

Raider m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word raider meaning "person who raids, plunderer, pirate". It also coincides with a surname (see Raider)... [more]

Raife m English (British)
Variant of Rafe.

Raiford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rayford.

Raimi m & f English (Rare)

Raimone m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raimon.

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

Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.

Rainn m English

Rainsford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rainsford.

Raistlin m Literature, English
Raistlin is a name created for the Dragonlance series authored by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.... [more]

Rakeem m English (Modern)
Variant of Rakim.

Ralden m & f English (American)
Possibly a variation of the English name Alden.

Ralphy m English (British)
Diminutive of Ralph.

Ramarni m & f English (Modern, Rare)

Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]

Ramie m & f English (Rare)

Ramone m English
Anglicized form of Ramón. Possibly transferred use of the surname Ramone in homage to the American punk rock band the Ramones, which was inspired by Paul McCartney's use of the pseudonym Paul Ramon during his Silver Beatles days.

Ramoth-gilead m English (Puritan)
Meaning "heights of Gilead," it was a Levitical city and city of refuge east of the Jordan river in the Hebrew Bible, also called "Ramoth in Gilead" (Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:38) or "Ramoth Galaad" in the Douay-Rheims Bible... [more]

Ramsy m & f English
Variant of Ramsey.

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

Ramzee m English (Rare), Malaysian, Arabic (?)
Variant of Ramzi.

Ran m English
Short form of names starting with Ran-, such as Randall, Randolph and Ranulph... [more]

Ranboo m English (Modern)

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

Randalph m English (Rare)
Variant of Randolph.

Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.

Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.

Randen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Randon.

Randie f & m English
Variant of Randy.

Randle m English
Variant of Randall.

Randol m English
Variant of Randall.

Randolphe m English
Variant of Randolph.

Random m & f English, Literature
From the English word "random".... [more]

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

Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name Rand (or Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

Randulph m English
Cognate of Randolph.

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

Raniel m & f Hebrew, English
Means "God is Joy" in Hebrew... [more]

Rannie f & m English
Diminutive of names like Miranda, Randall and Randolf.

Rannoch m English, Scottish
From the Gaelic raineach meaning "bracken".

Ransley m English (British)
Ransley is a name and it’s used for a boy of Old English origin. It may derive from the Old English words hraefn (Raven) and leah (meadow), which combine to mean “Raven meadow”. Another possible meaning is “reed marsh fam”... [more]

Ransom m English
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]

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

Raph m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

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]

Raphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Raphael. It appears as the name of an angel on the Ars Paulina, a book compiled into The Lesser Key of Solomon, which is a grimoire on sorcery.

Raphy m English
Diminutive of Raphael.

Rapture f & m English (American, Rare)
Originates from the Latin raptura, meaning "seizure" or "kidnapping." Denotes a state of intense joy or ecstasy, as well as a theological concept in Christian eschatology referring to believers being taken up to heaven before the tribulation... [more]

Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.

Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".

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

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

Ratcliff m English (Rare)
Variant of Radcliff. A known bearer is the American football player Ratcliff Thomas (1974-).

Ratliff m English
Transferred use of the surname Ratliff.

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

Ravin f & m English (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raven.

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

Rawlin m English (Rare)
Variant of Rawlins or a transferred use of the surname Rawlin.

Rawling m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rawlings or a transferred use of the surname Rawling.

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.

Rawson m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawson, meaning "son of Ralf"

Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.

Rayce m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Race influenced by the ending of names like Jayce and Kayce.

Raycine m & f English

Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]

Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.

Rayjohn m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ray and John.

Raylan m English (American), Popular Culture
A variant of Rylan, incorporating the diminutive Ray.

Raylen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Raylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Raylan.

Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.

Raymen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Raymond.

Raymie m English
Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Raynold m English
Variant of Reynold.

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Ray'von m English (American, Americanized, Modern)

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

Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.

Reace m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reason m & f English (Puritan)
Puritanical name.

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rece m & f English (American)
Variant of Reece. Rece was given to 14 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

Reco m African American, English (Rare)
English variant of Rico.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Redeemed m & f English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Meaning, "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)." Referring to being redeemed from sin. See also Redemptus, the Latinized variation used by Puritans prior to evolving to the use of the Anglicized variation.

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

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

Redge m English
Variant of Reg.

Redgie m English (Rare)
Variant of Reggie.

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

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

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.

Reef f & m English
From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Reef m English (Modern, Rare)
A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

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

Reformation m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the protestant reformation and/or the reformation of the heart.

Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.

Regard m English (Puritan)
In addition to the puritan usage, it has also seen usage as a diminutive of Beauregard.

Rege m English
Diminutive of Reginald, though it also might be a Diminutive of Regis.

Reggin m English (American)
my mom named me this

Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.

Reginauld m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginold m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

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]

Regor m English (American)
Roger spelled backwards.

Reide m English

Reif m English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.

Reilee m English
Variant of Riley.

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reily f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.

Reiss m English (British)
Variant of Reese.

Rejoyce f & m English (Puritan)
Unaware of the puritanical history of the name, modern users tend to consider it an alternate spelling of Rejoice influenced by the name Joyce.

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]

Reliance m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "dependence on or trust in someone or something." Referring to one's reliance on God.

Relic m English
From the English word "relic" referring to "something old kept for sentimental reasons; part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration; ancient treasure". From the Latin reliquiae 'remains, relics', from relinquō 'I leave behind, abandon, relinquish', from re- + linquō 'I leave, quit, forsake, depart from'.

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

Remarkable m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "worthy of attention; striking."

Rembrant m English (Rare)
Variant of Rembrandt.

Remedium m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Directly from the Latin word remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).

Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.

Remember f & m English (African), English (Puritan)
From the English word remember, ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, "to remember again", containing the root memor, "mindful".

Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy