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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is French; and the starting sequence is r.
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Raduin m French
French form of Radwin.
Rahoul m French
A French name meaning "a council of wolves".
Rameaux m French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French dimanche des Rameaux "Palm Sunday". This name used to be given to children born on this day.
Ramsamy m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Ramsamy.
Râou m Norman
Norman form of Ráðúlfr.
Raulin m French (Archaic)
Archaic diminutive form of Raoul. Nowadays in France, one is far more likely to find Raulin as a surname rather than a first name or nickname.
Rebecques m French
Masculine form of Rébecca.
Réginald m French
French variant of Reginald.
Rémin m Norman
Norman form of Rémy.
Rémique m French (Rare)
Probably derived from Latin Remigius (see Rémy), likely via its variant Remicus.... [more]
Remon m French (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
French variant of Raymond and medieval Spanish variant of Ramon.
Renier m French
Variant of Rainier, as well as a shorter form of Régnier.
Rétif m French (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Rétif.... [more]
Rhéal m French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
Possibly a variant of Réal.
Richer m Norman, Anglo-Norman
Derived from the Germanic name elements rih "ruler, king" or rihhi "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" and heri "army".
Ridel m Norman
Possibly derived from the Germanic element rīd "ride".
Robespierre m French (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Robespierre as a given name, used in reference to Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794), who was one of the best-known leaders of the French Revolution.
Rodéric m French (Rare)
French form of Roderic.
Rodin m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Originally a pet form of given names containing the Germanic element hrod "fame". Usage of this name nowadays is probably mainly inspired by the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), whose surname has the same etymological origin.
Rogat m Catalan, French (Archaic), Polish (Archaic)
Catalan, French and Polish form of Rogatus.
Rollon m Norman, Medieval French
Norman and Medieval French form of Rollo.
Rolloun m Norman
Cotentinais Norman variant of Rollon.
Romaric m Germanic, French
Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name was borne by a Frankish saint from the 8th century AD, from whom the French village Remiremont derives its name.
Rou m Norman
Norman form of Rollo.
Roulaund m Norman, Old Norman
Rouenneis Norman form of Roland.
Roupert m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French variant of Rupert. It has fallen out of use in France, but the name is still used in francophone Africa (albeit rarely).
Roussel m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Roussel.
Roxan m French
Masculine form of Roxanne.
Ruddy m English, French
Diminutive of Rodolphe, Rudolph or Rudolf.
Rufin m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Provençal
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of Rufinus.
Rusticien m French
French form of Rusticianus.
Rustique m French
French form of Rusticus.