QuiritisfRoman Mythology Most likely derived from Latin quiritis, the genitive form of quiris, a Sabine word meaning "spear". Quiritis was a Sabine goddess of motherhood, later equated with the goddess Juno.
RabadashmLiterature The ambitious crown prince of Calormen in 'The Horse and His Boy' by C.S. Lewis.
RabastanmLiterature Invented variant of Rastaban. This is the name of Rabastan Lestrange, a character in the "Harry Potter" series written by J.K. Rowling.
RabekkahfEnglish (Rare) A spelling of Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.
RabicanomCarolingian Cycle, Literature Means "white tail", derived from Spanish rabo "tail" and Spanish cano "white". The original word described a horse with white hairs in its tail, though nowadays rabicano refers to a certain coat color for horses, specifically in roans... [more]
RadbrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RadegastmSlavic Mythology From Slavic radǔ (content, glad), or rad (kind, willing, happy), and gostŭ (host). Old god of Slavic mythology. He is considered to be a deity of hospitality, or host or leader of an assembly or council... [more]
RadegundfGermanic, History Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
Radiancef & mEnglish 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.
RadigundfLiterature Variant of Radegund used by Edmund Spenser for a queen of the Amazons in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
Raet-tawyfEgyptian Mythology The feminine aspect of the Ancient Egyptian god Ra. Her name was composed from the feminine version of the name Ra and tawy meaning "of the two lands".
RaeveenafHindi Raeveena is a variation of the Hindi name Raveena, meaning sunny or beauty of the sun.
RagibaghmMedieval Mongolian Ragibagh (Arigabag) (1320-1328) is regarded as the 11th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
RaginbodmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
RaginhermGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."
RaginulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
RaikichimJapanese From Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" or 頼 (rai) meaning "rely, depend on" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
RaksshanmSanskrit (Rare) Raksshan specifically is used in Tamil came from Sanskrit is used as a boy name. Raksshan is variant transcription of Rakshan. Raksshan's meaning is "Protector" came from the Hindu God, Vishnu. Raksshan is an extremely rare name.
RamantasmLithuanian 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".
RambertomItalian (Rare) Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).
RamvydasmLithuanian Derived from the Lithuanian adjective ramus meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" (see Ramūnas) combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas)... [more]
RanagandmMedieval comes from fiction, name means strong and courageous and somewhat reckless.
RandalínfNorse Mythology In the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [more]
RanislavmCroatian, Serbian The first element of this name is derived from Serbo-Croatian rani or rano "early, forward", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic ranъ. Also compare Polish rano "morning" and Czech/Slovak ráno "morning", which also derive from the same Proto-Slavic root... [more]
Rarthoghm & fChinese (Russified, Rare) One of the earliest known baths originates from the Indus Valley Civilisation, which existed around 3300-1300 BCE in what is now modern day Pakistan. The earliest findings of baths date from the mid-2nd millennium BC in the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, and the luxurious alabaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri, Santorini3... [more]
RashidahfArabic, Malay Alternate transcription of Arabic رشيدة or راشدة (see Rashida), as well as a Malay variant.
RashiqahfArabic Means "elegant, graceful, svelte" in Arabic.
RashmikafTelugu, Kannada Derived from the Sanskrit word रश्मि (raśmi) which means "ray of sunlight" or "beam". Rashmika can also be interpreted as "sweet". Rashmika Mandanna (1996-) is one of the most popular actresses in India.
RassilonmPopular Culture Rassilon is the name of a Time Lord historic figure in Doctor Who. He appears in the episode THE FIVE DOCTORS and in THE END OF TIME.
RastabanmAstronomy Traditional name for Beta Draconis, the third brightest star in the Draco constellation. The name comes from Arabic ra's ath-thu'ban, which means "head of the serpent".
RathleanfArthurian Cycle Of uncertain derivation. This name belonged to a character in the Irish Arthurian romance Céilidhe Iosgaide Léithe (The Visit of Iosgaid Liath or Visit of the Grey-Hammed Lady)... [more]
RáðormrmOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ormr "worm, snake".
RáðveigfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and veig "power, strength".