RhaenyrafLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character his series of fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire and the television adaptation House of the Dragon (2022-). In the series, Rhaenyra Targaryen is a claimant to the throne of Westeros.
RhagnellfWelsh Mythology (?), Theatre Possibly a Welsh form of Ragnailt. This is the name of Blodeuwedd's maid in the play Blodeuwedd (The Woman Made of Flowers) (1923-25, revised 1948) by the Welsh dramatist Saunders Lewis.
RhanganimTsonga Possibly from the Xitsonga word rhanga meaning "to begin".
RhexenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ῥηξήνωρ (rhexenor) meaning "bursting through ranks of armed men (of the enemy)", which consists of the Greek noun ῥῆξις (rhexis) meaning "breaking, bursting, breaking forth" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
RhijnvismDutch (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]
RhodamnefLiterature Possibly derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose". This was used in Libistros and Rhodamne, a 13th-century Byzantine romance written at the imperial court of Nicaea.
RicbrandmGermanic 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 second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse brand "sword."
RichardefFrench (Rare) French form of Richarda. Saint Richardis, known as Richarde in French, was the wife of Holy Roman Emperor Charles III ("the Fat").
RichmondmEnglish English place name used as a first name. Richmond is a historic town in North Yorkshire. Its name comes from the town of Richemont in Normandy; its name means "rich hill" in Old French.
RicklandmEnglish (Canadian) This is my real name. When I was a child my parents told me they had made it up so I would have a unique name. Birth Certificate available if you want to confirm.
Ricochetf & mEnglish From the English word “ricochet”, meaning: “(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.” As a given name, Ricochet could symbolize strength, resilience, and fearlessness.
Ricswindm & fGermanic 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 second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."
RignomermGermanic, History Variant of either Ragnomar or Ricomer (see Ricmar). Rignomer of Le Mans was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai (France).
RigobertmGermanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Form of Ricbert. Saint Rigobert (died 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698.
RikikazumJapanese From 吏 (ri) meaning "an official, officer", 輝 (ki) meaning "gleam, radiance, shine, sparkle, twinkle" combined with 積 (kazu) meaning "volume", 和 (kazu) meaning "sum" or 五 (kazu) meaning "five"... [more]
RikimarumJapanese This name is used as 力丸 with 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]
RimvilasmLithuanian 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]
RimvydasmLithuanian 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]
Rindzelam & fTsonga Means "expect, wait for" in Xitsonga.
Ringborgf & mSwedish (Rare) Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".
RinghildfSwedish (Rare) Swedish name with the combination of hringr "ring" and hildr "battle, fight". It might have been influenced by Inghild and Ragnhild.
RinjiroumJapanese From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 鱗 (rin) meaning "scale of a fish", 次 (ji) meaning "next, secondary", 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]
RintaroumJapanese From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
RiobaldomLiterature Riobaldo is the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
RiquellefDutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare) Variant form of Richelle. Alternatively, in some cases, usage of this name can be inspired by the French surname Riquelle (also Riquel), which was derived from the male personal name Rickel, a short form of Germanic names containing the element ric "power, rule".
RisukumamPopular Culture A contraction of risu and kuma, which literally mean squirrel and bear respectively. This name is born by Puyo Puyo character Risukuma.
RitsuheimJapanese From 率 (ritsu) meaning "rate, ratio, percentage" or 律 (ritsu) meaning "law", and 平 (hei) meaning "peace, peaceful, pacifist". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RobertinmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Robert. This given name is no longer in use in France (apart from the handful of bearers that were born in the 1960s), but it still survives there as a patronymic surname (albeit barely, as the surname is extremely rare there nowadays).
RobosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish robota "work, labour, servitude", which is derived from Polish robić "to work, to labour". It is ultimately derived from Slavic orbota "hard work, slavery", which came from Proto-Slavic orbь "slave"... [more]
RockwellmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surnaem Rockwell. A notable bearer of this name was Rockwell Kent, an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer.
RodosławmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rodu "family", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic rodъ "family". Also compare Polish rodzic "parent", Polish rodzina "family" and Polish rodny "fertile"... [more]
Roelofjef & mDutch When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Roelof) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
RojanicefSlavic Mythology Rojanice, with Rod her male counterpart, presides over the destinies of Humans. She is the co-creator of the universe, during birth.
RokurokumJapanese From Japanese 六 (roku) meaning "six" combined with 六 (roku) meaning "six". Other combinations of kanji characters can be possible.
RokurōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 六 (riku, roku, mu, mui, mu'.tsu, mu.tsu) meaning "six" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, melodious, serene" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick."... [more]
RomanozimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Romanoz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
RongjuanfChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
RonglingfChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 铃 (líng) meaning "bell".
RongqianfChinese From the Chinese 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest".
RongxianfChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
RongxiaofChinese From the Chinese 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist" or 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour".
RongxuanfChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
RongyingfChinese From the Chinese 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper" and 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine".
RongzhenfChinese From the Chinese 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen" or 臻 (zhēn) meaning "attain" or "utmost, superior".