RosanaghfEnglish (British, Rare) Variant of Rosanna. It has been borne by multiple members of the British nobility: Lady Rosanagh Crichton (1932-2019), daughter of the 5th Earl Erne; Lady Rosanagh Taylour (1961-), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Headfort; and Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker (1979-), daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.
RosanthefLiterature Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]
RosarianfLiterature Name of several Queens of Inys in Samantha Shannon's epic fantasy novel, Priory of the Orange Tree. Possibly an elaboration of Rose or Rosary.
RościmirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish rościć, which can mean "to claim, to lay claim to" as well as "to sprout". Also compare Polish rosnąć "to grow, to sprout, to increase", Croatian rasti "to grow, to increase" and Czech růst "to grow, to increase"... [more]
RosedalemEnglish A variant of Rosendale . habitational name from Rosedale (North Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ with an uncertain first element either hross ‘horse’ (genitive plural hrossa) or the Old Norse personal name Russi Ross
RosegoldmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Derived from English rose gold, the name of a gold-copper alloy which is sometimes also used to describe a colour that is golden yet somewhat reddish.... [more]
RosemenefHaitian Creole Combination of Rose and -mene, a feminine name suffix commonly used in Haiti. The second element might be taken from Philomène or from a name such as Chrismene, Dieumene, Jesumene or Viergemene in which it appears to originate from French mène meaning "leads" (i.e., the aforelisted names appear to be derived from French phrases with religious meanings - "Christ leads", "God leads", "Jesus leads" and "the Virgin (Mary) leads", respectively).
RosmandafEnglish (Rare) Used among some Amish and Mennonite communities a variant of the name Rosamund.
RosmertafCeltic Mythology Probably means "great provider" from Gaulish ro, an intensive prefix (hence "very, most, great"), combined with smert "purveyor, carer" and the feminine name suffix a. This was the name of an obscure Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance and prosperity... [more]
RoßliebmGerman (Rare, Archaic) German calque of Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and lieb "kind, dear".
RostevanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]
RothláinmMedieval Irish A pre-anglicised Irish version of Roland (and the other related names), specifically used in a patronym surname from the medieval ages directly meaning "Descendant of Roland".
RougaroumFolklore The name of a werewolf-like creature in Laurentian French. It is derived from standard French loup garou "werewolf" (where loup means "wolf" and garou is a borrowed word from Germanic were-wolf via Frankish garulf).
RousseaumAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Rousseau notably borne by the 18th-century Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. A given name bearer was Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901), a U.S. Representative from Michigan.
Rovalalam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy rova meaning "fortification" and dialectal form lala meaning "dear, beloved".
RoyintanmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Means "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
RübezahlmGermanic Mythology In Silesian legends, Rübezahl is the 'lord of the mountains' in the Riesengebirge. He is also described as a 'prince of gnomes'.... [more]
RuchomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish ruch "movement, motion, move" (also compare Polish ruchliwy "lively, busy"). The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
RudibertmGerman An alternative form of Robert; the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". Combining the diminutive Rudi (hrod) and the latter element beraht.
RuffinusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Wulfhade and Ruffinus were martyrs of England. Little is known about them with any certainty, although according to tradition they were two princes of Mercia who were baptized by St. Chad and were swiftly executed by their pagan father... [more]
RuhəngizfAzerbaijani Means "one who inspires the soul", from Arabic روح (ruh) meaning "spirit, soul" and Persian انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
RuhollahmPersian Persian form of Ruhullah. A notable bearer was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1900-1979), a former Shia Muslim leader and the founder of the Iranian Islamic Republic.
RuhshonafUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ruh meaning "spirit, soul" and shona meaning "comb" or "cotton plant bud".
RuhullahmArabic Means "spirit of God", derived from Arabic ruh "spirit" combined with Allah "God".
RuichangfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and 畅 (chàng) meaning "free, smooth".
RuiqiangfChinese From the Chinese 芮 (ruì) meaning "tiny, small" and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".
RuitaroumJapanese From Japanese 塁 (rui) meaning "baseball", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RuixiangfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
RumelantmMedieval German The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".... [more]
RupiliusmAncient Roman From a Roman nomen gentile, which was probably derived from Latin rupes "rock, cliff". This name was borne by a Roman statesman from the 2nd century BC.
RusseliafAmerican (Rare) It is from the genus of flowering plants that are commonly known as Firecracker plants or Coralblows. The genus is named after the Scottish naturalist Alexander Russel.
RutiliusmAncient Roman From the Roman nomen Rutilius, which is derived from Latin rutilus "red." This name was borne by a Roman poet from the 5th century AD.
RuusunenfFolklore Derived from Finnish ruusu meaning "rose" and the diminutive suffix -nen. This is the Finnish name for Briar Rose, or Sleeping Beauty. This is not a given name in Finland, but is occasionally found as a surname.
RuxsatoyfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ruxsat meaning "permission" or "please" and oy meaning "moon".
RyuusukemJapanese From Japanese 竜, 龍 (ryuu) meaning "dragon" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "forerunner, herald". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
SaartjiefAfrikaans Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.
SabbataimHebrew, Jewish Variant form of Shabbatai. A bearer of this name was Sabbatai Zevi (1626-1676), the founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement.
SabbathafEnglish (Rare), Literature Derived from English sabbath, the name of the holy day of the week in Judeo-Christian tradition, which derives from Hebrew shabbath, properly "day of rest", from shabath "he rested"... [more]