Submitted Names Starting with R

Remzşinas f Ottoman Turkish
Means "knower of signs", from Arabic رمز (ramz) meaning "symbol, emblem" and Persian شناس (shenas), the present stem of شناختن (shenakhtan) meaning "to know".

Ren f Taiwanese (Rare)

Ren f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Maureen, Karen 1 and other names with the same ending sound.

Ren m Japanese
Meaning "Move Forward", with the Kanji Character "連". Others possible.

Ren m English
Diminutive of Arren.

Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]

Rena f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Rein.

Rena f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish reina, meaning "queen", and making it a cognate of Regina.

Renaat m Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch form of Renatus. Known bearers of this name include the Flemish politician Renaat Landuyt (b. 1959) and the Flemish architect Renaat Braem (1910-2001).

Renad f & m Arabic, Urdu (Rare)
The meaning of this name is shared: some say that the meaning is "a flower/ perfume/ sand from heaven" or "a good smell long tree". Even this name is unisex more girls got that name.

Renada f English (Modern)
Variant of Renata.

Renada f Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Renat.

Rénâée f Norman
Norman feminine form of Réné.

Renai f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ren and Ai 1.

Renala f English

Renald m Polish
An alternate Polish form of Reynold. It is used to render the name of Count Reginald I of Guelders in Polish as Renald I, Hrabiia Geldrii.

Renalda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Renaldo.

Renaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese)
Portuguese variant of Reinaldo.

Renalyn f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Rena and the popular suffix -lyn.

Renam m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Renan.

Renami f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize" or 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" combined with 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Renán m Galician (Rare)
Galician borrowing of Renan.

Renan m Breton
Breton variant of Ronan.

Renan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a Brazilian Portuguese form of Ronan.

Renana f Hebrew
Means "song, joy" in Hebrew.

Renante m Spanish (Philippines)

Renâod m Old Norman
Norman form of Renaud.

Renar m Estonian
Estonian form of Renārs.

Rênas m Kurdish

Renat m Occitan
Occitan form of Renatus.

Renātā m Maori
Maori form of Leonard.

Renata f Russian, Soviet
Feminine form of Renat.

Renatha f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Renata.

Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.

Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.

Renátka f Czech
Diminutive of Renata.

Renátó m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Renato.

Renatos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Renatus.

Renāts m Latvian
Latvian form of Renatus.

Renats m Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Renāts.

Renatu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican variant of Rinatu and Sicilian form of Renato.

Renatuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Renata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.

Renatuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Renato, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Renátusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Renatus.

Renaude f French (Quebec)
Feminine form of Renaud.

Renaudo f Provençal
Provençal form of Renaude.

Renault m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Renault.

Renay f English
Variant of Renae.

Renayle f African American (Rare)

Renbo f Chinese

Renča f Czech
Diminutive of Renata.

Rêncber m Kurdish
Means "labourer" in Kurdish.

Renchia f Afrikaans

Renda f & m Ancient Aramaic

Rendani m & f African
MEANS: PRAISE... [more]

Render m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Surrender.

Rendhel m Western African
Possibly a variant of Randall.

Rendi m Indonesian

Rendon m Popular Culture
Used in the role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins (2009). Possibly derived from the Spanish rendón meaning "bold, daring".

Rendra m Indonesian
Means "firm belief" or "straightforward, sharp" in Indonesian.

Rendria f Welsh (Rare)
This name is from the fictional book The Dragon Wall. It is a welsh name but can be used in North America.

Réné m French (African), Norman
Variant of René.

Rene f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Rene f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".

Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.

Renea f English (Modern)
Variant of Renée.

Renea f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan truncated form of Irenea.

Reneé f English
Spelling of Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.

Reneeke f Flemish, Dutch
Dutch and Flemish diminutive of Renee.

Reneetje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Renee.

Reneilda f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reinhilde used in the Philippines.

Reneilwe m Sotho
This is borne by the retired South African soccer player Reneilwe 'Yeye' Letsholonyane (1982-).

Renelde f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Reinhild.

Renelle f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Variant of Renelde. It coincides with a place name, which belonged to a former tributary of the Seine.

Renen m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Renen (and / or Ranen) means "to chant", "to sing" or "to praise" in Hebrew.... [more]

Renenet f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Renenutet.

Renenutet f Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of nourishment and the harvest, and as such was worshiped mainly during harvest. She was often depicted as a cobra or as a woman with the head of a cobra. She was sometimes portrayed as the consort of Sobek, Shai, or Geb, with whom she had the snake god Nehebkau... [more]

Reneo m Italian (Tuscan)
Truncated form of Ireneo.

Rener m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Renner.

Renerus m Medieval Dutch (Latinized)
Shorter form of Regnerus.

Renesmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Renesmee.

Renesres f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rn.s-rs meaning "her name is awake", derived from rn "name, identity, reputation" combined with the suffix .s "she, her, hers" and rs "to wake, awaken".

Renessa f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Reneta f Bulgarian
Variant of Renata.

Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.

Renette f French, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish (Rare), Haitian Creole
Diminutive of Renée.

Renewed f & m English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Referring to being "born again." See also Renata, the Latinized form originally used by Puritans before switching to the Anglicized variant.

Renfield m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
From the raven's field.

Renfri f Popular Culture
Taken from the surname Renfrew.... [more]

Renge f & m Japanese
From 蓮華/蓮花 (renge), referring to the lotus flower that is sacred to Buddhists, as well as Hindus.... [more]

Rengenier m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Maybe a blend of Renger and Rainier.

Renger m West Frisian, Medieval Dutch
West Frisian and medieval Dutch form of a Germanic name that was composed of the elements ragin meaning "advice, counsel" and ger meaning "spear".... [more]

Rengher m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Renger.

Rengîn f Kurdish
Means "colourful", derived from Kurdish rengê meaning "colour".

Rengin m Indian

Renhild f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Reinhild.

Renhō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 蓮舫, 莲舫 (see Lianfang).

Renhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Renhua f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Reni f Romani (Archaic)

Reni f German
Short for of Renate.

Reni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Rena.

Rení m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "lead, be first" in Shipibo.

Reniala f Malagasy
Means "baobab tree" in Malagasy, ultimately from reny meaning "mother" and ala meaning "forest".

Ren'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reniël m Dutch (Modern, Rare)

Renier m French
Variant of Rainier, as well as a shorter form of Régnier.

Reniery m & f American (Hispanic)

Renika m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Reinika.

Renika f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Reni.

Renilda f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Portuguese and Spanish form of Reinhild.

Renilde f Flemish, French (Belgian), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Renelde.

Renildo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine form of Renilda.

Renilla f Medieval English
Variant of Ragenild.

Renilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Renina f African American

Reniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Renique.

Renis m Albanian

Renisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Renis.

Renista f Tamil

Renith f American (?)

Renja f Swedish
Swedish transcription of Renya.

Renji m Japanese
means 'yearning love' or 'second love'... [more]

Renjiro m Japanese
Clean, upright, honest

Renjirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Renjiro.

Renju f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Renjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Reńka f Polish
Diminutive of Renata.

Renka f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (ren) meaning "wise", 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful", 恋 (ren) meaning "romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling" pr 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing"... [more]

Renki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 吉 (ki) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renkilo m Chinese (Hakka)
Meaning is "Go to good highest to reseved your reward"

Renko f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (ren) "lotus" and 子 (ko) "child."

Renlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Renlee f Filipino (Rare)

Renleigh f English (American)
Variant of Renley.

Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.

Renli f Chinese (Modern)

Renli f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Renling f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Renly m & f English, Literature
Variant of Renley.... [more]

Renma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 魔 (ma) meaning "demon, evil spirit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Renmet-setesh f Ancient Egyptian
Early Ancient Egyptian epithet given to queens which means "She who caries Seth 2".

Renn m Japanese
Meaning waterlilly, and/or pond flower.

Renna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rena.

Renna f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian
Feminine form of Renno.

Rennae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Rennan m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Renan.

Rennard m English
Transferred use of the surname Rennard.

Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.

Rennert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Reinhard.

Rennian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of".

Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.

Renno m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names having the first name element ragin "advice, council".

Rennosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "peaceful, honest", 之 (no), a possessive marker combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Renny f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Obsolete Anglicization of Rathnait.

Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.

Rennya f Indonesian (Rare), Indian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare variant transcription of Ranya.

Rennyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.

Reno f & m Japanese

Renoa f Japanese
From Japanese 礼 (re) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Ren'on m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Renon f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.

Renona f Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "order, command", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Renota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Reyna via the form Reynota.

Renovata f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin renovata meaning "renewed, restored, revived". Its use as a given name during the Reformation was possibly inspired by the renovation of the Church.

Renpei m Japanese
From 廉 (ren) meaning "clean, honest, inexpensive" and 兵 (pei) meaning "soldier, battle, war". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Renpet f Egyptian Mythology
Means "year" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of the goddess of fertility, youth and spring.

Renpetnefer f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rnpt-nfr meaning "good year" or "beautiful in years", derived from rnpt "year" (or the name of Renpet, goddess of youth) combined with nfr "beautiful, perfect, good".

Renpetneferet f Egyptian Mythology, Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian rnpt-nfrt, a variant form of Renpetnefer. This was the name of a sister and/or wife of Imhotep, regarded as a minor goddess associated with the new year... [more]

Renqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, clever, skillful".

Renren f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 櫺 (ren) meaning "carved or patterned window sills". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.

Renri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renrin f Japanese
From Japanese 漣 (ren) meaning "ripples" combined with 麟 (rin) meaning "scale". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rense m West Frisian
West Frisian variant of Rein.

Renshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Rensis m American
Given name of the American social psychologist Rensis Likert who developed the Likert scale questionnaires.

Rensje f Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of Rens.

Rensuke m Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion" or 練 (ren) meaning "white silk" combined with 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renta m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Rentai m & f Japanese
Combination of Ren and Tai.

Rentap m Iban
Means "tremor, shake, collapse" in Iban. This was the name of a 19th-century Iban hero.

Rentaro m Japanese
From Japanese 連 (ren) "join, connect", 太 (ta) "big", and 郎 (rō) "gentleman".

Rentarou m Japanese
From Japanese 錬 (ren) meaning "smelt metals", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Rentey m Romani (Archaic)

Rentian f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful".

Rento m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" or 伶 (ren) meaning "lonely, solitary" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 広 (to) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renton m English
This name appears to be a shortened version of the old English personal name, Raegenweald. Renton is thus the 'tun' or small village, of Raegen... [more]

Renu f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Thai, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit रेणु (renu) meaning "dust, pollen".

Renuka f Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit रेणुका (renuka) referring to a kind of medicine and perfume said to be fragrant, bitter-tasting and greyish in colour. This is the name of a Hindu goddess particularly revered in parts of western and southern India.

Reňulka f Czech
Czech diminutive of Renáta.

Renuša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Renáta. Also compare Renuška.

Renuška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Renáta. Also compare Renuša.

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

Renxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Renxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Ren'ya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Renya f Russian
Russian diminutive of Regina.

Renyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Renyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony".

Renyo f Japanese
From Japanese 廉 (ren) meaning "bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peaceful" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend" or 代 (yo) meaning "world, society, age, generation, era of rule"... [more]

Renz m English, Filipino
Short form of Lorenzo.

Renz m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the name element ragin "advice" like Reinhard.

Renz m German
Short form of Lorenz

Renzaburō m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Ren and Saburō.... [more]

Renze m & f English
Diminutive of Lorenzo and Lorenza.

Renzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris".

Renzia f Italian
Diminutive of Lorenza.

Renzou m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Renzu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Renzo.

Reo m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leo, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.

Reoj m Filipino
"With fire, to fire, with determinaation." Name came from someone unique, who also died in a fire, iconic.

Reol f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Japanese リアル (riaru) meaning “real, genuine”.... [more]

Reon m English

Reon m & f Japanese (Modern)
Borrowed from Leon, as seen in the occasional usage of 獅 (or 獅子), on its own or as a first element kanji.... [more]

Reona f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 怜央奈, 怜於奈, 玲央奈, 玲於奈 or 伶於奈 with 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 伶 (ryou, rei, wazaogi, re) meaning "actor", 央 (ou, o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry", 於 (o, yo, aa, oi.te, o.keru, yori) meaning "as for, at, in, on" and 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?"... [more]

Reone f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (reo) meaning "pity, sympathize" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Reonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reono f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Reoto m Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 伶 (re) meaning "actor", 澪 (re) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 獅 (reo) meaning "lion", 玲 (reo, re) meaning "the tinkling of jade", 礼 (re) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 蓮 (reo, re) meaning "lotus", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" or 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 勇 (o) meaning "brave" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 琥 (to) meaning "jewelled utensil"... [more]

Repanse f Arthurian Cycle
As a maiden, Repanse had charge of the Grail and carried it in the Grail Procession. After Perceval became the Grail King, Repanse fell in love with Feirefiz, Perceval’s pie-bald half brother, at Arthur’s court... [more]

Reparat m Romansh (Rare, Archaic)
Romansh form of Reparatus.

Reparata f Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Reparatus. Used by a 3rd century virgin martyr.

Réparate f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Reparata.

Reparatus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin reparatus meaning "recovered, retrieved; renewed, restored", as it is the perfect passive participle of the verb reparo "to recover, to retrieve; to restore, to repair, to renew".

Repega f Armenian
Variant transliteration of Rebeka.

Repeka f Samoan
Samoan form of Rebecca.

Repent m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin." Name given to 'bastard' children.

Repentance f & m English (Puritan), Romani
Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere ‘cause to repent’). Meaning, " the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs." Referring to being sorry for one's sins... [more]

Repentence f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Repentance.

Rephael m Biblical
In I Chronicles 26:7–8, Rephael, "healed of God," was one of Shemaiah's sons. He and his brethren, on account of their "strength for service," formed one of the divisions of the temple porters.

Rephaiah m Biblical
Rephaiah, "the Lord has healed," a descendant of David was the father of Arnan and the son of Jeshaiah.

Rephaim m Literature
Used in the 'House of Night' series of fantasy novels (written by American author P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast), where it belongs to the favorite son of the fallen angel Kalona. It is probably taken a biblical term which "can refer either to a mythical race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld."

Replenish f English (Puritan)
From late Middle English (in the sense ‘supply abundantly’) from Old French repleniss-, lengthened stem of replenir, from re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + plenir ‘fill’ (from Latin plenus ‘full’)... [more]

Repo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Short form of Reposo.

Repoš m Medieval Serbian
Either from Serbian реп (rep) meaning “tail” or Serbian репа (repa) meaning “turnip, beet” combined with a diminutive suffix. Originally used as a surname in the 14th century, some would later use it as a first name in the 15th century.

Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]

Repriona f Romani (Archaic)

Repronia f Romani (Archaic)

Repun-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of the sea, depicted as either an orca or a harpoon-wielding young man.

Requiário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rechiar.

Requiario m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Rechiar.

Réquila m Germanic (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Rechila, the name of a 5th-century Suevic king of Gallaecia.

Requimundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richimund.

Requis m African American (Americanized, Modern)

Rere f Japanese
From Japanese 怜 (re) meaning "pity, sympathize", 零 (re) meaning "zero" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]

Reremoana f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Rerere f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reria f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Reruhi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Japanese ski jumper Reruhi Shimizu (1993-), he was named after Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced ski into Japan in the 1910s.... [more]

Rerun m Literature
In Peanuts, Rerun is the younger brother of Lucy and Linus.

Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]

Rešad m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Rashad.

Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.

Resego m & f Tswana
Means "we are blessed" in Setswana.

Resegofetse m Tswana

Resel f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Theresa.

Resendo m Spanish
Spanish form of a German name comprised of the element reths, a variant of rad or ragin "advice, counsel" and sinþs "path"

Reserl f Upper German
Reserl is a Bavarian and Austrian diminutive of Theresia.... [more]

Reservoir f Romani (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word. In the case of Reservoir Smith, a gypsy girl, daughter of Shadrack Smith, she had reputedly received her name from the site, close to a reservoir, where she was born.

Reservoy f Romani (Rare, Archaic)
Corruption of Reservoir.

Reshad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Resham f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Nepali
Means "silk" in Hindi.

Reshanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashonda.

Reshano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Probably a combination of a name starting with Re- and ending in -o (such as Renato) with Shane.

Reshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Reshawnda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Reshef m Hebrew
Variant of Resheph.

Reshelle f Filipino

Resheph m Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Derived from Semitic ršf meaning "to absorb, to consume" or "to burn" (descended into Hebrew as רשף (reshef) "burning heat" or "plague"). This was the name of a Canaanite and Semitic deity of plague, the underworld, and war.

Reshin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "parrots' feathers" in Shipibo.

Reshnee f Hinduism
SILK... [more]

Reshonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Reshoni f & m Swahili

Resi f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Therese

Resia m Biblical Latin
Variant of Rezia appearing in the Latin Vulgate Bible.

Resignatus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin resignatus meaning "unsealed, opened" as well as "resigned".... [more]

Resilda f Kosovar, Albanian

Resin m English
Variant of Rezin.

Reska f & m Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Reski m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Resky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Resla f Yiddish

Resław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Rasław.

Resmen m Medieval Cornish

Resmin m Bosnian (Rare)

Resna f Bengali (Muslim)
The name ‘Resna’ started to gain its popularity in the 1990’s and originated in Bangldesh which means ‘Admired'. Although not in the Bengali dictionary, the meaning of the name is well known internationally.

Resolute m English (Puritan)
From the English word resolute meaning "determined, unwavering".

Resolve m English

Resolved m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "firmly determined to do something."

Respati m & f Javanese
Means "Thursday" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati).

Respatiningrum f Indonesian, Javanese
combination of Respati and Ningrum

Respatiwulan f Indonesian, Javanese
combination of Respati and Wulan

Respendial m Alanian, History, Old Persian (Latinized)
Respendial was a Western Alanian King in the Iberian Peninsula. He led one of two groups of Alans, an Iranian people, across the Rhine and into the region.

Respitius m German (Bessarabian)

Ressie f American
Diminutive of Theresa.

Rest m Romansh
Truncated form of Chrest.