Retsum & fJapanese (Rare) Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 烈 meaning "violent, furious; extreme, intense" and 洌 meaning "pure."... [more]
RetsukofJapanese (Modern, Rare) From Japanese 烈 (retsu) meaning "fury, rage, violent, vehement" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child." This is the name of the protagonist of the 2016 Sanrio anime Aggressive Retsuko.
ReturnmEnglish (Puritan, Rare, Archaic) From the English word meaning "to come back" (itself from Old French re- "back" and torner "to turn"), which was given to a boy born in 1708 in Guilford, Connecticut, supposedly in memory of an incident from his parents' courtship; it is popularly claimed that his mother, Hannah Willard (1674-1749) - after repeatedly rejecting his father, Janna Meigs (1672-1739) - finally relented, crying to him as he rode away "Return, Janna, return!" The name has since been borne by more than a dozen of Return Meigs' descendants, including his son, Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823), and grandson, Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr... [more]
RevanmPopular Culture Revan is the name of a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' universe, known as both a Jedi and a Sith (as Darth Revan). Revan is the main character in the RPG 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' (2003) and appears in numerous other 'Star Wars' media... [more]
RevannamKannada REVANNA IS A ONE OF THE NAME OF GOD SHIVA
RevantmHinduism MEANING : wealthy, opulent, splendid, brilliant, handsome. It is the name of a son of lord Surya ... [more]
RevayafJewish, Hebrew Means "overflowing, saturated" in Hebrew, from the element רָוָה (ravah) "to be saturated, drink one's fill". A modern Hebrew word name.
ReveillefEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word reveille (the traditional tune played to wake up the troops), ultimately from French réveillez meaning "wake up!".
ReverianomSpanish, Galician Spanish and Galician form of Reverianus. A known bearer was the Spanish componist Reveriano Soutullo Otero (1880-1932).
ReverianusmLate Roman Extended form of Reverius. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century, who had left his native Italy for missionary work in Roman Gaul, but was eventually martyred.
Revivalm & fEnglish Meaning, "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre, from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" + vivere "to live."
RevlonfEnglish From the American multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company.
RevocatusmLate Roman, Dutch (Archaic) Derived from Latin revocatus meaning "recalled, called back", which in turn is derived from the Latin verb revoco meaning "to recall, to call back" as well as "to revive". Also compare the English word revocable, which is etymologically related.... [more]
RevoltmEnglish (Puritan) Derived from the English noun revolt, which is a term used to refer to an act of rebellion. This word was used as a given name by Puritans who had arrived in what is nowadays the United States of America.
RevoltmSoviet, Russian This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
RevolyutsiyafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution". Like names such as Melor and Vilen, this name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
RevomirmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian революция мировая (revolyutsiya mirovaya) meaning "world revolution" as well as of революционный мир (revolyutsionnyy mir) meaning "revolutionary world"... [more]
RewaltmDutch (Rare) A dithematic name formed of the Frisian name element RÊD "advice, council" (ultimately from Germanic rat) and walt "power, leader, ruler".... [more]
RewanimOttoman Turkish Rewani was an Ottoman poet. Rewani wrote a Diwan dedicated to Selim I known for its ghazels, which sing in a gentle flowing manner of human and mystic love, most of which were later set to music. Also Rewani's Ishret-name was the first Ottoman Turkish poem with a bacchic theme, which inspired the saki-names genre that became popular a century later.
RewatmThai Derived from Sanskrit रेवत् (revat) meaning "wealthy, prosperous, abundant".
RewerdmEast Frisian Formed from the Frisian name elements RÊD "advice, council" and WARD "to guard".
Reym & fEnglish, Popular Culture Variant of Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
ReyermMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch form of Reier, which is nowadays a bit more common than Reier itself, but not as common as the modern (variant) spelling Reijer, which is the most prevalent out of the three of them.... [more]
ReyhermMedieval Spanish (Rare) There is a River by the name of REYHER! It's location is close to the city of Prague. Once belonged to Orissa. River is still there!
ReykdalmIcelandic (Modern, Rare) From an Icelandic surname that was probably derived from a place name composed of Old Norse reykr meaning "smoke" and dalr meaning "dale, valley".
ReyndísfIcelandic Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
ReyrmIcelandic Derived from Old Norse reyrr, a type of plant, known as the common reed in English (genus Arundo). This also coincides with the Icelandic word for a type of grass known as "sweet vernal grass" in English (Anthoxanthum odoratum).
RezedafTatar, Bashkir, Chechen (Rare) Derived from Tatar рәсидә (räsidä) meaning "mature, ripe"; ultimately from Arabic رَشَدَ (rašada) "to be well guided, to be of age".
ReziamBiblical, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name רִצְיָא (Ritzya) meaning "delight". Possibly from the root רָצוֹן (ratzon) meaning "desire, wish, favor, goodwill". In the Book of 1 Chronicles, Rezia was one of the sons of Ulla, an Asherite.
ReznikmLiterature Derived from the Czech word "řezník" meaning "butcher". It is also the name of a character from the novel "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey.
RhadamanthosmGreek Mythology I am uncertain of the meaning, but it might be etymologically related to Greek adámas "invincible, untamed" or Greek damázo "to overpower, to tame, to conquer." In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthos was a son of Zeus and Europa.
RhadamanthusmGreek Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος (rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω (manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [more]
RhaegarmLiterature Was used in George R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire"
RhaellafLiterature Created by author George R.R. Martin for use in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire." Queen Rhaella Targaryen is the mother of the character Daenerys.
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.
RhaenysfLiterature Was used in Goerge R. R. Martin's series "A Song of Ice and Fire
RhaffifPersian Rhaffi Hadizadeh Kharazi was the top candidate in 2017 of the political micro-party 'bergpartei, die überpartei' in Berlin.
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.
RhainmMedieval Welsh, Welsh From Welsh rhain meaning "stiff" or "stretched out", sometimes interpreted as "spear". This was borne by a son of the legendary 5th-century king Brychan Brycheiniog, and by a 9th-century king of Dyfed.
RhamnousiafGreek Mythology An epithet of the Greek Goddess of retribution, Nemesis, meaning "the Goddess of Rhamnous". Rhamnous was an ancient Greek city and the site of Nemesis' most prominent sanctuary.
RhanganimTsonga Possibly from the Xitsonga word rhanga meaning "to begin".
RhanisfGreek Mythology The name of one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs which formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis. Her name is derived from the word Ψεκας (rhanis) meaning "raindrop".
RhedafAnglo-Saxon Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Old English Hrêðe or Hrêða. Rheda is a goddess attested solely by Bede in his 8th-century work De temporum ratione, where she is connected with the month "Rhedmonth" (which is the equivalent of modern day March).
RhemafAmerican (Rare) Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".
RhenmPopular Culture This name is given to the prince of Emberfall in Brigid Kemmerer's novel 'A Curse So Dark And Lonely,' a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
RhenefGreek Mythology The name of two different nymphs in Greek mythology, one an oread of Mount Cyllene and lover of Hermes, the other the mother of Medon by Oïleus.
RhetafEnglish (American) Possibly a variant of Rita, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Rhea or Greek ῥήτωρ (rhetor) "public speaker, orator"... [more]
RhetoriosmLate Greek Derived from Greek ῥήτωρ (rhetor) meaning "orator, public speaker".
RhetoriusmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Rhetorios. A bearer of this name was the classical astrologer Rhetorius of Egypt, who lived in the 6th and early 7th century AD.