Submitted Names Starting with R

Rikana f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 叶 (kana) meaning "fulfill, come true", 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 哉 (kana), an exclamation, 奏 (kana) meaning "play music, complete" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]

Rikano f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 花 (ka) meaning "flower" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rikárd m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Richard.

Rikarda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Richárd.

Rikarde f German (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Ricarda

Rikardo m Croatian
Croatian variant spelling of Ricardo.

Rikardo m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Ricardo.

Rikardu m Quechua
Quechua form of Richard.

Rikarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Richard.

Ríkarður m Icelandic
Icelandic modern form of Rikarðr.

Rike f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rike f Greenlandic
Greenlandic short form of Rikîna.

Rikel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish name, from "rika", "rich". This is an amuletic name.

Rikelme m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Riquelme.

Riken m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ricwin.

Rikeneu m Medieval Breton
An Old Breton name, composed of ri "king" + ceneuan "boy".

Riker m English (Modern)
Pet form of Richard, possibly Dutch. William Riker was a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Riker's Island is New York City's largest jail, named after Abraham Rycken.... [more]

Rikesh m Indian
"One who is capable of converting all his desires in to reality."... [more]

Rikharda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Richarda.

Rikharð m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Ríkharður.

Ríkharður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Rikarðr.

Riki m Finnish
Derived from Riku which is derived from Richard, it's a somewhat rare Finnish name, only a fraction of Finnish people have this name.

Riki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, it can be used as 理希, 里希, 利希, 莉樹, 里生 or 莉希 with 理 (ri, kotowari) meaning "arrangement, justice, logic, reason, truth", 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village", 利 (ri, ki.ku) meaning "advantage, benefit, profit", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine", 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, u.mare, o.u, ki) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Riki f Hebrew
Diminutive of Rivka

Riki f & m English (Modern)
Variant and feminine form of Ricky.

Rikica f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Rika.

Rikichi m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 利 (ri) meaning "benefit" or 理 (ri) meaning "logic; reason" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". It can also derive from 理 (ri) meaning "logic" with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom; knowledge".... [more]

Rikikazu m Japanese
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]

Rikilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Richild.

Rikimaru m Japanese
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]

Rikin m Indian

Rikîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Regina.

Rikinosuke m Japanese
This name combines 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" and 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" with 助 (jo, suke, tasu.keru) meaning "assist, help, rescue," 介 (kai, suke) meaning "concern oneself with, jammed in, mediate, shellfish", 輔 (fu, ho, tasu.keru, suke) meaning "help" or 典 (ten, den, suke) meaning "ceremony, code, law, rule."... [more]

Rikio m & f Japanese
This name can be used to combine 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" with 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "man, male," 雄 (yuu, o-, osu, on) meaning "male, masculine," 夫 (fu, fuu, bu, otto, sore, o) meaning "husband, man" or 生 (shou, sei, i.kiru, i.keru, -u, u.mare, o.u, ki, na.ru, ha.eru) meaning "birth, genuine, life."... [more]

Rikishi m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 力 (ryoku, riki, rii, chikara) meaning "strength, power," and a shi kanji, like 士 meaning "samurai" or 志 meaning "will, aim, goal."... [more]

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rikito m Japanese
From 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong", 吏 (ri) meaning "an official, officer", 基 (ki, moto, motoi) meaning "foundation, fundamentals", and 貴 (ki, tatto.i, touto.i) meaning "esteem, honour, precious, prize, value," combined with 斗 (to) meaning "Big Dipper" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]

Rikitsa f Medieval Polish, Medieval Finnish, Old Swedish
Variant of Richiza.

Rikiwo m & f Japanese
A variant form of Rikio.

Rikiya m Japanese
This name combines 力 (rii, riki, ryoku, chikara) meaning "bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong" with 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (archaic form)", 哉 (sai, kana, ya) meaning "alas, how, question mark, what", 弥 (bi, mi, amaneshi, iya, iyoiyo, tooi, hisa.shii, ya, wata.ru) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 矢 (shi, ya) meaning "arrow, dart" or 耶 (ja, ya, ka) meaning "question mark."

Rikka f Japanese
From Japanese 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 律 (ri) meaning "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control", 立 (ri) meaning "stand up, rise, set up, erect" or 六 (ri) meaning "six" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Rikkar m Sami
Sami form of Rikard.

Rikke f Japanese
Variant of rikka

Rikkell f English (American, Rare)

Rikku f Japanese
Foreign guardian

Rikky m English (Rare)
Variant of Ricky.

Riklef m East Frisian, North Frisian
East Frisian and/or North Frisian form of Ryklef.

Rikmod f Old High German
Old High German variant of Ricmot.

Rikmoth f Old High German
Old High German variant form of Ricmot.

Rikmut f Old High German
Old High German variant form of Ricmot.

Riko m Estonian
Estonian form of Rick.

Rikomita f Japanese
A Japanese name made of the characters "ri" meaning white jasmine, "ko" meaning child, "mi" meaning beautiful, and "ta" meaning thick.

Riksa f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Rixa and Rikse.

Rikst f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian short form of Ricswind and Richild.

Rikukazu m Japanese (Rare, ?)
From 六 (riku) meaning "six" and 積 (kazu) meaning "volume".

Rikuko f Japanese

Rikuro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Rikurou.

Rikurou m Japanese
From Japanese 陸 (riku) meaning "land" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Rikuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 睦 (ri) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 陸 (riku) meaning "land" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 空 (kuu) meaning "sky", 航 (kuu) meaning "navigate, sail, cruise, fly" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers"... [more]

Ríkví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Rikvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ríkviðr.

Ríkviðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ríkr "mighty", "distinguished", "rich" and viðr "forest", "wood", "tree".

Rikwin m Dutch
Modern variant spelling of Rickwin - in other words, one could say that this is the modern Dutch form of Ricwin.

Rilah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryla.

Rilan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylan.

Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]

Rilari f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rilary.

Rilary f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Hilary.

Rilda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serilda and Sarilda.

Rilea f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilee f & m English
Variant of Riley.

Rilei f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rileigh f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Rilès m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rileyann f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Riley and Ann, used as a feminine given name.

Rilian m Literature
The name of the Prince in C. S. Lewis' 'The Silver Chair'. He is Caspian X's son, his mother is a star, known as Lilliandil.

Riliane f German

Rilie f & m American (Rare)

Rilind m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rilind "to be reborn, to be revitalized; to revitalize".

Rilinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Rilind.

Rilley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley and Reilly.

Rillian m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Rilian.

Rillie f English (American)
Diminutive of Aurelia or Amarilla (variant of Amaryllis). Also compare Rilla.

Rilou f & m French (Modern, Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Short form of Marie-Louise or Henri-Louis.

Rìluò f Chinese
Means "sunset" in Chinese from character 日 (Rì) meaning "sun" and 落 (luò) "to go down".

Rilya f African American

Rilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rilynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rilynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rylin.

Rim f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Riem.

Rima f Arabic, Indonesian
Variant of Rim.

Rima f Japanese
From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "benefit; advantage" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Rima f Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Rim-, like Rimtautė and Rimgailė.

Rimael m Medieval Breton
Derived from Old Breton ri meaning "king" combined with Old Breton mael meaning "lord" or "prince" (ultimately from Proto-Celtic *maglos meaning "noble, chief").

Rimanelli f Obscure
Borne by Rimanelli 'Rima' Mellal (1989-), a participant in the ninth season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2012). By some accounts, she was born in Algeria.

Rimantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimantas.

Rimbert m Flemish

Rimdaugas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimdaugė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimdaugas.

Rime f & m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Rieme.

Rime f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Rima.

Rimel f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Rimer m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Riemer.

Rimeti m & f Gilbertese
Often associated with tradition or heritage, it is considered unisex in some contexts.

Rimgailas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimgailas.

Rimgaudas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimgaudas.

Rimgirdas m Lithuanian (Rare)
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]

Rimi f & m Japanese
A Japanese given name with multiple kanji spellings that can change it’s meaning.

Rimiggiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Remigius (see Rémy).

Rimjhim f Hindi

Rimke f & m West Frisian
Variant of Rim, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Rimma f Russian
The name of a Slavic (male) saint, which was Ριμμᾶς (Rimmas) in the original Greek, the etymology of which is uncertain. In modern times this is used as a Russian feminine name and is sometimes associated with Рим (Rim) "Rome", the Russian name for the Italian city.

Rimme m West Frisian
Strictly masculine form of Rieme.

Rimmelt m West Frisian
Variant of Remmelt.

Rimmer m West Frisian
Variant of Rimer.

Rimmert m West Frisian
This West Frisian name is a form of Reinbert or a variant of Rimmer.

Rimmon m & f Biblical, Hebrew
Means "pomegranate" in Hebrew. It occurs in the Old Testament belonging to "a man of the tribe of Benjamin at the time of King Saul" as well as two places and a Syrian deity (allegedly known as Ramanu "the Thunderer" in Assyrian).

Rimon f & m Hebrew
Variant of Rimmon. Biblical place name (Joshua 19:13).

Rimona f Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Rimon.

Rimonit f Hebrew (Modern), Jewish (Modern)
Feminine version of the Hebrew word 'rimon', traditionally meaning pomegranate, used as a feminine name most common in Israel. Pomegranates have a special religious significance in Jewish tradition - they symbolise righteousness, fruitfulness, knowledge, learning, and wisdom... [more]

Rimsha f Indian

Rimtautas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimtautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimtautas.

Rimu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum" combined with 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil" or 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rimunda f Sardinian
Variant of Remunda.

Rimus m English

Rimush m Akkadian
Meaning unknown. A noted bearer is Rimush, an Akkadian king (c.2280 BCE), the second king of the Akkadian empire, son of King Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum, brother of Manishtushu, and uncle of Naram-Sin.

Rimuy f Atayal
meaning "pure, gentle, darling"

Rimvaldas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimvaldė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimvaldas.

Rimvilas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimvilas.

Rimvydas m Lithuanian
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]

Rimvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Rimvydas.

Rín f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rina.

Rin f Thai

Rina f Javanese, Indonesian
Means "day, daytime" in Javanese.

Rina f Romansh
Truncated form of Catrina and Chatrina.

Rina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian rin "to renew, revive; to please; to appear anew, sprout up; newly to appear, be reinvigorated".

Rina f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized form of Ríona.

Rina f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Rina f Shipibo-Conibo
Borrowing from the Spanish reina meaning "queen".

Rinah f & m Hebrew

Rinako f Japanese
From Japanese 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" and 奈 (na) meaning "what" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinald m Albanian
Albanian form of Rinaldo.

Rinalda f Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Rinaldo and Dutch variant form of Reinalda.

Rinalde f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Scots form of Raghnaid via the variant Raonaild.

Rinaldina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rinalda.

Rinaldó m Hungarian
Variant of Rajnald and Rajnáld.

Rinaldu m Sardinian

Rinalduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rinaldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Rinardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Rinaldo.

Rinata f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)
Corsican variant of Renata.

Rinatu m Corsican
Corsican form of Renatus.

Rinawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Rina and the feminine suffix -wati.

Rincewind m Literature
A wizard from some of Sir Terry Pratchett's books, including 'The Colour of Magic'. According to Pratchett, he took Rincewind's name from 'Churm Rincewind', an imaginary person referred to in early 'Beachcomber' columns from the Daily Express.

Rinchen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རིན་ཆེན (rin-chen) meaning "treasure, gem, jewel".

Rinchin m & f Tibetan, Buryat, Mongolian
Tibetan alternate transcription of Rinchen as well as the Buryat and Mongolian form. In Buryatia it is solely used as a masculine name.

Rinchinbal m Medieval Mongolian
From Tibetan rin chen meaning ''precious, valuable, dear'' and dpal meaning ''glory, splendor''.... [more]

Rinchindorj m Medieval Mongolian
It means in the Tibetan language "Jewel Diamond". It was borne by an Il-khan.

Rind f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Vrindr.

Rinda f Popular Culture, English, Norse Mythology
Short form of names ending in -rinda (Florinda, Lorinda, etc.).... [more]

Rindaro m Khmer

Rindê f Kurdish
From Kurdish rind meaning "smart".

Rindert m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian variant of Reindert.

Rindr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vrindr. In Norse mythology Rindr is a giantess, the mother of Odin's son Váli.

Rindra f & m Malagasy
Means "harmony, order, arrangement" in Malagasy.

Rindranirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy rindra meaning "order, arrangement" and nirina meaning "desired".

Rindu f Indonesian
Means "longing, yearning, ache" in Indonesian.

Rinduran m Medieval Cornish

Rindy f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Marinda, Clarinda, Dorinda and other names containing a similar sound... [more]

Rindzela m & f Tsonga
Means "expect, wait for" in Xitsonga.

Rine f Dutch
Variant form of Rina 1.

Rine f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (ri) meaning "lovely, beautiful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinea f Japanese
From Japanese 里 (ri) meaning "village", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Rineke f Dutch
Diminutive form of Rine.

Rinesa f Albanian (Rare)

Ring m English
Short for Ringgold, a Welsh surname meaning “cliff, steep bank”.... [more]

Ringa f Finnish

Ringala f Romanian
Romanian form of Rimgailė. Not used as a given name.

Ringan m Scots
Scots variant of Ninian.

Ringaudas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant of Rimgaudas.

Ringborg f & m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish ring "ring" and borg "fortification, castle".

Ringhild f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish name with the combination of hringr "ring" and hildr "battle, fight". It might have been influenced by Inghild and Ragnhild.

Ringku f Bodo, Mizo
Means "experience" in Bodo and Mizo.

Ringo m & f English, Japanese
Transferred use of the surname Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear... [more]

Ringolds m Latvian (Rare)

Ringvor f Swedish (Rare)
Early 20th century combination of Swedish ring "circle, ring (piece of jewelry)" and Old Norse vǫr "vigilant, cautious" (compare Ingvor and Ragnvor).

Ringware f Medieval English
Variation of Hringwaru used in the Medieval English times.

Ringzin m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རིག་འཛིན (see Rigzin).

Ringzing m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རིག་འཛིན (see Rinzin).

Rini m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Marinus.

Rin'ichi m Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rinie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive form of Rina 1.

Rinieri m Medieval Italian

Riniero m Italian
Italian variant of Rainer.

Rinieru m Corsican
Corsican form of Riniero.

Rinin m English
Variant of Rinan.

Rinio f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Rinisha m Indian
Rin(japaneese)means dignified... [more]

Rinitaa f Indian

Rinji m Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rïnjin f Western Yugur
Means "precious, jewel" in Western Yugur.

Rinjin m Nepali

Rinjirou m Japanese
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]

Rink m Old Danish, Greenlandic
Old Danish and Greenlandic form of Rinkr.

Rinka f Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "grove, forest", 麟 (rin) meaning "genius, Chinese unicorn, giraffe, bright, shining", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell", 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 稟 (rin) meaning "petition, report, receive" or 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, awe-inspiring, bracing" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "end, finish, succeed, fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 蘭 (ka) meaning "orchid", 伽 (ka) meaning "nursing, attending", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", or 霞 (ka) meaning "cloud, mist"... [more]

Rinkai m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Rin and Kai. This name is extremely rare.

Rinke m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Masculine and feminine form of Rinne, with the diminutive suffix ke included.

Rinke m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Rinkr.

Rinko f Japanese
From Japanese 稟 (rin) meaning "receive, petition, report", 凜 (rin) meaning "awe-inspiring, bracing, severe", 麟 (rin) meaning "giraffe, genius, bright, shining, Chinese unicorn", 林 (rin) meaning "copes, woods, forest, grove", 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics, morals", 琳 (rin) meaning "gem, tinkle of jewels" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac"... [more]

Rinkr m Old Norse
Derived from rekkr ("warrior").

Rinku m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 凛 (rin, kibishi.i) meaning "cold" with 空 (kuu, a.ku, a.keru, kara, su.ku, sora, muna.shii, ku) meaning "empty, sky, vacant, vacuum, void," 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story," 玖 (kyuu, ku) meaning "beautiful black jewel, nine (used in legal documents)" or 来 (tai, rai, kita.su, ku.ru) meaning "become, cause, come, due, next."... [more]

Rinley f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Rinn f Irish (Rare)
A given name from Gaelic word "rinn," meaning "star." Alternatively, the word can mean "cape" or "point."

Rinna f Japanese
From Japanese 琳 (rin) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" combined with 為 (na) meaning "benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinnah m & f Biblical Hebrew
1 Chronicles 4:20 from the root ranan meaning joyous cry

Rinne m West Frisian
Frisian form of Rein.

Rinne f Japanese
From Japanese 輪廻 (rinne) meaning "samsara". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Rinner m West Frisian
Frisian short form of Reinier or Rinnert.

Rinnert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Reinhard.

Rinno f Japanese
From Japanese 琳 (rin) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Rinnosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Rino f Japanese
From 梨 (ri) meaning "Japanese pear, Pyrus pyrifolia" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other kanji combinations can be used.

Rinoa f English, Popular Culture, Japanese
A main character in the videogame Final Fantasy VIII. The name is believed to either be a variation of the Irish ríoghan meaning "queen," or the Japanese translation of Lenore.

Rinoko f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ri) meaning "light", 凛 (rin, ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 凜 (rin) meaning "cold, strict, severe", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, an official", 咲 (ri) meaning "blossom", 哩 (ri) meaning "mile", 奏 (ri) meaning "play music, speak to a ruler, complete", 月 (ri) meaning "moon", 望 (rin) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 栞 (ri) meaning "bookmark, guidebook", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 浬 (ri) meaning "knot, nautical mile", 涼 (ri) meaning "cool, refreshing", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 琳 (rin) meaning "jewel, tinkling of jewelry", 瑠 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 羽 (ri) meaning "feathers", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 裡 (ri) meaning "reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side", 里 (ri) meaning "village" or 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" combined with 音 (non, on) meaning "sound", 暖 (non) meaning "warmth", 響 (on) meaning "echo, sound", 季 (non) meaning "seasons", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 乃 (non), a possessive particle, 夢 (non) meaning "dream", 望 (on) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect" or 希 (non) meaning "hope, rare"... [more]

Rinon m Kosovar
Derived from Albanian rinon "to rejuvenate".

Rinor m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rinor "youthful".

Rinora f Albanian
Feminine form of Rinor.

Rinoriko f Japanese

Rinoula f Greek
Diminutive of Irini. Also compare Rina 5.

Rinpei m Japanese
This name combines 林 (rin, hayashi) meaning "forest, grove", 倫 (rin) meaning "companion, ethics" or 麟 (rin) meaning "bright, Chinese unicorn, genius, giraffe, shining" with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace."... [more]

Rinri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 凜 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinrin f Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". The characters can be in either order or the same character can be duplicated, as indicated by the symbol 々. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinse f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids" or 星 (se) meaning "star". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rinse m West Frisian
Means counselor.

Rinsha f & m Indian

Rinske f West Frisian
Strictly feminine variant of Rinke.

Rinsuke m Japanese
From Japanese 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" combined with 助 (suke) meaning "assistance". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rinta m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 麟 (rin) meaning "Female Chinese Unicorn" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rintaro m Japanese

Rintarou m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Rintje m West Frisian
Frisian form of Rein, with the diminutive suffix je included. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Frisian speed skater Rintje Ritsma.

Rinto m Japanese
From Japanese 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell" or 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person", 叶 (to) meaning "fulfill, come true" or 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior"... [more]

Rintoo m Hindi

Rintrah m Literature
Rintrah is a character in William Blake's mythology, representing the just wrath of the prophet. Rintrah first appears in 'The Marriage of Heaven and Hell': "Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burdened air" shows him personifying revolutionary wrath... [more]

Rintu f & m Indian

Rinuccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Rino, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Rinucciu m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Rinze f Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" combined with 世 (ze) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinzen m Tibetan

Rinzin m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "holder of wealth" from Tibetan རིན (rin) meaning "worth, value, riches" and འཛིན (dzin) meaning "to hold, to bear".

Rinzing m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རིན་འཛིན (see Rinzin).

Rinzo m Japanese (Rare)
From 燐 (rin) meaning "ignus fatuus, phosphorous, will-o-the-wisp" or 臨 (rin) "to look at, to confront", and 蔵 (zō) meaning "to hide, possession, ownership". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rinzou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rinzo.

Ríó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rio 1.

Rio m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Riou.

Rio m Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese ria or riya meaning "happy, joyful" or "arrogant, proud".

Riobaldo m Literature
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.

Ríobhca f Irish

Riocaird m Irish
Variant of Risteárd

Riog m Breton
Variant of Riok.

Ríoghbhardán m Old Irish
Variant of Rígbarddán.

Rioi f Japanese
From Japanese リオ (Rio), meaning "village center" and 私 (i), meaning joy. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riok m Breton
Means "kingly" from the Old Breton element ri "king, ruler".

Rioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Rio 2 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Riol m Medieval Cornish

Riola f Kosovar

Rion m & f English
Possibly a variant of Ryan.

Rion f Japanese
From Japanese 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic" combined with 苑 (on) meaning "pasture, park, garden", 温 (on) meaning "warm" or 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.

Rion m Kosovar

Riona f Japanese
From Japanese 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riona f Kosovar
Feminine form of Rion.

Rionnal m Irish

Riono m Javanese
From Javanese ria or riya meaning "happy, joyful" or "arrogant, proud" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".

Riorita f Russian
Alternate form of Aurora

Riot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her son born 2023.

Rioto m Japanese
From Japanese 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Riou m Breton
Variant of Riok.

Rip m West Frisian
Short form of Rippert.

Ripalta f Italian (Rare)
It means "hight bank" from the archaic word ripa "bank" (nowadays riva) and alta "high". ... [more]

Ripam m & f Hindi
Meaning Unknown.

Ripeka f Maori
Maori form of Rebecca. It coincides with a Maori verb meaning "to crucify".

Ripfumelo f Tsonga
Means "belief" in Xitsonga.

Riphath m Biblical, Irish Mythology, Irish, Scottish
Name of Gomer second-born son in Genesis ch. 10. Irish/Scottish oral tradition (Leber Gabala Eirinn) lists him as the ancestor of the Scots (including the Irish). They too call him the second son of Gomer... [more]

Ripken m American

Riplakish m Mormon
Jaredite king and son of Shez in The Book of Mormon.

Riplee f English
Feminine form of Ripley.

Ripleigh m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ripley.

Ripp m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the surname Ripp, influenced by the popularity of similar names like Ripley.

Rippe m West Frisian
A longer form of Rip.

Rippert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ricbert.

Ripred m Literature
Ripred is an abnormally large rat and capable fighter who appears in Suzanne Collins' The Underland Chronicles. He is an important character in all five of the series' books. Ripred is what many people and animals in the Underland refer to as a "rager", or a natural born killer.

Ripsi f Armenian (Expatriate)
Short form of Hripsime in the case of Hripsime 'Ripsi' Terzian, a participant in the first season of the American reality television series Bad Girls Club (2006).

Ripszima f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hripsime.

Ripton m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Riquard m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ricward.