This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *r.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
SparkrmNorse Mythology Old Norse byname or personal name meaning, ‘sprightly’, ‘vivacious’
SpasimirmBulgarian, Croatian The first element of this name is derived from Bulgarian spasjá or spasjávam "to save, to rescue". Also compare Serbo-Croatian spasiti and Russian spasát', both of which mean "to save, to rescue"... [more]
SpinzarmPashto Means "silver" in Pashto, derived from سپين (spin) meaning "white" and زر (zar) "metal".
SplintermPopular Culture Derived from the English word splinter, which usually refers to a long and sharp fragment of material (often wood).... [more]
SplintermMedieval Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Meaning uncertain, even though this rare Dutch given name was already in use in medieval times. Compare the modern Dutch word splinter meaning "splinter".... [more]
Stargazerf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word stargazer "one who stargazes" or "a daydreamer".
StarkaðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from the Old Norse elements sterkr "stark, sturdy" and hǫð "battle" (cognate with Old High German hadu). This was the name of a hero in Norse legends.
StasandermAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Stasandros. This name was borne by Stasander of Cyprus (4th century BC), who was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great.
StasanormAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun στάσις (stasis), which can mean "standing, placing, setting" as well as "a standing still"... [more]
StaubfingermLiterature Meaning "dust finger". The name of one of the main characters in Cornelia Funke's 'Inkworld' books is dangerously close to the German word Staubfänger "dust collector" colloquially used for books that are standing in a shelf without being used for a long time.
SǽþórrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements sær "sea" and þórr "thunder" or a combination of sær "sea" and Þórir.
StígheiðurfIcelandic (Rare) Possibly means "clear path" or "bright path", from Old Norse stígr "path" and heiðr "bright, clear". Alternatively the second element may be derived from Old Norse heiðr "heath".
StilgarmLiterature This name is used by the Fremen people on Arrakis. A planet in the movie "June." Chakobsa is the fictional language they used.
StrachomirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic strachъ "to fear, to scare" or Proto-Slavic straxъ "fear, fright". Compare Polish strach "fear, fright" and Serbo-Croatian strašiti "to frighten, to scare"... [more]
StracimirmSerbian Older form of Strahimir. This name was borne by 12th-century Serbian prince Stracimir Zavidović and 14th-century Serbian noble Stracimir Balšić.
StrahimirmCroatian, Serbian Croatian and Serbian variant form of Strahomir. A bearer of this name was Croatian poet Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865-1908).
StrykermEnglish (Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin. Possibly a transferred use of the surname Stryker. Alternately, from the Norwegian words stryker meaning "stretcher" or from stryke (“use a bow”) + -er or from stryker, indefinite plural strykere, meaning a string player (musician who plays a string instrument).
StryvermEnglish, Literature Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story.
StúfrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse stúfr meaning "stump, stub".
SugaarmBasque Mythology Means "male serpent" in Basque, from Basque suge ("snake") and -ar ("male"). By folk etymology, it is often associated with Basque su ("fire") and gar ("flame").... [more]
SuharfArabic From Arabic shr (سَهَر) meaning "sleepless, wakeful". The name originates from Surah 79:14 in the Qur´an.
Suhayrf & mArabic Means "wakeful, wide awake" in Arabic, from the root سهر (sahira) meaning "to be wakeful at night".
SuheirfArabic An alternative transcription of Suhar. A famous bearer is Suheir Hammad (b. 1973), an American poet, political activist and performer.
SükhbaatarmMongolian Means "hero of the axe" in Mongolian, from сүх (sükh) meaning "axe" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero". A famous bearer was Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893-1923), a Mongolian Communist leader.
SukkalgirmSumerian Possibly one of the earliest names recorded. His name occurs on a tablet dated 3200-3100 BC. He was one of two Sumerian slaves of Gal-Sal.
SumberfBuryat From the Buryat name for Mount Meru, the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology which is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes
SúnfríðurmFaroese Faroese combination of sunr "son" and friðr "love, peace".
SúnmundurmFaroese Faroese combination of sunr "son" and mund "protection".
SunnulfrmOld Norse A combination of Old Norse sunn "southern" and ulfr "wolf". The first name element can also be derived from sunna "sun".
SunnvørfFaroese Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".
SunyermCarolingian Cycle, Medieval Catalan Allegedly derived from Proto-Germanic *sunjō, meaning "truth, protest". It was borne by two counts of Empúries, modern-day Empordà, in Catalonia.
SuomarmGermanic Suomar was an Alemmanic petty king in the 4th century.
SuometarfFinnish (Rare, Archaic) Means "Finnish woman", derived from the word Suomi (Finland in Finnish) and combined with a feminine suffix -tar. As a name, Suometar came into use under the influence of the Estonian folk poem "Salme", which Elias Lönnrot translated into Finnish as "Suomettaren kosijat" (Suometar's suitors) in the 1830's... [more]
SuonjarfSami Derived from Sami suonjar meaning "ray".
Superiorm & fAfrican American, English Late Middle English from Old French superiour, from Latin superior, comparative of superus ‘that is above’, from super ‘above’.
SurtrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Svartr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a fire giant, the enemy of the gods, who will fight Freyr at Ragnarok and the two of them will kill each other.
SveinþórmIcelandic (Rare) From Old Norse sveinn "young man" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor). In other words, this is a combination of Sveinn and Þór.
SvinimirmMedieval Slavic The first element of this name is possibly derived from Proto-Slavic svin'a or svinьja meaning "swine, pig, hog". Also compare Serbo-Croatian svinja, Polish świnia and Slovak sviňa, all of which mean "swine, pig, hog"... [more]
SvipdagrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from svipr ("sudden sweeping movement") and dagr ("day, lifetime"). In Norse mythology Svipdagr wishes to marry Menglǫð.
SwedermDutch, German Dutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element hari "army".
SyermEnglish (British) Possibly of Old French origin, Syer is a rare English given name primarily used as a secondary name within a longer compound name; e.g. Frederick Syer. It is particularly associated with the Eighteen family of Reading, Berkshire.
SylarmPopular Culture This is the alias used by fictional super-powered villain Gabriel Gray in the NBC television series 'Heroes' (2006), meant to be taken from the name of a fictional watch brand, Sylar. It may be an interpretation of Schuyler or variant of Syler.
SyukurmIndonesian, Malay Means "thankfulness, gratitude" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic شكر (shukr).
SyvermNorwegian Variant of Sivert. The first part of the name coincides with Norwegian syv "seven", which made this name popular for boys who were the seventh child in their family.
TairfHebrew Means "(she) will light up" in Hebrew, making it relative to Yair.
TaivanbaatarmMongolian Means "peaceful hero" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Taivanbayarm & fMongolian Means "peaceful celebration" in Mongolian, from тайван (taivan) meaning "peaceful, quiet, still" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
TakbirmArabic (Modern, Rare) Takbir - "magnification (of God)" is the Arabic phrase Allāhu akbar meaning "Allah is greater (than everything)".... [more]
TakdirmIndonesian Means "destiny, fate" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic تقدير (taqdir).
TamarfGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Tamar was the Georgian goddess of the sky who was portrayed as riding on a snake. She is identified with the goddess Lamara.