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'.
RizaldymFilipino Variant of Rizal Day, the Philippine national holiday (held on December 30th) commemorating the life and works of national hero José Rizal.... [more]
RomanyfAmerican (Modern, Rare) Variant spelling of Romani, the name of a chiefly European nomadic group of people (where they are mostly known as 'gypsies'). They ultimately derive their name from Latin Romanus meaning "Roman".
Rooneym & fIrish, English Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
RóseyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements rós "rose" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
RossyfSpanish Diminutive of Rosa 1 and Rosana. Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress, singer and model.
RozyfJudeo-Greek, Greek (Rare), Jewish Greek form of Rosy. It is not a traditional Greek name except in Jewish communities where it mirrors the Judeo-Spanish name Rosa.
RussymEnglish Diminutive of Russell. A notable bearer of this name is Russy Simmons (b. 1997) from the American reality television series Run's House (2005-2009), whose full name is Russell Simmons II.
RuxsatoyfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek ruxsat meaning "permission" or "please" and oy meaning "moon".
RwbyfEnglish (American, Modern) From the series RWBY, pronounced "ruby". The name of the series is formed from the initials of the main characters and their associated colours red, white, blue, and yellow.
SafarbiymKarachay-Balkar From the Arabic سفر (safar) meaning "journey, travel, voyage", as well as the name of the second Islamic month, and Karachay-Balkar бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".
SafaroyfUzbek Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and oy meaning "moon".
SaffyfEnglish (British), Literature Diminutive of names beginning with a similar sound, such as Saffron (as used in the children's novel Saffy's Angel (2001) by Hilary McKay). It was also used as an Anglicized form of Sadbh in Ella Griffin's novel Postcards from the Heart (2011).
SaireyfEnglish (Archaic) Diminutive of Sarah. Charles Dickens used the name for the character of Mrs. Gamp in his novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1844).
Sairyf & mEnglish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare) As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Salahym & fMalagasy Means "sandpiper (bird)" in Malagasy.
SalbiymCircassian Derived from Arabic سَالَ (sāla) meaning "to flow, to run" (figuratively meaning "brook, stream, creek") combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
SaleumxaymLao From Lao ສະເຫຼີມ (saleum) meaning "eulogise, exalt, celebrate" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "rank, power, authority".
SatybaldymKazakh, Kyrgyz Means "sweet life", derived from Kazakh тәтті (tätti) or Kyrgyz таттуу (tattuu) both meaning "sweet, delicious" combined with Kazakh and Kyrgyz бал (bal) "honey".
SavvyfAmerican (Modern), African American Means "shrewd, well-informed", from Tok Pisin (an English-based Creole) save or Nigerian Pidgin sabi, both meaning "to know". In some cases, it is a diminutive of Savannah.
SaxiymUzbek Means "generous" or "fruitful, prosperous" in Uzbek.
SebymMalayalam (Modern) The name is purely Malayalam in origin, a South Indian language spoken by the Malayalis.
Seeleym & fEnglish Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).
Seelym & fMedieval English Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [more]
SelinayfTurkish The name "Selinay" can be broken down into two parts:"Selin" which is derived from "Sel," meaning "stream" or "flood" in Turkish."Ay" means "moon" in Turkish. So, "Selinay" could be interpreted as "Moon of the Stream" or "Moon of the Flood."
SelyfMedieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old English sælig "happy, blessed". (As a Jewish name it can be considered a Judeo-Anglo-Norman Contage of the Yiddish name (1)Zelda).
SephyfEnglish Diminutive of Persephone. The main female character in the novel series 'Noughts and Crosses' has this name.
SepoymPersian The term sepoy is derived from the Persian word sepāhī (سپاهی) meaning the traditional "infantry soldier" in the Mughal Empire. Historically it has been used in Singapore as a given name largely by Indian Singaporeans.