Submitted Names in Mozambique

Odol m African

Ofeibea f African
The name Ofeibea is borne by the journalist Ofeibea Quist-Arcton from Ghana.

Ofelio m Portuguese (African), Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a masculine form of Ofelia.

Ofíon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ophion.

Ofiúco m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ophiouchos via its latinized form Ophiuchus.

Ofure m & f African, Esan, Nigerian
Means "peace, it is well" in Esan.

Olaniyan m Yoruba, African
means "honors surround me"

Olaph m African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olaf.

Olariche f African
Comes from the language of Nigerians. (igbo)... [more]

Olekina m & f Eastern African, Maasai
Best known as the given name of a Maasai Politician from Kenya.

Olimpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Olympos.

Olinto m Portuguese

Olisaemeka m African
Olisaemeka is an Igbo african name.It is a combination of Emeka(Great Deeds) and Olisa(God).Hence;Olisaemeka means God has done a great deed.

Oliviette f French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Olivie.

Oluwaseyanu m & f African
GOD has done a miracle

Ondino m Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Ondina.

Onema f African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Onésimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Onesimus.

Onesmus m Eastern African
Ugandan variant of Onesimus.

Onyedikachi m & f Igbo, African
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

Onyekwelu m African, Igbo, Nigerian

Onyinah m African
Onyinah - is of African Origin with meaning in Ghana and Nigeria especially with the Ukwani speaking people. The name is given to a strong new born marked for greatness. the literary meaning of ONYINAH is - A MIGHTY TREE... [more]

Opélio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Opellius.

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Optaciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatian.

Optato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Optatus.

Oratile f & m Tswana, African
It is/was His (God's) will.

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.

Oresanwo m African
The name is bear by the ijebu speaking people of western nigeria. ... [more]

Orfeu m Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Corsican, Portuguese and Romanian form of Orpheus.

Orlane f French, French (Belgian), French (African)
Variant of Orlanda.

Ornela f Albanian, Croatian (Rare), English (British), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Ornella.

Ornelie f French (African)
French form of Ornelia.

Orneu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Orneus.

Orthence f French (African)
Variant of Hortense.

Osas m African

Osazuwa m Bini, African
Origin from Edo State of Nigeria, West Africa..it means God has chosen wealth for me

Oscarine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Oscar.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Osei m & f African
Ghanaian, Akan meaning of royalty

Oshinbowale m African
yoruba

Oshun f African, Yoruba
Variant of Ọṣun.

Osmar m Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Os-, from names beginning in this pattern like Oscar and Osvaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, e.g. María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese).

Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.

Osvaldina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Osvaldo.

Ósvi m Portuguese
Diminutive of Osvaldo.

Otelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Othello.

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Oury m & f French (African)
French form of Ulrich.

Ovuvuevuevue m African (Rare)
Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.

Owo m African

Óxilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Oxylos via its latinized form Oxylus.

Ozichi f & m Igbo, African
The name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [more]

Ozoro f Eastern African
Amharic name, said to come from a biblical name meaning "strength of the Lord" (in which case it is partly from Hebrew ’az "force, strength" and a relative of Oz 2).

Ozufemi m African

Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]

Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.

Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".

Pacome m French (African)
Variant of Pacôme.

Paddington m Literature, African
Transferred use of the surname Paddington.

Pafnúcio m Portuguese, Ancient Egyptian (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Paphnutius

Paladia f Romanian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)

Palémon m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.

Pamáquio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pammachius.

Pambe m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "decorated" in Swahili.

Pânfilo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pamphilus.

Paniah m African (Rare)

Panopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Panopeus.

Papaa m African

Papoila f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poppy.

Parfait m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfectus.

Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.

Partênio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Parthenios via Parthenius.

Parténope f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Parthenope.

Partenopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Parthenopaeus.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Pascário m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.

Pascásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasia, which is a variant of Paschasia.

Pascásio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Páscoa f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).

Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.

Paterne m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), French (African)
French form of Paternus.

Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.

Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.

Páti f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.

Patie f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.

Patient m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), English (Puritan)
From the Late Latin name Patiens. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word patient.

Patrique m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patrick.

Patrita f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

Pátroclo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).

Paty f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.

Pauko m Portuguese (Rare)

Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.

Pégaso m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pegasus.

Pelágia f Hungarian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Pelagia.

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.

Penda m African
Penda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [more]

Peninah f Hebrew, English (African)
Variant of Peninnah.

Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.

Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.

Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.

Pércia f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Pérsia.

Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.

Pergentino m Spanish (African)
Spanish form of Pergentinus.

Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.

Permal m French (African)
Not available.

Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.

Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.

Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.

Petrónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Petronius.

Peu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.

Pfukani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga pfuka meaning "rise".

Pfunani f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga pfuna meaning "help".

Phatutshedzo m African
Means: Blessings... [more]

Pheona f English (African)

Philipina f English (African), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Philippina.

Phillemon m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Philemon. This form of the name appears to be used in southern Africa.

Phillipina f English (African)
Variant of Philippina.

Phillippe m English (Rare), French (African)
English variant of Philip and French variant of Philippe.

Philomina f Dutch (Rare), English (African)
Variant of Philomena.

Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.

Phiona f English, English (African), French (African)
Variant of Fiona. It is used mainly in Uganda (regarding (African) English usage) and Burundi (regarding African French usage).... [more]

Phylis f English (Rare, Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Phyllis mainly used in Kenya and the United States.

Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".

Pierette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Piério m Portuguese
Portuguese form of PIERIUS.

Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]

Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.

Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.

Pipo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe and Felipe.

Pironkon m African
A word for pig from the Maroon people. Derived from the term 'a rasher of bacon'.

Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.

Pitchou m French (African)

Piteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pittheus.

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Plamedie f French (African)
Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Platão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Plato.

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Plesette f English (African)

Plutão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pluto.

Plutarco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Plutarch.

Políbio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Polybius.

Policarpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Polycarp.

Polidoro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Polydorus.

Polieucto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).

Pólux m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pollux.

Polydore m English (Archaic), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
English and French form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus.... [more]

Pompéia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Pompeius.

Pompeu m Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pompey.

Ponisa f Tsonga
Means "save" in Xitsonga.

Pórcio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porcius.

Porco m Portuguese
Meaning "pig" or "filthy" in Portuguese. Attack on Titan's Porco Galliard is a bearer of this name.

Porfíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Porfírio.

Porfírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Posídon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poseidon.

Potentienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Potentiana.

Potino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.

Potiphar m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]

Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Presilia f French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Prescillia.

Príamo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priam.

Priscah f English (African)
Variant spelling of Prisca.

Prisciliano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priscillian.

Prisque f & m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Prisca and Priscus.

Proclo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Proklos via Proclus.

Procópia f Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Procopia.

Procópio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Procopius.

Prócoro m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Prochoros via it's Latinized form Prochorus.

Progress m & f English (African)

Promesse f French (African, Rare)
Cognate of Promise.

Prometeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Prometheus.

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").

Prose f English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prose.

Prospera f Late Roman, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of Prosperus.

Prosperity f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English cognate of Prosperidad.

Protais m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Protasius. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.... [more]

Protásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Protasia.

Protásio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Protasius. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian physician and politician Protásio Antônio Alves (1859-1933) and Protásio Garcia Leal (1858-1943), who was one of the three founders of the Brazilian city of Três Lagoas.

Proteu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Proteus.

Protógenes m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Protogenes.

Proverb m & f English (Puritan), African
Referring to the book of Proverbs in the Bible.

Providence f English (Puritan), English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word denoting "a manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention".

Prudência f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Prudentia.

Prudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Elaboration of Prudencia.

Prudenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Elaboration of Prudencio.

Prudêncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Prudentius.

Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).

Ptolemeu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Ptolemaios via Ptolemaeus.

Públio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Publius.

Pudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentiana.

Pudenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentianus.

Pudente m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudens.

Pudentienne f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Pudentiana.

Pudentila f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pudentilla.

Pulqueria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pulcheria.

Pupillo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pupillus.

Pureza f Portuguese
It means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).

Purificação f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Purificación.

Qaasim m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Qasim.

Qamaan m Eastern African, Somali
Means "all" in Somali.

Qaqamba f African
Means "be bright" in Xhosa.

Quadrado m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quadratus.

Quadril m African, Nigerian

Queenelizabeth f African, Filipino
Combination of Queen and Elizabeth. Possibly used in honor of Elizabeth II, the former Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022).

Queenesther f English (African), African American
Combination of the word queen and Esther, used to honor Queen Esther, the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Bible.

Queenstar f English (African, Rare)
Combination of the English words queen and star. This name is chiefly used in Ghana.

Queitana f Portuguese (Rare), Galician (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Queitán.

Queran m Portuguese, Irish (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Ciarán

Quévin m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Kevin.

Quézia f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Keziah.

Quiara f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form (phonetic rendering) of Chiara.

Quica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisca or Frederica.

Quico m Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisco, Francesc, Henrique, and Enrique.

Quieto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Quietus.

Quincas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.

Quíncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintius.

Quintiano m Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Portuguese form of Quintianus and Spanish variant of Quinciano.

Quintila f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintilla. Also compare the masculine counterpart Quintilo.

Quintiliano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Quintilianus (see Quintilian).

Quintílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Quintilius.

Quintilo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Quintillus.

Quinzinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Joaquim.

Quiônia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Chionia.

Rábano m Galician, Portuguese
Galician and Portuguese form of Raban via it's Latinized form Rabanus.

Rabecca f English (Rare), English (African)
Variant of Rebecca.

Radamanto m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Rhadamanthos.

Radolfo m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Ráðúlfr.

Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.

Rafiki m & f Eastern African, Popular Culture
Means "friend, comrade" in Swahili. This Swahili word is derived from Arabic رَفِيق‎ (rafīq) "companion" (see Rafiq). This is the name of the baboon mentor of Simba and Mufasa in the Disney movie 'The Lion King' (1994).

Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.

Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).

Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").

Ramsamy m French (African)
Transferred use of the surname Ramsamy.

Randolfo m Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish form of Randolf.

Raquelo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Raquel.

Rashidi m Eastern African, Swahili, Malay
Form of Rashid used in parts of Eastern Africa as well as Malaysia.

Râto m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (African)

Raxmaan m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Rahman.

Razarious m English (African, Rare), African American (Rare)

Reada f English (African)

Recesvinto m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Recceswinth.

Recheal f English (African)
Likely a variant of Rachel or Richelle.

Redempta f English (African)
Feminine form of Redemptus.

Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.

Reis m & f Portuguese, Catalan
Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Reyes.

Rejoice f English (Puritan), English (African)
From the English word rejoice meaning "feel or show great joy or delight".

Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.

Relva f Portuguese
Relva is a literal name in Portuguese. It refers to the grassy grass; Set of creeping herbs that gather a piece of land; Place covered by these herbs;

Remember f & m English (African), English (Puritan)
From the English word remember, ultimately from the Latin rememorārī, "to remember again", containing the root memor, "mindful".

Remismundo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Remismund.

Renatinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Renata.

Renatinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Renato.

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

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

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

Requiário m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Rechiar.

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

Restitude f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Restitute.

Restitute f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Restituta. This name has not enjoyed as much use as its variant Restitude has, which is why this name is nearly extinct while that name is not.

Resty f English (African)

Revelia f French (African)

Révérien m History (Ecclesiastical), French (African)
French form of Reverianus.

Révocat m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Revocatus.

Révocate f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Revocata.

Reydan f African
The name Reydan means "Gift of God, Handsome King". The most time this name was used was in 2017 when only 5 boys were named Reydan

Reyonce f African (Rare)

Rhabela f Tsonga
Means "pray" in Xitsonga.

Rhandzu m & f Tsonga
Means "love" in Xitsonga.

Rhangani m Tsonga
Possibly from the Xitsonga word rhanga meaning "to begin".

Rhengu m & f Tsonga
Means "plan" in Xitsonga.

Rhulani m & f Tsonga
Means "to have peace" in Xitsonga.

Ricardinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.

Richardo m Portuguese (?)
Possibly an elaboration of Richard.

Rifumu m Tsonga
Means "wealth" in Xitsonga.

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

Ripfumelo f Tsonga
Means "belief" in Xitsonga.

Rique m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Henrique.

Riquinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Henrique.

Risima m & f Tsonga
Means "value" in Xitsonga.

Risuna f Tsonga
Means "agreeable scent" in Xitsonga.

Ritinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Rita.

Rivoningo f Tsonga
Means "light" in Xitsonga.

Roberth m Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, English (African)
Variant of Robert.

Robim m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Robin.

Robinah f English (African), Eastern African
Variant of Robina primarily used in Uganda. The current prime minister of Uganda (as of 2021) is named Robinah Nabbanja.

Robinho m Portuguese
Diminutive form of Roberto, Robson, etc.

Roble m Eastern African, Somali
Variant of Rooble, used outside of Somalia.

Roboão m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rehoboam.

Rodas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Roderico m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Roderic.

Roeh m African (Modern, Rare)
Bassa African pronunciation of the hebrew word "Rapha," meaning "heals." Native to Ghana and Monrovia Liberia.

Rogatienne f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Rogatiana.

Rogéria f Portuguese
Feminine form of Rogério

Rokia f French (African)
French and French African form of Ruqayya.