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RomanozimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Romanoz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
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".
RomulanmAncient Roman Derived from the Roman name Romulanus, which is derived from Romulus. In Popular Culture, this is the name of an alien race from Star Trek.
Roro JonggrangfJavanese, Indonesian, Folklore From the name of a princess that is featured in a Central Javanese folklore, Roro Jonggrang. The story tells about the betrayal of the princess which broke the prince's love (Bandung Bondowoso)... [more]
RosanaghfEnglish (British, Rare) Variant of Rosanna. It has been borne by multiple members of the British nobility: Lady Rosanagh Crichton (1932-2019), daughter of the 5th Earl Erne; Lady Rosanagh Taylour (1961-), daughter of the 6th Marquess of Headfort; and Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker (1979-), daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe.
RosanellafFolklore (Anglicized) From the French name Rosanie, which is probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the titular character of the French fairy tale 'Rosanella'... [more]
RosaniefFolklore Probably an elaboration of Rose. This is the name of a princess in the fairy tale 'Ricdin-Ricdon' by Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier. It was also used by the Comte de Caylus for the titular princess in his fairy tale 'Rosanie' (usually known in English as 'Rosanella').
RosannguaqfGreenlandic Greenlandic diminutive of Rosa 1, formed using the suffix -nnguaq meaning "sweet, dear, little". This is a recently coined Greenlandic name.
RosanthefLiterature Presumably an altered form of Rhodanthe, using the Latin element rosa (compare Rose) as opposed to the Greek rhodon (compare Rhoda)... [more]
RosarianfLiterature Name of several Queens of Inys in Samantha Shannon's epic fantasy novel, Priory of the Orange Tree. Possibly an elaboration of Rose or Rosary.
RosencrantzmTheatre Anglicized form of the noble Danish surname Rosenkrantz. Shakespeare used this name for a childhood friend of Hamlet in his play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1600).
RostevanmLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "straight, righteous" as well as "wise, sage" and "truthful". This should connect the name to Middle Persian rāst meaning "true, straight, direct" and rastīh meaning "truth", which have evolved into modern Persian as respectively راست (râst) and راستی (râsti).... [more]
RotbrandmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RotgangmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hrôthi "fame" combined with gang "path."
RoyintanmPersian, Persian Mythology, Literature Means "one who has a body of brass", derived from the Middle Persian adjective rōyēn meaning "brazen" (ultimately from rōy meaning "brass, copper") combined with the Middle Persian noun tan meaning "body, person".... [more]
RozhanitsafSlavic Mythology Allegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.
RuanmCornish Of uncertain origin and meaning. Saint Ruan was probably a brother of Saint Tudwal of Tréguier, but little else is known of him beyond that he was probably an Irish missionary and many churches in Devon and Cornwall in England were named after him... [more]
RubanmEnglish (Modern, Rare) Variant spelling of Reuben, perhaps via Ruben. A known bearer of this name is Ruban Nielson, who is the singer of the rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
RubanmTamil From Tamil ரூபம் (rubam) meaning "appearance, beauty".
RudranifHinduism, Indian (Rare) Means "wife of Rudra" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the consort of Rudra, a Vedic deity who is considered an incarnation of Shiva in contemporary Hinduism... [more]
RuhəngizfAzerbaijani Means "one who inspires the soul", from Arabic روح (ruh) meaning "spirit, soul" and Persian انگیز (angiz), the present stem of انگیختن (angikhtan) meaning "to provoke, instigate, stimulate".
RuinanfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" or 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".
RuinuanfChinese From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 暖 (nuǎn) meaning "warm, genial".
RuiqiangfChinese From the Chinese 芮 (ruì) meaning "tiny, small" and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".
RuiwanfChinese From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable".
RuixianfChinese From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
RuixiangfChinese From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and 翔 (xiáng) meaning "circle in the air, soar, glide".
RuiyanfChinese From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
RuiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin, reason, cause, fate".
RulanmChinese Meaning varies depending on the characters used. A famous fictional bearer is Jin Rulan (better known as Jin Ling) from Mo Dao Zu Shi, whose name is written with the characters 如兰.
RumelantmMedieval German The name of two medieval German minstrels. It can be analysed as a dithematic name with the name elements hruom "fame" and lant "land".... [more]
Ruonanf & mChinese From Chinese 若 (ruò) meaning "like, if" combined with 楠 (nán) meaning "camphor tree"... [more]
RuoshanmChinese From the characters 若 (ruò, meaning “like, similar to”) and 山 (shān, meaning “mountain”). This was the name of a ruler of the Han state during the Chinese Warring Kingdoms period (475 - 221 B.C.E.).
RusticianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Rusticus. A bearer of this name was Man(i)lius Rusticianus, a praetorian prefect of Roman Emperor Maximian (4th century AD)... [more]
Ryeianm & fEnglish (Modern, Rare) From a common Irish surname, the Americanized form of Ó Riain. This patronymic derives from the given name Rian, which is of uncertain meaning. It is traditionally said to mean "little king", from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.
RykelanmObscure (Modern) Perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic element ryke that is present in names like Ryker with the popular name suffix -lan.
Ryu-sangf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 柳 (ryu) meaning "willow" combined with 霜 (sang) meaning "frost" or 尚 (sang) meaning "still, yet". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.... [more]
SaanvifIndian, Hinduism Believed to be another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, though its ultimate meaning and origin are uncertain. It may be from Sanskrit सा (sa) referring to Lakshmi combined with अन्वि (anvi) meaning "follow, pursue, go after" or from सानु (sanu) meaning "peak, summit, ridge".
SaanzfIndian From the Marathi सांज (sāñja) meaning "evening twilight", which itself is derived from the Sanskrit संध्या (sandhya) "twilight" (one time of the two - the evening and the morning), the name of the daughter of the Hindu god Brahma.
SabianafHaitian Creole Possibly an altered form of Sabina. This is borne by Sabiana Anestor (1994-), a Haitian judoka who competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
SabinianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Sabinus (see Sabina). This name was borne by several Romans, such as the Roman usurper Sabinianus (3rd century AD) and Flavius Sabinianus, a consul of the Eastern Roman Empire from the 6th century AD.
SabranfLiterature This name is the named of several Berethnet queens in Samantha Shannon's book ''The Priory of the Orange Tree'', most notably Sabran IX, one of the main characters of the book.... [more]
SabyrzhanmKazakh From Kazakh сабыр (sabyr) meaning "patience, forbearance, endurance" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
SadanobumJapanese From Japanese 定 (sada) meaning "determine, establish, decide" or 貞 (sada) meaning "virtue, faithfulness, chastity" combined with 信 (nobu) meaning "trust", 誠 (nobu) meaning "sincerity" or 延 (nobu) meaning "prolong, stretch"... [more]