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OswigmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and wig "war, battle".
OswiðfAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and swiþ "strong, mighty".
OswiumAnglo-Saxon, History Variant of Oswig. This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria. Oswiu was born around 612 AD, the son of King Æðelfrið of Northumbria... [more]
OswudumAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and wudu "tree, wood". This was the name of a son of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia.
OswulfmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and wulf "wolf". This name was borne by an 8th-century king of Northumbria.
Óðin-DísafOld Norse (Rare) From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
ÓðinkárrmOld Norse From Old Danish othinkar/othankar meaning "easily furious, raging" or a combination of óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" and kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
ÓþveginnmOld Norse Old Norse byname meaning "unwashed, dirty", derived from ú, a negative prefix, combined with the preterite participle of the verb þvá "to wash".
ØygæirrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and geirr "spear".
ØylæifrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse ey "island" and leifr "descendant".
ØylakrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ey "island" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight" or auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and leikr "game, play, sport, fight".
ØyríkrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse ey "island" and ríkr "power" or "ruler".
PalnimOld Norse, Old Danish The origin and meaning is uncertain. Some theories include, from Old Danish pólina meaning "pole" or from Old Danish páll meaning "pole".
PandulfmGermanic, History The first element of this name comes from banda, which is derived from Langobardic bando "flag, banner" or from Old High German banz "province, countryside." The first element might also come from Greek pan "all", but this is unlikely... [more]
PendamHistory, Anglo-Saxon Old English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.
PendamAnglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon name of unknown meaning, possibly of Brythonic origin.... [more]
PeohtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". The first element refers to the Picts, an ancient Celtic people from northern and eastern Scotland.
PeohtwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and wine "friend". The first element refers to the Picts, a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages... [more]
PlectrudefGermanic, History Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.
PlegmundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and mund "protection". This was the name of a 9th and 10th Century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
PlegrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
PœccmAnglo-Saxon Meaning unknown. The surname (and later given name) Paxton derives from this name.
Pœgam & fAnglo-Saxon Old English name of unknown meaning. It relates to the name Peyton.
PriariusmGermanic Priarius was a king of the Alemmanic Lentienses sub-tribe in the 4th century. He was killed in 378, in the Battle of Argentovaria against the Western Roman Empire.
PuttamAnglo-Saxon Old English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.
RadagaisusmGothic Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]
RadbaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
RadbertmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
RadbrandmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RadburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RadegundfGermanic, History Variant of Radgund. Radegund lived in the 6th century AD and was a daughter of Berthar/Bertachar, one of the three kings of Thuringia. She later became the second wife of Chlothar I, a Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.
RadfridmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RadgardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
RadgastmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
RadgermGermanic The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
RadgildfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
RadgismGermanic The first element of this Germanic name comes from Old High German rât "counsel." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
RadgrimmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
RadgundfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German gund "war."
RadhaidfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).
RadhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
RadhildfGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
RadmanmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with man "man."
RadmarmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
RadmundmGermanic Derived from Old High German rât "counsel" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
RaginbodmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
RaginbrandmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
RaginburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RaginfridmGermanic Means "peaceful advice", derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RagingardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
RaginhelmmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."
RaginhermGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German hari "army."
RagintrudfGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with þruþ "strength."
RagintrudisfFrankish (Latinized) Latinized form of Ragintrud. Ragintrudis was the third wife of Dagobert I, king of Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and also king of all the Franks.
RaginulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
RaginwardmGermanic Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
RagnacharmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic ragin (regin in Old High German) "advice" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." It might also be a form of Raginher... [more]
RagnælfrfOld Norse Old Norse combination of regin "advise", "decision", "might", "power" (of the gods) and ælfR "elf".
RagnagildfGothic Ragnagild (5th-century – fl. 485) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Euric (466–484). Ragnagild is known from the work of Sidonius Apollinaris to have acted as the patron of poets and artists... [more]
RamfridmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
RamtrudfGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with þruþ "strength."
RamundmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German mund "protection."
RamwardmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hraban or hramn "raven" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
RandgríðrfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and gríð "peace, protection, mercy, truce". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
RáðgríðrfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "the bossy", or derived from ráð ("counsel, advise") and gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.
RáðmundrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of ráð 'advise, counsel, decision' and mund 'hand, protection'.
RáðnýfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").
RáðormrmOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ormr "worm, snake".
RáðsviðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from ráð ("advice, counsel, decision") and sviðr ("fast; clever"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
RáðvarðrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and vǫrðr "guard".
RáðveigfOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and veig "power, strength".
RaumrmOld Norse From Old Norse raumr meaning 'man from Romerike (a district of Norway)' and 'tall, ugly man'.
RauðbjǫrnmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and bjǫrn "bear".
RauðrmOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse rauðr meaning "red".
RauðúlfrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements rauðr "red" and ulfr "wolf".
RauðumskialdimOld Norse Old Norse combination of rauðr 'red' and skjǫldr 'shield'. This construction probably means 'with the red shield'.
ReccaredmGermanic, History This is most likely a form of Ricarad, though it may also be a form of Ricarid (which is less likely, because the element in Ricarid was rarely used by the ancient Germans)... [more]
RefillmOld Norse Old Norse assumed name, from Old Norse refill "strip, shred, narrow piece".
RegenbealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, mighty; very" (from raginą "council, advice, decision") and beald "bold, brave." Cognate to Germanic Raginbald.
RegenheardmAnglo-Saxon (Hypothetical) Derived from the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, might; very" (from Old Germanic raginą "council, advice, decision") and heard "hard, firm, brave, hardy"... [more]
RegenwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Proto-Germanic Raginawaldaz, using the Old English elements reġn "wondrous, mighty; very" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader"... [more]
RemaclusmFrankish (Latinized) This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]
RemismundmGermanic, History Derived from Gothic rimis "silence" combined with Old High German mund "protection." This name might also be a variant of Reginmund. Remismund was the name of a 5th-century Suebi king of Galicia.
RemistusmGothic Remistus was a general of the Western Roman Empire and commander-in-chief of the army under Emperor Avitus.
RicaradmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German rât "counsel."
RicaridmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Anglo-Saxon ridan "to ride."
RicbaldmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave."
RicbeorhtmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements ric "ruler, king" and beorht "bright". This name is related to the Germanic Ricbert, and was borne by a brief King of East Anglia.
RicbernmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this name is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).
RicbertmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
RicbodmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
RicbrandmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse brand "sword."
RicburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
RiccharmGermanic, History Variant spelling of Richar. Ricchar was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai.
RicdagmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from daga "day."
RicfridmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German fridu "peace."
RicgarmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
RicgardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this name is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
RicgismGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
RicgundfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German gund "war."
RichaidfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from haidu "figure, person" (see Adelaide).
RicharmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German hari "army."
RichardusmGermanic (Latinized), Medieval, Dutch Latinized form of Richard. It was used across Europe (especially England and France) during the Middle Ages, as at the time Latin was the standard language for official records (especially parish registers).... [more]
RichildfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old Norse hildr "battle."
RicimermGermanic, History Variant of Ricmar. Ricimer was a 5th-century magister militum ("master of the soldiers") of the Western Roman Empire.
RickemAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English word "risc" which refers to those individuals who lived near the rushes.... [more]
RícmægfAnglo-Saxon Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]
RicmarmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."
RicmundmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German mund "protection."
RicsigemAnglo-Saxon, History Derived from the Old English elements ric "ruler, king" and sige "victory". This name was borne by Rīcsiġe of Northumbria, who became king of Northumbria from 873 until 876.
Ricswindm & fGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength."
RictrudfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from þruþ "strength."
RiculfmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."
RicwardmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German wart "guard."
RicwinmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." The second element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German wini "friend."
RignomermGermanic, History Variant of either Ragnomar or Ricomer (see Ricmar). Rignomer of Le Mans was a brother of Ragnachar, a 5th-century king of Cambrai (France).
RigobertmGermanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Form of Ricbert. Saint Rigobert (died 743) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698.
RøkiamOld Norse An Old Norse byname, from Old Norse rœkja meaning 'to care, to mind, to worry, to revere, to be careful with, take care of, guard, protect'.
RǫkkvimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Maybe the name is related to the Old Norse word røkkr meaning "twilight" or røkkva meaning "to grow dark". In Norse mythology, Rǫkkvi was the name of a sea king
RomaricmGermanic, French Derived from Old High German hrôm "fame, glory" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." This name was borne by a Frankish saint from the 8th century AD, from whom the French village Remiremont derives its name.