Browse Submitted Names

Rawls m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rawls.

Rawson m English
Transferred use of the surname Rawson, meaning "son of Ralf"

Ray f English
Variant of Rae.

Rayann f & m English (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Arabic variant of Rayan. English variant of Rayanne.

Rayanna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Ray and Anna.

Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.

Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.

Raycee f English (American)
Variant of Racey.

Raychel f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rachel influenced by Ray. Also see Raechel.

Rayden m American
Possibly an invented name, a combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -ayden, following the trend of names such as Jayden, Kayden, and Braden, or a variant of Raiden.

Raydine f English (Modern)
Combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -dine.

Raydoe f English (American)
Origin unknown.

Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]

Rayelle f English (American)

Rayelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelyn.

Rayette f American

Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.

Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.

Raygan f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Rayghen f English
Alternate spelling of Reagan

Rayjohn m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Ray and John.

Rayjon m African American (Rare)
Combination of Ray and Jon 2.

Rayla f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Ray and Ayla 3.

Raylan m English (American), Popular Culture
A variant of Rylan, incorporating the diminutive Ray.

Rayland m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps inspired by Rowland or a modern name derived from combining the elements Ray- and -land. Ray- is also found in names Raymond and Raynard... [more]

Raylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ray and lee.

Rayleen f American
Variant of Raylene

Rayleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raleigh and Raylee or possibly a transferred use of the surname Rayleigh.

Raylen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Raylena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Raylene (Compare Jaylena and Kaylena). Also, see Raylee.

Rayley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raylee.

Raylianna f English

Raylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raelynn.

Raylon m English (American, Modern, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Raylan.

Raylona f American (Modern, Rare)

Raylyn f & m English (Rare)
Varient of Raelyn.

Raylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raylynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Raymar m American (Rare)
A recently created name.

Raymen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Raymond.

Raymie m English
Diminutive of Raymond and similar names.

Raymina f African American (Modern)
Probably an attempt at a feminization of Raymond.

Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.

Raymonda f English, Dutch, Theatre
Feminine form of Raymond. It is the name of the titular character in the ballet 'Raymonda'.

Raymone m African American (Rare)
Variation of Ramon, emphasizing the name Ray.... [more]

Raymonetta f English (Rare)
Possibly a Feminine Variant of the Masculine given name Raymond

Raymonte m African American

Raynbow f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rainbow.

Rayne f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rayne, thus a variant of Raine. It can also be considered a variant of Rain.

Raynee f English (Rare)
Variant of Rainey or Rainy.

Raynell f & m English, African American
In the case of the African American masculine name it is a compound of Raymond and Cornell/Darnell.

Raynella f English

Raynera f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Rayner

Raynold m English
Variant of Reynold.

Raynoma f African American

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Rayona f English
Variant of Rae.

Rayshad m African American (Modern)
Maybe a variant of Rashad.

Rayshard m African American (Modern, Rare)

Rayshaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayshawn m & f African American (Modern)
Combination of Ray and Shawn.

Rayshawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Rayshawn.

Rayshon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayshawn.

Rayson m English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
An invented name. A combination of the name element ray and Jason/Cason. Also concedes with the surname Rayson.

Rayven f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Raven... [more]

Ray'von m English (American, Americanized, Modern)

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

Raze m & f English (Rare)
Possibly came from the word Razor, meaning is unknown. Variant of Rayze.

Razielle f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Raziel.

Rea f Croatian, English, German (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Galician, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Filipino, Hungarian, Estonian, Romansh, Albanian
Form of Rhea in several languages.

Reace m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reada f English (African)

Reagen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.

Reagyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reality f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word reality.

Realm f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "realm", ultimately from Old French realme "kingdom".

Realy f English (American, Rare)

Reana f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reann f English (Modern)
Variant of Reanna.

Reannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhianna

Reanne f English
Variant of Ryanne.

Rease m & f English (American)
Variant of Reese

Reason m & f English (Puritan)
Puritanical name.

Reata f American (Modern, Rare)

Reath m English (Americanized, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Reath.

Reatha f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Retha.

Rebakah f American (Rare), Literature
Variant of Rebecca. This name appears in Tamora Pierce's 'The Legend of Beka Cooper' series.

Rebbeca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbecca f English
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebbie f English
Can be a nickname for Rebecca, but in the case of singer Rebbie Jackson, it is derived from her name Maureen Reilette.

Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rebe f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Reba.

Rebecker f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Rebecca derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Rebekkah f English (Rare)
Variant of Rebecca.

Rebel f & m English (Rare)
From the Old French rebelle, from the Latin rebellis 'waging war again; insurgent', from rebellō 'I wage war again, fight back', from re- 'again, back' and bellō 'I wage war'.

Rebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of a 2012 perfume by Rihanna, from French rebelle which is both a noun meaning "rebel" and an adjective meaning "rebellious". Also compare Rebel.

Rebie f English
Variant of Rebby.

Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Rece m & f English (American)
Variant of Reece. Rece was given to 14 boys in 2017 according to the SSA.

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

Rechelle f American (Rare), Jewish
Elaboration of Rechel.

Reco m African American, English (Rare)
English variant of Rico.

Rector m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Rector.

Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.

Redeem m & f English (American, Rare)

Redeemed m & f English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Meaning, "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)." Referring to being redeemed from sin. See also Redemptus, the Latinized variation used by Puritans prior to evolving to the use of the Anglicized variation.

Redempta f English (African)
Feminine form of Redemptus.

Redemptus m & f English (Puritan, Latinized)
Variant of Redeemed.

Reden m American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Redfield m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Redfield.

Redge m English
Variant of Reg.

Redgie m English (Rare)
Variant of Reggie.

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rediviva f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin rediviva meaning "restored to life; renewed, renovated". Compare Renovata and Renata.

Redlyn f English

Redman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Redman.

Redmon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redmon.... [more]

Redmona f English (American, Rare)
Feminization of Redmon. This was the original middle name of the American author and poet Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882-1961). She had it changed to Redmon later in life.

Rednaxela f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), English (Rare)
Alexander spelled backwards.

Redvers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Redvers, originally largely given in honor of Sir Redvers Buller (1839-1908), the general responsible for the "Relief of Ladysmith", which was considered a huge victory for the British, during the Second Boer War.

Ree f English (American, Rare)
Short form of Marie and other names containing the same sound. A known bearer of the nickname is Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (1969-), host of the Food Network show 'The Pioneer Woman'... [more]

Reeanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rhianna.

Reef f & m English
From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.

Reef m English (Modern, Rare)
A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'

Reegan f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Regan or Reagan.

Reeree f & m English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Reesa f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Risa or an elaboration of Reese. Reesa was given to 11 girls in 2015 according to the SSA.

Reeselynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Reese and Lynn.

Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly

Reeva f English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized spelling of Riva. This name was borne by South African model Reeva Steenkamp (1983-2013), who was shot dead by her boyfriend Oscar Pistorius.

Reeve m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reeve.

Reford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reford.

Reformation m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the protestant reformation and/or the reformation of the heart.

Refrain f English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
From the English word refrain meaning "restrain, repress", which ultimately derives from Latin refrenare "bridle, hold in with a bit". This was one of the rarer virtue names adopted by the Puritans, akin to the more popular Temperance.

Refrayne f English (Puritan)
Used in reference to refraining from sin.

Refugia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Refugio.

Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.

Regard m English (Puritan)
In addition to the puritan usage, it has also seen usage as a diminutive of Beauregard.

Rege m English
Diminutive of Reginald, though it also might be a Diminutive of Regis.

Regenia f English, African American
Possibly an alteration of Regina, perhaps blended with Eugenia.

Reggin m English (American)
my mom named me this

Reggina f English (Americanized, Rare)
Comes from the Latin word meaning “queen”

Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.

Reghan f English (Rare)
Variant of Reagan.

Reginae f African American (Modern)
Elaboration of Regina using the popular phonetic element nay. This name was used by American rapper Lil Wayne for his daughter born 1998 (possibly after his stepfather, Reginald).

Reginal m American (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginauld m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Reginella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Regina.

Reginia f American
Elaboration of Regina.

Reginold m English (Rare)
Variant of Reginald.

Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]

Regor m English (American)
Roger spelled backwards.

Rehanna f English (Rare)

Reianna f English
Variant of Rhianna.

Reichelle f Filipino, English (Rare)
Variant of Rachel.

Reide m English

Reif m English (Rare)
Variant of Ralph.

Reigh f English (American)
Variant of Rae.

Reighlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reighlynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Reighlyn.

Reighna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reina.

Reigna f English (Modern)

Reignn f English (Modern)
Variant of Raine or Rain 1, the spelling apparently influenced by that of the word reign.

Reilee m English
Variant of Riley.

Reiley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reilley f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reilly.

Reillynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Presumably a blend of Reilly and Lynn.

Reily f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley.

Reilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn.

Reimond m African American
Variant of Raymond.

Reince m English
In the case of Reince Preibus, a nickname for Reinhold.

Reiss m English (British)
Variant of Reese.

Reita f English (Rare)
Variant of Rita.

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

Rejoyce f & m English (Puritan)
Unaware of the puritanical history of the name, modern users tend to consider it an alternate spelling of Rejoice influenced by the name Joyce.

Rel m & f English
Short form of Ariel and Arielle. It is sometimes also used as a short form of names that contain -rel-. Also compare Rell.... [more]

Relda f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Serelda and Sarelda.

Reliance m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "dependence on or trust in someone or something." Referring to one's reliance on God.

Relic m English
From the English word "relic" referring to "something old kept for sentimental reasons; part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration; ancient treasure". From the Latin reliquiae 'remains, relics', from relinquō 'I leave behind, abandon, relinquish', from re- + linquō 'I leave, quit, forsake, depart from'.

Relicta f English (Puritan)
Referring to relinquishing.

Relictus m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
From the Latin word meaning "abandoned, forsaken, relinquished". This was given to various foundling children presumed orphans.

Relief f English (Puritan)
Referring to the relief of Christ.

Relita f African American
The combination of the prefix re and lita

Rell f English

Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]

Relle f English (Rare)

Rellie f American (South, Rare)

Relna f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.

Remacle m Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)

Remarkable m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "worthy of attention; striking."

Rembrant m English (Rare)
Variant of Rembrandt.

Remedie f English (Rare)
Form of Remedy

Remedium m English (Rare, Archaic), Obscure
Directly from the Latin word remedium meaning "remedy, cure; aid", used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).

Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.

Remee f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.

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".

Remembrance f English (Puritan), Romani (Archaic)

Remenia f English

Remi m & f English
English form of Rémi or a feminine version of Remy

Remilynn f English
Combination of Remi and Lynn. Remilynn was given to 6 girls in 2018.

Reminisce f English
Meaning, "indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events."

Remme f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Remy.

Remmi f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Remy and Remmy.

Remmington m English
Variant of Remington.

Remmy m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.... [more]

Remona f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ramona.

Remonia f African American

Ren f English
Diminutive of Lauren, Maureen, Karen 1 and other names with the same ending sound.

Ren m English
Diminutive of Arren.

Renada f English (Modern)
Variant of Renata.

Renala f English

Renault m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the French surname Renault.

Renay f English
Variant of Renae.

Renayle f African American (Rare)

Renea f English (Modern)
Variant of Renée.

Reneé f English
Spelling of Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.

Renesmae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Renesmee.

Renessa f American (South, Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Renewed f & m English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Referring to being "born again." See also Renata, the Latinized form originally used by Puritans before switching to the Anglicized variant.

Renfield m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
From the raven's field.

Reniery m & f American (Hispanic)

Renina f African American

Reniqua f African American (Rare)
Variant of Renique.

Renith f American (?)

Renleigh f English (American)
Variant of Renley.

Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.

Renly m & f English, Literature
Variant of Renley.... [more]

Renna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rena.

Rennae f English (Rare)
Variant of Renée.

Rennard m English
Transferred use of the surname Rennard.

Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.

Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.

Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.

Rennyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Wrennyn

Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.

Renovata f English (Puritan)
Derived from Latin renovata meaning "renewed, restored, revived". Its use as a given name during the Reformation was possibly inspired by the renovation of the Church.

Rensis m American
Given name of the American social psychologist Rensis Likert who developed the Likert scale questionnaires.

Renton m English
This name appears to be a shortened version of the old English personal name, Raegenweald. Renton is thus the 'tun' or small village, of Raegen... [more]

Renwick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Renwick.

Renz m English, Filipino
Short form of Lorenzo.

Renze m & f English
Diminutive of Lorenzo and Lorenza.

Reon m English

Reonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Rhianna.

Repent m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one's wrongdoing or sin." Name given to 'bastard' children.

Repentance f & m English (Puritan), Romani
Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere ‘cause to repent’). Meaning, " the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs." Referring to being sorry for one's sins... [more]

Replenish f English (Puritan)
From late Middle English (in the sense ‘supply abundantly’) from Old French repleniss-, lengthened stem of replenir, from re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + plenir ‘fill’ (from Latin plenus ‘full’)... [more]

Requis m African American (Americanized, Modern)

Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]

Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.

Reshad m African American
Variant of Rashad.

Reshanda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashonda.

Reshauna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Rashaun.

Reshawnda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Reshonda f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawnda.

Resin m English
Variant of Rezin.

Resolute m English (Puritan)
From the English word resolute meaning "determined, unwavering".

Resolve m English

Resolved m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "firmly determined to do something."

Ressie f American
Diminutive of Theresa.

Reston m English
Variant of Restin.

Restore m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.

Restraint m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behavior; self-control."

Resty f English (African)

Reta f English
Variant of Rita.

Rett m American (Rare)
Variant of Rhett.

Retta f English
Diminutive of Loretta, Margaretta and other names ending in retta. In the case of comedian Retta, it's a diminutive for Marietta.

Rettie f English
Diminutive of Margaret, Loretta, and other names containing -ret-.

Return m English (Puritan, Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "to come back" (itself from Old French re- "back" and torner "to turn"), which was given to a boy born in 1708 in Guilford, Connecticut, supposedly in memory of an incident from his parents' courtship; it is popularly claimed that his mother, Hannah Willard (1674-1749) - after repeatedly rejecting his father, Janna Meigs (1672-1739) - finally relented, crying to him as he rode away "Return, Janna, return!" The name has since been borne by more than a dozen of Return Meigs' descendants, including his son, Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823), and grandson, Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr... [more]

Returne m English (Puritan)
Referring to our bodies returning to the earth.

Reubena f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Reuben.

Reubyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Reuben.

Revae f African American (Modern, Rare)

Revé f English

Reveille f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word reveille (the traditional tune played to wake up the troops), ultimately from French réveillez meaning "wake up!".

Revel m English
Meaning, "enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing."

Revelation m & f English
From the English word revelation, ultimately from Latin revēlātiō "disclosure".

Revella f American (Rare)
Possibly a female form of Revel.

Revelyn f English
Variant of Revelin

Revelynne f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminization of Revelin. Otherwise, the name is probably a combination of a name starting with R- with Evelynne... [more]

Reverant m & f English

Reverdia f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a feminine form of Rewerd or, in an American context, more likely an attempt at feminizing Revere or Reverdy.

Reverdy m American
Probably transferred from the surname Reverdy.

Revere m American
Transferred use of the surname Revere.

Reverend m English (American, Archaic)
Derived from Reverend, an English honorific title for certain Christian clergy and ministers.... [more]

Revie f English
Often used as a diminutive of Reverie.

Revilo m English
Oliver spelled backwards. ... [more]

Revival m & f English
Meaning, "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French revivre, from Latin revivere "to live again," from re- "again" + vivere "to live."

Revlon f English
From the American multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company.

Revlyn f English (American, Rare)
Variant form of Revelynne.

Revolt m English (Puritan)
Derived from the English noun revolt, which is a term used to refer to an act of rebellion. This word was used as a given name by Puritans who had arrived in what is nowadays the United States of America.

Revon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ravon.

Revonda f English (American, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Revra m English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Reverend. This is at least the case for the American inventor Revra DePuy (1860-1921).

Rexander m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Rexane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rexanne.

Rexann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rexanne.