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Reliance m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "dependence on or trust in someone or something." Referring to one's reliance on God.
Relic m EnglishFrom 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'.
Reneé f EnglishSpelling of
Renée that puts the accent on the second e. This is how American actress Reneé Rapp spells her name.
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.
Renton m EnglishThis name appears to be a shortened version of the old English personal name,
Raegenweald. Renton is thus the 'tun' or small village, of Raegen... [
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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), RomaniMiddle 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... [
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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’)... [
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Restore m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position." Referring to a restoration of faith.
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... [
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Revel m EnglishMeaning, "enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing."
Revelation m & f EnglishFrom the English word
revelation, ultimately from Latin
revēlātiō "disclosure".
Revival m & f EnglishMeaning, "return to consciousness; restore to health," from Middle French
revivre, from Latin
revivere "to live again," from
re- "again" +
vivere "to live."
Revlon f EnglishFrom the American multinational cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company.
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.
Rey m & f English, Popular CultureVariant of
Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Reynkin m EnglishName of one of Reynard's cubs in Reynard the Fox, a literary cycle of medieval allegorical Dutch, English, French and German fables.
Rhine m EnglishFrom Middle English
Rine,
Ryne, from Old English
Rīn (“the Rhine”), from Middle High German, ultimately Proto-Germanic
*Rīnaz, from Gaulish
Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic
*Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European
*h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).
Rhoderick m English (Rare)Variant spelling of
Roderick. A known bearer of this name was Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1893-1959), a senior officer of the British Royal Navy.
Rhythm m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the word referring to metrical movement, derived via Latin from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός
(rhythmós) meaning "measured flow/movement, symmetry, arrangement, order, form."
Ric m EnglishShort form of
Richard,
Eric, or names with
rick or
ric, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
Richmond m EnglishEnglish place name used as a first name. Richmond is a historic town in North Yorkshire. Its name comes from the town of Richemont in Normandy; its name means "rich hill" in Old French.
Rickland m English (Canadian)This is my real name. When I was a child my parents told me they had made it up so I would have a unique name. Birth Certificate available if you want to confirm.
Ricochet f & m EnglishFrom the English word “ricochet”, meaning: “(of a bullet, shell, or other projectile) rebound one or more times off a surface.” As a given name, Ricochet could symbolize strength, resilience, and fearlessness.
Rider m English (Modern)From a surname that was a variant of
Ryder. This name was borne by the British novelist Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856-1925), generally known as H. Rider Haggard or Rider Haggard.
Ridon m English (Rare)Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is a product of their having lived in Roydon, places found in Essex and Norfolk. The place-name Roydon is derived from the Old English elements
rygen, which means "rye", and
dun, which means "hill"... [
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Riele f EnglishPossibly an invented named borne by the Canadian child actress Riele Downs (born 2001-)
Riker m English (Modern)Pet form of
Richard, possibly Dutch. William Riker was a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Riker's Island is New York City's largest jail, named after Abraham Rycken.... [
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Ringo m & f English, JapaneseTransferred use of the surname
Ringo. A famous bearer of this name was Beatles drummer Richard Starkey (1940), who was nicknamed Ringo due to the many rings he would wear... [
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Rinoa f English, Popular Culture, JapaneseA main character in the videogame Final Fantasy VIII. The name is believed to either be a variation of the Irish ríoghan meaning "queen," or the Japanese translation of
Lenore.
Riot m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word
riot which refers to an uproar, tumult or unrestrained behaviour. The word derives from Old French
riote meaning "dispute, quarrel, chattering, argument". This name was used by Barbadian singer
Rihanna for her son born 2023.
Riston m & f EnglishEnglish name meaning "from the brushwood farm"
Rivea f EnglishA made up name similar to Rebekah, River, or Vaia. "Little purple flower by the river" (a meaning I put together with the meanings of River and Vaia!)