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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Radin m Persian (Rare)
Persian given name meaning ''chivalrous man''.
Radisson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radisson.
Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.
Radivoy m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Radivoj.
Radiy m Russian (Rare), Tatar (Rare)
Variant form of Radik. Also note that radiy is also the Russian word for radium, an alkaline earth metal. The name was used in the Soviet era in reference to scientific progress.
Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.
Rådny f Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Ráðný.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.
Raeanna f English (Rare)
Combination of Rae and Anna (Compare Rhiannon). Raeanna was given to 74 baby girls in the USA in 1999.
Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.
Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.
Raeleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Raelene or the more popular variant of Raylene.
Raemee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a feminine form of Rémy.
Raeshanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ray and Shanda. Also compare Rashonda... [more]
Raeven f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Raven influenced by Rae.
Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.
Raevynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern spelling of Raven maybe influenced by names ending in -lyn-.
Raffaellino m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Raffaele with an added Italian diminutive suffix -ino. Raffaellino del Colle (1490–1566) was an Italian Mannerist painter active mostly in Umbria.
Raffey f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Rafiana f Indonesian (Rare)
Feminine form of Rafian.
Rafila f Romanian (Rare)
Probably a simplified form of Raphaela.
Rafu m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Rafael.
Råggierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågiähl f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Rågierd f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish former (until the 18th century) dialectal variant of Radhgärdh.
Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".
Ragne f Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Norwegian variant and Estonian form of Ragna.
Ragni f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names starting with the Old Norse name element regin "advice, counsel", like Ragnhild and Ragnfrid.
Ragnor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a combination of the Old Norse name elements regin "advice, counsel" and norðr "north", though it could also be a variant of Ragnar.
Rahael f & m Indian (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Rai f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of both Rae and Ray.
Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.
Raiår m Norwegian (Rare)
Rare dialectal variant of Reidar.
Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]
Raider m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word raider meaning "person who raids, plunderer, pirate". It also coincides with a surname (see Raider)... [more]
Raiel m & f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese rai, meaning "lightning" and the Hebrew el, meaning "God". Don't ask why this is, ask my parents.
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".
Ra-im f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Ra-im (surname is Gil) is one of the main characters of well-known South-Korean drama, Secret Garden. The character is played by famous actress, Ha Ji-won.
Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.
Raimón m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ramón, influenced by Raimundo, the Spanish variant of Raymond.
Raina m & f Urdu, Arabic (Rare)
Means beautiful, princess-like in Urdu, In Arabic this is an other version of Rayna.
Rainel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Famous bearer is Rainel Rosario (born 1989), a Dominican baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.
Rainey f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rainey. As a feminine name, it can also be used as a diminutive of Raine or Lorraine.
Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.
Rainy f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word 'rainy'.
Raiyah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "banner, ensign, flag" in Arabic.
Rajner m Polish (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Polish and Croatian form of Rainer.
Rajyi f Indian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Hindi राज्ञी (see Rajni).
Rakefet f Hebrew (Rare)
Place name in Israel, means "cyclamen".
Raketa f German (Rare)
A modern invention.
Rakhim m Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare), Ingush
Kazakh, Uzbek, and Ingush form of Rahim.
Rakia f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Poetic form of שמיים (shamayim) meaning "sky, heaven" in Hebrew.
Rakiya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant transcription of Rakia.
Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.
Raksshan m Sanskrit (Rare)
Raksshan specifically is used in Tamil came from Sanskrit is used as a boy name. Raksshan is variant transcription of Rakshan. Raksshan's meaning is "Protector" came from the Hindu God, Vishnu. Raksshan is an extremely rare name.
Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.
Ralinda f African American (Rare)
a combination of the suffix Ra and the name Linda.
Ralle m Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Ralph.
Rallia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Ράλλης (Rallis), a Greek form of the Norman name Raoul.
Ralphe f English (Rare, Archaic)
A feminine form of Ralph.
Ralphina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine form of Ralph.
Ralphine f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Ralphina, of which the spelling and pronunciation was inspired or influenced by French feminine names.... [more]
Ralphonus m Obscure (Rare)
An elaboration on Ralph.
Ramah f English (Rare)
Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.
Ramaldan m Lezgin (Rare)
Lezgin form of Ramadan.
Ramberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Rambert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Ramberto Malatesta (died in January 1330).
Rambo m Medieval German, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval German short form of masculine Ram- names of which the second element starts with b-, such as Rambald and Rambert.
Rameaux m French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French dimanche des Rameaux "Palm Sunday". This name used to be given to children born on this day.
Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.
Ramgen m Filipino (Rare)
In the case of Ramgen 'Ram' Revilla (1988-2011), a Filipino actor who was murdered at age 23 years, it is a combination of Ramon and Genelyn, the names of his parents.
Ramissah f English (American, Rare)
Possibly intended as a feminine form of Ramses.
Rammfre f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Rammfrö f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Ramfrid.
Ramone f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Ramona (Also, compare names like Adriene and Marciane).
Ramonetta f American (Rare)
A feminine variant of Ramon by combining it with Etta
Ramonia f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ramona.
Ramsie f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ramsey.
Ramus m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ramus.
Ramzes m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rameses.
Rana f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
Rances m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English name Francis or Frances.
Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.
Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.
Randon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Randon.
Randsom m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Ransom, which was originally an East Anglian patronym derived from the personal name Rand (or Rande), a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".
Randvi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and younger form of Randví.
Ranel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", and El, reference to God.
Ranfar m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning and origin unknown. This name is borne by the Dutch (protestant) preacher Ranfar Kouwijzer (b. 1973), who occasionally has interviews with the media and also writes columns and articles for Dutch newspapers (such as Trouw)... [more]
Ràng f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "to fasten in loops" in Vietnamese or variant of Rành.
Rangela f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Ragnhilda traditionally found in the western parts of Sweden.
Rành m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "clear" in Vietnamese.
Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.
Ranilda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Ragnhild (compare Raginhild) and variant of Renilda.
Rankin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rankin.
Ranmaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Ran combined with the suffix 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, round," used before the Meiji Period (1868-1912) as a suffix denoting affection (along with -maro (麿/麻呂)) and was given to boys of upper class until they came of age, usually at ages 13 to 17.... [more]
Ranne f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly Frisian in origin, in which case the name is probably derived from a feminine Germanic given name that contains one of the following three Germanic elements: ragin meaning "advice" (see Rayner), rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" (see Randolf) or hraban meaning "raven" (see Ronne)... [more]
Rannveig f Old Norse, Danish (Rare), Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from Old Norse regin or rögn "advice", or from Old Norse rann "house." The second element is derived from Old Norse veig "strength".
Ranssa m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Ransu.
Ranstein m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of rann "house" and steinn "stone".
Ranze f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From Ran combined with 世 (se) meaning "generation," likely introduced by Ranze Edō (江藤 蘭世), the main character in the manga and anime series 'Tokimeki Tonight'.... [more]
Raoni m Brazilian (Rare, Archaic)
Indigenous name from Brazil. Raoni means "master, great warrior". It was the name of a Brazilian native leader.
Raphiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Raphael. It appears as the name of an angel on the Ars Paulina, a book compiled into The Lesser Key of Solomon, which is a grimoire on sorcery.
Rapiel m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Raphael. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian poet and playwright Rapiel Eristavi (1824-1901).
Raquelle f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Raquel.
Rara f Swedish (Rare)
From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
Rarity f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word, rarity, "a thing that is rare, especially one having particular value as a result". A My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character bears this name.
Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".
Rarthogh m & f Chinese (Russified, Rare)
One of the earliest known baths originates from the Indus Valley Civilisation, which existed around 3300-1300 BCE in what is now modern day Pakistan. The earliest findings of baths date from the mid-2nd millennium BC in the palace complex at Knossos, Crete, and the luxurious alabaster bathtubs excavated in Akrotiri, Santorini3... [more]
Raruka f Japanese (Rare)
From 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk fabric", 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone, lapis lazuli", and 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Rascal m Pet (Rare)
Derived from the English word rascal meaning "mischievous or playful person" or "rogue".
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the plant rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rashaard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashard. Also compare Rashaad.
Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.
Rasheen m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashawn, possibly influenced by Sheen.
Rasius m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rasa.
Rasmine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of Rasmus. However, in Denmark, Rasmine has been used as a term for domineering, despotic, tyrannical, bossy women.
Rastimir m Serbian, Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Slovak form of Rostimir.
Ratcliff m English (Rare)
Variant of Radcliff. A known bearer is the American football player Ratcliff Thomas (1974-).
Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)
A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [more]
Rauho m Finnish (Rare)
A masculine form of Rauha.
Rauke m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element hraban meaning "raven".
Rauna f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Rauni or feminine form of Rauno.
Rausa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Rosa 1 and a transferred use of the surname.
Raute f Low German (Rare)
Short form of Rautgund and related names.
Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".
Ravina f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely a variant of Ravenna.
Ravon m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and von.