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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 5.
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Rekål m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Swedish dialectal variant of Rikard.
Relia f Romanian (Rare), Portuguese
Romanian short form of Aurelia and Portuguese diminutive of Aurélia.
Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]
Relmu f & m Mapuche (Rare)
From Mapudungun relmu meaning "rainbow."
Remig m German (Rare)
German form of Remigius.
Remme f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Remy.
Renad f & m Arabic, Urdu (Rare)
The meaning of this name is shared: some say that the meaning is "a flower/ perfume/ sand from heaven" or "a good smell long tree". Even this name is unisex more girls got that name.
Renai f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ren and Ai 1.
Renán m Galician (Rare)
Galician borrowing of Renan.
Renen m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Renen (and / or Ranen) means "to chant", "to sing" or "to praise" in Hebrew.... [more]
Renna f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian
Feminine form of Renno.
Renno m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names having the first name element ragin "advice, council".
Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.
Reola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name modeled after similar names such as Leola.
Rétif m French (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Rétif.... [more]
Retsu m & f Japanese (Rare)
Sino-Japanese reading of kanji like 烈 meaning "violent, furious; extreme, intense" and 洌 meaning "pure."... [more]
Revna f Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Hrefna.
Rexie f & m Filipino, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Rex.
Reyer m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Reier, which is nowadays a bit more common than Reier itself, but not as common as the modern (variant) spelling Reijer, which is the most prevalent out of the three of them.... [more]
Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.
Rezzo m German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Rhema f American (Rare)
Derived from Greek ῥῆμα (rhēma) meaning "a saying, utterance, word", literally "that which is spoken", a term used in Christianity to refer to the concept of rhematos Christou "the word of Christ".
Rhodd f Welsh (Rare)
From Welsh rhodd "gift, present".
Rhyan f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Rhian or Ryan.
Rhyon m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Ryan.
Rhyse m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Rhys.
Ridan m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 暖 (dan) meaning "warm" or 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ridle m German (Rare)
The name of the football player Ridle Baku was inspired by the surname of the German football player Karl-Heinz Riedle.
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"... [more]
Riece m & f American (Rare)
Variant of Reese/Rhys.
Rieko m Dutch (Rare), Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Probably a Low German diminutive of Hendrik.
Riêng f & m Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "personal" or "distinct, particular" in Vietnamese.
Riera f Catalan (Rare)
Means "torrent" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de la Riera, meaning "Mother of God of the Torrent," venerated at the hermitage in the Baix Camp municipality of Les Borges del Camp.
Riese f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the (originally German) surname Riese.
Rieta f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian riets "sunset".
Rifke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant form of Rifka as well as a variant spelling of Rivke, both of which have the same etymological origin.
Riiko m Finnish (Rare)
Possibly a Finnish diminutive of Rikhard.
Riimi f & m Finnish (Rare)
Means "rhyme" in Finnish.
Rikst f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian short form of Ricswind and Richild.
Rindy f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Marinda, Clarinda, Dorinda and other names containing a similar sound... [more]
Rinzo m Japanese (Rare)
From 燐 (rin) meaning "ignus fatuus, phosphorous, will-o-the-wisp" or 臨 (rin) "to look at, to confront", and 蔵 () meaning "to hide, possession, ownership". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rioko f Japanese (Rare)
From Rio 2 combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Risan m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "Blepharis" in Hebrew, this is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia.
Riska f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Mariska.
Rista f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Risto.
Riuko f Japanese (Rare)
Archaic transcription of Ryūko. The first element can also be written with ri and u kanji, such as 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic," 生 (u) meaning "birth" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, roof."... [more]
Riven m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of River with the popular name suffix en. It coincides with an English adjective meaning "split, torn apart", related to Old Norse rífa "to scratch, to rive".
Rivia f Hebrew (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
From the rivia (רְבִיעַ‎), which is a cantillation mark found in religious texts, including the Torah.
Roana f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Roan.
Robbi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Robbie.
Robia f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Robert. ... [more]
Rocha f Sanskrit (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit रोच (rocá) meaning "shining, radiant".
Rocio f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese cognate of Rocío.
Rocki m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Rocky.
Rocsi f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic variant of Roxy or Roxie. A known bearer is Raquel Roxanne 'Rocsi' Diaz (1983-), a Honduran-born American television host and radio personality.
Rodan m Czech, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rodan.
Rodin m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Originally a pet form of given names containing the Germanic element hrod "fame". Usage of this name nowadays is probably mainly inspired by the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), whose surname has the same etymological origin.
Roebi f & m Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
As a Dutch name, Roebi seems to be exclusively feminine.... [more]
Roena f Georgian, English (Rare)
Georgian form of Rowena as well as an English variant of the name.
Rogan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rogan.
Rohme m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rohme.
Roine m & f Swedish, Finnish (Rare)
From the name of a lake in Häme, Finland. There are theories on the origin of this name, it could've come from Germanic hreini meaning "clean, clear" or from Pre-Germanic/Baltic *kroinis meaning "clean"... [more]
Rokka f Japanese (Rare)
From 六花 (rokka), an alternative reading of rikka literally meaning "six flowers," used as a synonym for 雪 (see yuki).... [more]
Rolla m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Rollo.
Rolly m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Roly.
Rolof m Low German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Low German form of Rodolf, as well as a Dutch variant of Roelof and a Swedish adoption.
Róman m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Kashubian
Icelandic and Kashubian form of Roman.
Romea f Italian, Slovene (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Romeo.
Romel m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Romeo.
Romie m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Romie.
Romil m Bulgarian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Russian form of Romulus via the Greek form Rhomylos.
Romin m Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Ramin.
Romme m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element hrôm, such as Rombert and Romuald.
Romul m Bosnian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Bosnian, Croatian and Romanian form of Romulus.
Ronel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and El means "The song (or) joy of God"
Ronli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ron 2 and Li 2
Ronno m Popular Culture, Literature, Various (Rare)
The masculine antagonist of Bambi (named in the original book by Felix Salten and in the movie 'Bambi 2', unnamed in the first movie 'Bambi').... [more]
Ronya f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Hebrew name Ron 2 meaning "song, joy" and ya (יה), referring to the name of God, giving it the meaning "song of god" or "joy of god".
Roper m American (Modern, Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Roper.
Ropyr m English (Rare)
Variant of Roper. This is the name of country singer Koe Wetzel (born Ropyr Madison Koe Wetzel).
Rorik m Dutch (Rare)
Means "famous ruler", cognates from Hrœrekr from the Old Norse elements hróðr meaning "fame" and ríkr meaning "ruler, mighty, rich"... [more]
Rósar m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Rós and the Old Norse element herr meaning "army".
Rosée f French (Quebec, Rare)
From French rosée meaning "dew".
Róska f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Icelandic avant-garde artist Róska (1940-1996), it was apparently a contraction of her real name, Ragnhildur Óskarsdóttir (i.e. presumably formed from R, the first letter of her given name, and Óska, the first four letters of her surname - itself a derivative of the given name Óskar).
Rosma f Latvian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Latvian rosme "bustle".
Rosor f Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Rosó using the normative spelling of the word in Catalan.
Rossi f & m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Various
Transferred use of the surname Rossi. As a feminine name, it could be a variant of Rosie.
Roure m Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Means "oak" in Catalan.
Routh f Biblical Greek, Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Ruth 1, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Rowly m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Rowley.
Roxen m English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly intended as a masculine form of Roxanne.
Roxxy f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Roxy.
Rozie f Malaysian, English (Modern, Rare)
Malaysian diminutive of Roziana and English variant of Rosie.
Ruban m English (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.
Ruđer m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Roger.
Rufin m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare), French, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Provençal
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Provençal, Polish, Russian and Serbian form of Rufinus.
Rūkas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun rūkas meaning "mist, fog".
Rulof m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Roelof. This name is slightly more common as a patronymic surname.
Rulon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rulon. This name is especially common in Utah, in honor of LDS general authority Rulon Seymour Wells (1854-1941)... [more]
Rumer f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rumer.
Runer m Swedish (Rare)
Probably a variant of Runar or Rune. A famous bearer is the Swedish author Runer Jonsson (1916-2006).
Runfa m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 润 (rùn) meaning "soft, sleek" combined with 发 () meaning "money, prosper, rich, fortune". Other character combinations are possible.
Rūtis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Rūta.
Ruuta f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Ruut as well as the Estonian form of Rūta.
Ruvon m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Romanus.
Ryaan m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryan. According to the SSA, 23 boys were named Ryaan in 2017.
Ryenn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ryan. According to the SSA, Ryenn was given to 12 girls in 2018.
Ryett m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ryatt. According to the SSA, there were 25 boys named Ryett in 2018.
Ryken m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name base on the phonetic element ry. It has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.
Rylah f American (Modern, Rare)
A modern American name.
Rylla f English (Rare)
Not available
Ryson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A recently created name: a blend of Ryder and Tyson.
Ryūkō m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 龍光 or 竜光 with 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) with the same meaning as 龍 and 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru) meaning "light, ray."... [more]
Ryver m & f English (Rare)
Variant of River.
Ryzza f Russian (Latinized, Rare), Filipino
Diminutive of Clarissa
Saari f Estonian (Rare)
Diminutive of Saara.
Sabaa f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Sabah.
Saben m American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Sabin.
Sabin m Romanian, Basque, English (Rare), Polish (Rare), French (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
English, Romanian, Basque, French and Polish form of Sabinus. Sabin of Bulgaria was the ruler of Bulgaria from 765 to 766.
Sabre f English (Rare)
Form of Sabrina used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his 12th-century Historia Regum Britanniae. Alternatively, the name could be taken from the English word for a type of sword with a curved blade, which probably is ultimately from Hungarian szabla (14th century, later szablya) meaning literally "tool to cut with", from szabni "to cut"... [more]
Saeda f & m Japanese (Rare)
From 小枝 (saeda) meaning "twig, spray" (compare Koeda).... [more]
Saeki f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 冴希, 彩樹 or 彩木 with 冴 (go, ko, sa.eru, koo.ru, hi.eru) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skilful", 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sae) meaning "coloring, paint, makeup", 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".
Sagan f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, often given after American astronomer Carl Sagan.
Sagga f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sara traditionally found in Norrland.
Sagie f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of the name Sage.
Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.
Saime f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Saima 2. The name coincides with the first-person plural past form of saama "to get, to receive; to become; to be able to".
Saire f Arabic (Rare)
Saire wife of the Prophet Ibrahim in Arabic Language.This is a rare name but Already using in Turkey.
Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Sajwa f Arabic (Rare)
Means "calm, tranquil" in Arabic.
Salas m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Salas.
Salas f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "halls, rooms" in Spanish. It is from a devotional title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Salas, meaning "Our Lady of the Halls". This is the name of a hermitage in Huesca, Spain.
Salda f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian salds "sweets, sugary".
Sales m German (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
From the surname Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
Sälla f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish säll "blissful, happy".
Salna f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian salna "frost, frostiness".
Salom m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Salam. Also compare the related name Salome.
Salva m Georgian (Rare)
Rare variant transcription of Shalva.
Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)
As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix Abdus or a suffix Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [more]
Sanbi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 賛美 or 讃美 (sanbi) meaning "praise, glorification."... [more]
Sanny m Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Sonny or a diminutive of a name containing a syllable pronounced san (like Alexander).
Sapph f English (Rare)
Short form of Sapphire.
Sarco m Spanish (Rare)
This first name is predominantly found in South America, although it is not very common there: one is much more likely to encounter the name as a surname there instead. Because of that, it is possible that the bearers' parents were inspired to give their sons the surname as a first name, just like it is done in English-speaking countries these days... [more]
Sarna f German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Sārta f Latvian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from the Latvian adjective sārts, sārta "pink, rosy" and the Latvian noun sārts "bonfire".
Säsil f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Cecilia, reflecting the pronunciation of Cécile.
Sassy f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Sasha, Sarah or Saskia. It coincides with the English word sassy.
Säüdä f Bashkir (Rare)
Bashkir form of Sawda.
Saule m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Saul.
Saulo m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Saul. Known bearers of this name include the Spanish poet Saulo Torón Navarro (1885-1974), the Brazilian pop singer Saulo Roston (b... [more]
Savle m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Sha'ul (see Saul).
Sayer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sayer.
Sayra f Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Possibly related to Saira.
Schon m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of an anglicized version of the surname Schön.
Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).
Seani f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Sean, Shawn & Shawnee,
Sedye m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole se "that is; it is" and dye "god".
Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.
Seere f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Serafiina.... [more]
Seger m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic North Swedish form of Sigurd. Means "victory" in modern Swedish.
Segol m Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal form of Sigurd found primarily in the Swedish province Västergötland.
Segri f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish dialectal variant of Sigrid.
Seidi f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Sadie.
Seila f Latvian (Rare)
OF unknown origin and meaning.
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
Selem m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "sword, sabre" in Mongolian.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Semën m Russian, Dutch (Rare)
Russian variant transcription and Dutch form of Semyon.
Semoi m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish orthodox form of Simon 1.
Senén m Spanish, Asturian, Galician (Rare)
Spanish, Asturian and Galician form of Sennen.
Šener m Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Şener.
Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]
Senni f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Finnish short form of Senniija as well as a variant of Senja.
Sepha f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Josepha and Josephina.
Sepia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the color/photographic technique and/or the genus of cuttlefish. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Sergy m Russian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant transcription of Sergey.
Şermi f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian شرم (sharm) meaning "modesty, bashfulness, shame".
Serse m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Xerxes.