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RA   m   Egyptian Mythology
Possibly means "sun" in Egyptian... [more]

RAAKEL   f   Finnish
Finnish form of RACHEL

RAANAN   m   Jewish
Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

RAB   m   Scottish
Scottish short form of ROBERT

RABAB   f   Arabic
From the Arabic word rababah, a musical instrument... [more]

RABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".

RABBIE   m   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of ROBERT

RABI   m   Arabic
Means "springtime" in Arabic.

RABI'A   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RABI

RABINDRA   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of RAVINDRA

RACHAEL   f   English
Variant of RACHEL, the spelling probably influenced by that of Michael.

RACHANA   f   Indian
Means "creation" in Sanskrit.

RACHEAL   f   English
Variant of RACHEL

RACHEL   f   English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
Means "ewe" in Hebrew... [more]

RACHELE   f   Italian
Italian form of RACHEL

RACHELLE   f   English
Variant of RACHEL influenced by the spelling of ROCHELLE.

RACHNA   f   Indian
Variant of RACHANA

RACHYL   f   English (Rare)
Variant of RACHEL

RACŁAW   m   Polish
Short form of RADOSŁAW

RACQUEL   f   English
Variant of RAQUEL

RA'D   m   Arabic
Means "thunder" in Arabic.

RADA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Short form of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADBOUD   m   Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements rad "counsel" and either bodo "leader" or bald "bold".

RADCLIFF   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English.

RADCLYFFE   m   English (Rare)
From a surname, a variant of RADCLIFF.

RADEK   m   Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADHA   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "success" in Sanskrit... [more]

RADIM   m   Czech
Short form of RADOMIR

RADIMIR   m   Russian
Russian variant of RADZIMIERZ

RADKA   f   Czech, Bulgarian
Feminine form of RADKO

RADKO   m   Bulgarian, Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADMILA   f   Serbian, Czech
Serbian and Czech feminine form of RADOMIL

RADMILO   m   Serbian
Serbian form of RADOMIL

RADOMIL   m   Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and mil "favour".

RADOMIŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of RADOMIL

RADOMIŁA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMILA   f   Czech
Feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOMIR   m   Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Cognate of RADZIMIERZ

RADOMIRA   f   Czech, Serbian
Feminine form of RADOMIR

RADOŠ   m   Czech
Short form of RADOSLAV, RADOMIR, and other names beginning with the Slavic element rad meaning "happy".

RADOSLAV   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW

RADOSLAVA   f   Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV

RADOSŁAW   m   Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and slav "glory".

RADOSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of RADOSŁAW

RADOVAN   m   Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with another element of unknown meaning.

RADU   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element rad "happy".

RADULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of RAÐÚLFR

RADZIMIERZ   m   Polish
Means "happiness and peace" from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with mir "peace".

RAE   f   English
Short form of RACHEL... [more]

RAEBURN   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "stream where does drink" in Middle English... [more]

RAELENE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lene.

RAELYN   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAE and the popular name suffix lyn.

RAF   m   Dutch
Short form of RAFAËL

RAFA   m   Spanish
Spanish short form of RAFAEL

RAFAËL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of RAPHAEL

RAFAEL   m   Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL

RAFAELA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, German
Spanish, Portuguese and German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFAŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of RAPHAEL

RAFE   m   English
Variant of RALPH... [more]

RAFFAELA   f   German
German feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELE   m   Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAFFAELLO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAPHAEL

RAFIQ   m   Arabic
Means either "friend" or "gentle" in Arabic.

RAFIQA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAFIQ

RAGHNAID   f   Scottish
Scottish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNAILT   f   Irish
Irish form of RAGNHILD

RAGHNALL   m   Irish, Scottish
Gaelic form of RAGNVALD

RAGHU   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "swift" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAGNA   f   Scandinavian
Short form of Old Norse names beginning with the element regin "advice, counsel".

RAGNAR   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of RAYNER

RAGNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and björg "protection, help".

RAGNFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful".

RAGNHEIÐUR   f   Icelandic
From the Old Norse name Ragnheiðr, which meant "bright advice" from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".

RAGNHILD   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnhildr, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel" and hildr "battle".

RAGNHILDUR   f   Icelandic
Icelandic form of RAGNHILD

RAGNVALD   m   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, a cognate of Reginwald (see REYNOLD).

RAGUEL   m   Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew... [more]

RAHAB   f   Biblical
Means "spacious" in Hebrew... [more]

RAHARJO   m   Indonesian
Means "plentiful" in Javanese.

RAHAT   m & f   Arabic
Means "rest, comfort" in Arabic.

RAHEEM   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAHIM

RÁHEL   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of RACHEL

RAHELA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of RACHEL

RAHIM   m   Arabic
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic.

RAHUL   m   Indian
Means "able, efficient" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAIBEART   m   Scottish
Scottish form of ROBERT

RÁICHÉAL   f   Irish
Irish form of RACHEL

RAIDEN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
Variant transcription of RAIJIN

RAIJIN   m   Far Eastern Mythology
From Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 神 (jin) "god, spirit"... [more]

RAIMO   m   Finnish
Finnish form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAYMOND

RAIMONDS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of RAYMOND

RAIMUND   m   German
German form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDE   f   German
German feminine form of RAYMOND

RAIMUNDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

RAIN   f & m   English (Rare)
Simply from the English word rain, derived from Old English regn.

RAINA   f   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of RAYNA (1)

RAINARD   m   English (Rare)
Variant of REYNARD

RAINBOW   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the arc of multicoloured light that can appear in a misty sky.

RAINE   f   English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of REINE... [more]

RAINER   m   German
German form of RAYNER

RAINERIO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RAYNER

RAINIER   m   French
French form of RAYNER

RAIS   m   Arabic
Means "leader, chief" in Arabic.

RAISA (1)   f   Russian
Possibly from Greek ‘ραιον (rhaion) meaning "more relaxed".

RAISA (2)   f   Yiddish
Means "rose" in Yiddish.

RAISA (3)   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RAIS

RAISEL   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of RAISA (2)

RAJ   m   Indian
Means "king" or "prince" in Sanskrit.

RAJA (1)   f   Arabic
Means "hope" in Arabic.

RAJA (2)   m   Indian
Variant of RAJ

RAJANI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "the dark one" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJENDER   m   Indian
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJENDRA   m   Indian
Means "lord of kings", derived from Sanskrit राज (raja) "king" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

RAJESH   m   Indian
Means "ruler of kings" from Sanskrit ऋज (riaja) "king" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAJINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of RAJENDRA

RAJIV   m   Indian
Means "striped" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAJIYA   f   Arabic
Means "hopeful" in Arabic.

RAJKUMARI   f   Indian
Means "princess" in Sanskrit.

RAJMUND   m   Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND

RAJNEESH   m   Indian
Variant transcription of RAJNISH

RAJNI   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RAJNISH   m   Indian
Means "lord of the night" from Sanskrit रजनि (rajani) "night" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RAJYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RAJIYA

RAKEL   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of RACHEL

RAKESH   m   Indian
Means "lord of the full-moon day" from Sanskrit राका (raka) "full-moon day" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler".

RALEIGH   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning either "red clearing" or "roe deer clearing" in Old English.

RALF   m   German, Scandinavian, English (Rare)
Variant of RALPH

RALPH   m   English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of the Old Norse name RAÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]

RALPHIE   m   English
Diminutive of RALPH

RALUCA   f   Romanian
Meaning unknown.

RAM (1)   m   Biblical
Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This was a son of Hezron in the Old Testament.

RAM (2)   m   Indian
Modern transcription of RAMA

RAMA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "pleasing" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAMACHANDER   m   Indian
Variant of RAMACHANDRA

RAMACHANDRA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "Rama moon", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon"... [more]

RAMAKRISHNA   m   Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods RAMA and KRISHNA... [more]

RAMBERT   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements hram "raven" and beraht "bright".

RAMESES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "son of Ra", composed of the name of the supreme Egyptian god RA combined with the Egyptian root mes "son" or mesu "be born"... [more]

RAMESH   m   Indian
Modern transcription of RAMESHA

RAMESHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Rama", derived from Sanskrit रमा (Rama), a name of Lakshmi (wife of the god Vishnu), combined with ईश (isha) "ruler"... [more]

RAMESHWAR   m   Indian
Means "lord Rama", derived from RAMA, another name of Vishnu, combined with Sanskrit ईश्वर (ishvara) meaning "lord".

RAMIRO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Ramirus, a Latinized form of a Visigothic name derived from the Germanic elements ragin "advice" and mari "famous"... [more]

RAMLA   f   Eastern African
Means "prophetess" in Swahili.

RAMÓN   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RAYMOND

RAMON   m   Catalan
Catalan form of RAYMOND

RAMONA   f   Spanish, Romanian, English
Feminine form of RAMÓN... [more]

RAMSAY   m   Scottish
Scottish form of RAMSEY

RAMSES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Variant of RAMESES

RAMSEY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "wild-garlic island" in Old English.

RAMŪNAS   m   Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ramus meaning "calm".

RAN   f   Japanese
Means "orchid" in Japanese.

RANA   f   Arabic
Means "an eye-catching object" from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANALD   m   Scottish
Scottish form of REYNOLD

RANDA   f   Arabic
Means "scented tree" in Arabic.

RANDAL   m   English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDALL   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the medieval given name Randel, which was a diminutive of RANDOLF and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)".

RANDELL   m   English
Variant of RANDALL

RANDI   f   English
Feminine form of RANDY, also used as a diminutive of MIRANDA.

RANDOLF   m   English
From the Germanic elements rand meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wulf meaning "wolf"... [more]

RANDOLPH   m   English
Variant of RANDOLF... [more]

RANDY   m   English
Short form of RANDALL or RANDOLF

RANGI   m   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Means "sky" in Maori... [more]

RANI   f   Indian
Means "queen" in Sanskrit.

RANIERO   m   Italian
Italian form of RAYNER

RANIYA   f   Arabic
Means "looking at", derived from Arabic رنا (rana) "to gaze".

RANJ   m   Indian
Short form of RANJIT

RANJEET   m   Indian
Variant transcription of RANJIT

RANJIT   m   Indian
Means "coloured, pleased, delighted" in Sanskrit... [more]

RANSU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).

RANULF   m   Scottish
Scottish form of the Old Norse name Randúlfr, a cognate of RANDOLF... [more]

RANULPH   m   Scottish
Variant of RANULF

RANYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of RANIYA

RAOUL   m   French
French form of Radulf (see RALPH).

RAPHAËL   m   French
French form of RAPHAEL

RAPHAEL   m   German, French, English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name רְפָאֵל (Refa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]

RAPHAELA   f   German
Feminine form of RAPHAEL

RAQUEL   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of RACHEL

RASA   f   Lithuanian
Means "dew" in Lithuanian.

RASCHELLE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of RACHELLE

RASHA   f   Arabic
Means "young gazelle" in Arabic.

RASHAD   m   Arabic
Means "good sense, good guidance" in Arabic.

RASHAUN   m   English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAUN.

RASHAWN   m   English (African American, Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ra with the name SHAWN.

RASHED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of راشد (RASHID).

RASHEED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of رشيد (RASHID).

RASHID   m   Arabic
Means "rightly guided" in Arabic... [more]

RASHIDA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASHID

RASHMI   f   Indian
Means "ray of sunlight" or "rope" in Sanskrit.

RASHNE   m   Iranian
Means "judge" in Persian.

RASIM   m   Arabic
Means "planner, architect" in Arabic.

RASIMA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of RASIM

RASMUS   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ERASMUS

RASTUS   m   English (Rare)
Short form of ERASTUS

RASUL   m   Arabic
Means "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

RATAN   m   Indian
Variant (derived via Prakrit) of RATNA

RATHNAIT   f   Irish
Means "little graceful one", derived from Irish rath "grace" combined with a diminutive suffix.

RAÐÚLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Norse elements rað meaning "counsel" and úlfr meaning "wolf".

RATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "rest, pleasure" in Sanskrit... [more]

RATNA   f & m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel"... [more]

RATNAM   m   Indian
Southern Indian form of RATNA

RATREE   f   Thai
From the name of a variety of jasmine flower.

RATU   f   Indonesian
Means "queen" in Indonesian and Javanese.

RAUF   m   Arabic
Means "compassionate" in Arabic.

RAUHA   f   Finnish
Means "peace" in Finnish.

RAÚL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of RADULF

RAUL   m   Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Radulf (see RALPH).

RAVA   f   Esperanto
Means "ravishing" in Esperanto.

RAVEN   f & m   English
From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn... [more]

RAVENNA   f   English (Rare)
Either an elaboration of RAVEN, or else from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

RAVI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "sun" in Sanskrit... [more]

RAVID   m & f   Jewish
Means "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.

RAVINDRA   m   Indian
Means "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god INDRA, used here to mean "lord".

RAWIYA   f   Arabic
Means "storyteller", derived from Arabic روى (rawa) "to relate".

RAWYA   f   Arabic
Variant of RAWIYA

RAY   m   English
Short form of RAYMOND, often used as an independent name... [more]

RAYA   f   Bulgarian
Diminutive of RAYNA (1)

RAYEN   f   Native American, Spanish
Means "flower" in Mapuche.

RAYKO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAYLENE   f   English (Rare)
Combination of RAY and the popular name suffix lene.

RAYMOND   m   English, French
From the Germanic name Reginmund, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and mund "protector"... [more]

RAYMONDE   f   French
French feminine form of RAYMOND

RAYMUND   m   English (Rare)
Variant of RAYMOND

RAYMUNDO   m   Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of RAYMOND

RAYNA (1)   f   Bulgarian
Either a Bulgarian form of REGINA or a feminine form of RAYNO

RAYNA (2)   f   Yiddish
Variant transcription of REINA (2)

RAYNARD   m   English
Variant of REYNARD

RAYNER   m   English (Archaic)
From the Germanic name Reginhar, composed of the elements ragin "advice" and heri "army"... [more]

RAYNO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of RADKO

RAZA   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of RIDA

RAZIELA   f   Jewish
Means "my secret is God" in Hebrew.

RĂZVAN   m   Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly related to the name RADOVAN... [more]

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