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1,553Roly is an English diminutive of Roland, ultimately derived from the Old Germanic elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", or possibly from nand meaning "brave". The name Roland was famously borne by an 8th...
Roman is a masculine given name that ultimately derives from the Late Latin name Romanus, meaning "Roman". It originated as an ethnic byname for a person from Rome or one who identified with Roman culture. The name evolv...
Rome is an English given name derived directly from the name of the city of Rome, the capital of Italy.Etymology and OriginThe city's name, Roma in Italian, has ancient origins. According to tradition, it is linked to Ro...
Ron is a short form of the Scottish given name Ronald, which itself derives from the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, brought to Britain by Scandinavian settlers. As an independent given name in English-speaking countries, Ron...
Etymology Ronald is a masculine given name of Scottish origin, ultimately derived from the Old Norse name Ragnvaldr, composed of the elements regin ("advice" or "decision") and valdr ("ruler"). The name was introduced to...
Ronan is a Breton and Anglicized form of the Irish name Rónán. The name derives from the Old Irish word rón meaning "seal", combined with a diminutive suffix, giving it the meaning "little seal". Etymology and Origins Th...
Ronin is a name with dual origins, combining a Celtic heritage with a Japanese cultural association. As a given name in English-speaking contexts, Ronin is primarily considered a variant of Ronan, which itself derives fr...
Ronny is an English given name, typically a diminutive of Ronald. The name is often used as a familiar, affectionate form, and is also occasionally a standalone given name. Etymology and Origin The ultimate origin of Ron...
Roosevelt is an American given name derived from the Dutch surname Roosevelt, meaning "rose field". The surname itself originates from the Dutch Van Rose(n)velt, which translates to "from a rose field" or "of a rose fiel...
Roscoe is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally indicated someone from a place called Roscoe. The place name itself comes from Old Norse rá meaning "roebuck" and skógr meaning "...
Etymology and OriginsRoss is a name of Scottish and English origin, originally a surname that indicated a person from a place called Ross. The most prominent of these is the region of Ross in northern Scotland, now part...
Roswell is an English masculine given name derived from a surname. The surname originated from a contraction of Old English elements: the personal name Hrōþwulf (Rolf), meaning "fame-wolf," in the genitive form ‑es plus...
Rowland is an English male given name originating as a medieval variant of Roland. Roland itself derives from the Old German elements hruod meaning "fame" and lant meaning "land", though some theories propose the second...
Rowley is an English masculine given name, typically considered a variant of Roly, itself a diminutive of Roland. The name ultimately derives from the Old German elements hruod meaning 'fame' and lant meaning 'land', tho...
Roy is a name with varied origins, used as both a given name and a surname in Dutch, English, and Scottish contexts. It is most commonly recognized as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ruadh, meaning "red," often used as...
Royce is a male English given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose. The surname functioned as a matronymic, meaning it was based on the mother's...
Roydon is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from a place name. The place name comes from Old English ryge meaning "rye" and dun meaning "hill," thus signifying "rye h...
Royle is an English masculine given name derived from a surname. The surname Royle itself originates from a place name, likely Ryal in Northumberland, England. Etymologically, it combines the Old English elements ryge 'r...
Royston is a masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originates from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse." The name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose—a name of Norman French origin broug...
Rube is a short form of Reuben, primarily used as a masculine nickname in English-speaking contexts. Etymology and Origin The name Reuben derives from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son" (from ra'ah "to se...
Rudolph is the English form of Rudolf, a name of Germanic origin that was imported into English-speaking countries from Germany in the 19th century. The name is derived from the Germanic elements hruod meaning "fame" and...
Rudy is a masculine given name, typically used as a diminutive or nickname for names such as Rudolf (also spelled Rudolph) or other variants. Its usage as an independent name is most common in English-speaking countries,...
Rudyard is an English given name, originating from a surname derived from a place name. The place name Rudyard, a village in Staffordshire, England, comes from the Old English elements rūde “rue” (the herb) and geard “ya...
Rufus is a masculine given name and cognomen of Roman origin, deriving from the Latin rufus meaning 'red-haired.' The name was used as a nickname in ancient Rome to describe individuals with red hair, a distinctive trait...
Rupert is an English and German given name, a variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht. The Old High German form of the name evolved from the elements hrothi "fame, glory" and berht "bright", thus ca...
Russ is a masculine given name, predominantly an diminutive of Russell. As a short and sturdy form, Russ came into independent use in the English-speaking world, standing alongside other nicknames that became full first...
Russel is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, primarily considered a variant spelling of Russell. The name ultimately derives from the Norman French surname Russel, which originated as a nickname meanin...
Russell is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Russell. The surname itself derives from a Norman French diminutive of Old French rous, meaning "red" — thus signifying "little red one...
Rusty is a nickname-derived given name in English, originally an affectionate or descriptive epithet for someone with a rusty, or reddish-brown, hair colour. Primarily used as a masculine name, Rusty evokes the warm tone...
Rutherford is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Scottish surname Rutherford. The surname itself is a habitational name originating from a place in the Scottish borders region, near Roxburgh, hist...
Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It derives from a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó R...
Ryden is a modern masculine given name in English usage. It is a variant of Ryder, created by using the popular den suffix sound found in such names as Braden, Hayden, and Aidan. While Ryden is also a surname, its use as...
Ryder is an English masculine given name, derived from an occupational surname of Old English origin. The surname referred to a ridere, meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger," someone who rode a horse for a purpose suc...
Ryker is a modern English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Ryker. The surname is American and likely a variant of the German surname Riker, which is derived from Low German rike meaning "ric...
Rylan is a modern English given name, used primarily for boys, whose origins lie in a rare Ryland tradition. While it likely derives from the Old English elements rye (the grain) and land, its current popularity may owe...
Ryland is a masculine given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself was originally a place name, composed of the Old English elements ryge meaning "rye" and land meaning "land" – hence, "rye land." This...
Sacheverell is a rare English given name, ultimately derived from a now-extinct English surname of Norman French origin. The surname itself comes from a Norman place name believed to mean "roebuck leap." The name is occa...
Saint is an English masculine given name derived directly from the English word saint, which ultimately comes from Latin sanctus meaning "holy, saintly." Unlike many names that evolved from ancient roots or epithets, Sai...
Sampson is an English name that originated as a surname, which itself developed from a medieval form of the given name Samson. The transition from Samson to Sampson reflects typical English phonetic and orthographic evol...
Samson is a masculine given name with origins in the Hebrew Bible. It derives from the Hebrew name Shimshon, which comes from shemesh meaning "sun". In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Samson was a Nazirite hero granted...
Samuel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel), traditionally interpreted to mean "name of God"—from the roots shem (שֵׁם, meaning "name") and ʾel (אֵל, meaning "God"). An alternative...
Sandford is an English given name derived from a surname. The surname Sandford, in turn, originates from a place name meaning 'sand ford' in Old English, from sand (sand) and ford (a ford used for crossing a river). Thus...
Sanford is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from a place name. The place name comes from Old English sand meaning "sand" and ford meaning "ford," thus denoting a sandy crossing point...
Satchel is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the surname Satchel, which itself comes from an occupational name for a bag maker. The name is ultimately rooted in Old English sacc, meaning "sack" or "b...
Saturday is an English given name derived from the English word for the day of the week, which comes from Old English Sæternesdæġ meaning "Saturn's day". The name is most commonly found in English-speaking African countr...
Saxon is a masculine first name derived from the English surname Saxon, which originated as a tribal name for the Saxons, a Germanic people of early medieval "Old" Saxony in what is now northern Germany. The tribal name...
Scot is a variant form of Scott, an English and Scottish surname turned given name. The name ultimately derives from the Latin Scoti, a term used by the Romans to refer to the Gaelic-speaking peoples of Ireland and later...
Scott is a primarily masculine given name derived from the Scottish surname Scott (also spelled as a variant, Scot). The surname originated as an ethnic name for a person from Scotland or a Scottish Gaelic speaker, stemm...
Scotty is an English masculine diminutive of Scott. The name Scott originated as an ethnic surname for a person from Scotland or a speaker of Scottish Gaelic, derived from Latin Scoti meaning "Gael, Gaelic speaker," with...
Sean is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Seán. This name, along with variants Shawn and Shaun, began to be used in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland around the middle of the 20th century. The name ultimat...
Sebastian is a masculine given name used widely across Europe, particularly in Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, and Swedish contexts.EtymologyThe name derives from the Latin Sebastian...
Sefton is an English given name derived from a surname of locational origin. The name comes from the Old English elements sef meaning "rushes" and tūn meaning "town" or "enclosure," thus referring to a "town in the rushe...
Selwyn is a given name and surname with multiple proposed origins. Most commonly, it is derived from an Old English personal name Seleƿine, composed of the elements sele meaning "manor" or "hall" and wine meaning "friend...
Seth is an English masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name שֵׁת (Sheṯ), meaning "placed" or "set." In the Old Testament, Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the murder of Abel by Cain. According t...
Seward is an English given name derived from two distinct Old English surnames. The first surname, Seward (spelled in Middle English as Siward or Seward), originates from the Old English personal name Sīġeweard, composed...
Seymour is an English masculine first name derived from a Norman surname, which originally designated a person from the French town of Saint Maur, meaning "Saint Maurus." The name Maurus itself is a Latin name of Greek o...
Shad is an English masculine name, likely a variant of Chad. Chad itself derives from the Old English name Ceadda, whose etymology is uncertain but may be linked to Old Welsh cat meaning "battle." While Shad has sometime...
Shadreck is a given name most prevalent in Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi, where it is used as a variant of Shadrach. The name has biblical origins and carries with it a story of faith and deliverance from the Old Testamen...
Shane is an English and Irish given name, primarily masculine, that serves as an Anglicized form of Seán, the Irish version of John. The name originated from the Ulster dialect pronunciation of Seán, as opposed to Shaun...
Shaun is an Anglicized form of the Irish name Seán, which in turn derives from the Old French Jehan and ultimately from the Latin Iohannes, the origin of John across many European languages. This particular spelling is m...