Names starting with R

The modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬥𐬎 (Rašnu) signifying "just, straight". In Zoroastrianism, this was a Yazata who judged the souls of the dead.

The Avestan form of Rashn.

Signifies "planner, architect" in Arabic.

The feminine form of Rasim.

The Tatar form of Rashid.

Signifies "fruitfulness, fertility" in Latvian.

The Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Erasmus.

An alternate transcription of Arabic رسول (see Rasul), as well as the standard Urdu transcription.

The Persian form of Rasul.

The Slovak form of Rostislav.

A short form of Erastus.

Signifies "prophet, messenger" in Arabic.

From the Old German elements rat "counsel, advice" and mari "famous".

A variant of Ratna.

A Southern Indian variant of Ratna.

From Old Irish rath "grace, prosperity" combined with a diminutive suffix. An early Irish saint bore this name.

The Old Irish form of Rathnait.

Signifies "rest, repose, pleasure" in Sanskrit. This is the Hindu goddess of love and pleasure, wife of Kama.

The Croatian form of Ratomir.

From the Slavic elements ortĭ (Serbo-Croatian rat) "war, battle" and slava "glory".

Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ signifying "happy, willing".

From Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) signifying "jewel, treasure". This transcription covers both the feminine form रत्ना and the masculine form रत्न.

A Southern Indian variant of Ratna.

From the Slavic elements ortĭ (Serbo-Croatian rat) "war, battle" and mirŭ "peace, world".

From the name of a jasmine variety, the night jasmine, from a poetic word for "night", from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri).

Signifies "queen" in Indonesian.

Signifies "compassionate" in Arabic.

Signifies "peace" in Finnish.

A form of Reuel found in parts of the Latin Old Testament.

The Spanish form of Radulf (see Ralph).

The Catalan form of Radulf (see Ralph).

The Portuguese, Italian and Romanian form of Radulf (see Ralph), also adopted in several other countries, partly from the Spanish form Raúl.

A feminine form or masculine variant of Rauno. This is also the name of a poorly attested figure from Finnish mythology, either Ukko's wife or...

A Finnish short form of Scandinavian names beginning with Ragn, such as Ragnar.

The Old Persian form (unattested) of Roxana.

Signifies "lovely, delightful" in Esperanto.

Signifies "roaring, screaming", from Sanskrit रव (rava) "roar, yell". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana, this is the demon king who abducts Sita.

From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also...

Either an elaboration of Raven, or else derived from the name of the city of Ravenna in Italy.

Signifies "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu sun god, sometimes equated with Surya. The musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012) was a famous bearer.

Signifies "ornament, necklace" in Hebrew.

Of unknown meaning, possibly of Arabic origin.

A variant of Ravindra used by Sikhs.

Signifies "lord of the sun" from Sanskrit रवि (ravi) "sun" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra, used here to mean "lord". This is another...

The Uzbek and Tajik form of Roshan.

The Turkish form of Rawda.

Signifies "meadow, garden" in Arabic.

The Maori form of David.

Signifies "storyteller" in Arabic, from روى (rawā) "to relate, to tell" [1].

An alternate transcription of Arabic راوية (see Rawiya).

A short form of Raymond, often used as an independent name. It coincides with an English word referring to a beam of light. Science-fiction author...

A diminutive of Rayna 1 or Raisa 1.

An alternate transcription of Arabic ريّان (see Rayyan).

The Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Rayyan.

An alternate transcription of Arabic ريّان (see Rayyan), chiefly used in North Africa.

A variant of Raiden.

The Spanish form of Rayen.

Signifies "flower" in Mapuche.

Signifies "basil" in Arabic. One of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad bore this name.

An alternate transcription of Arabic ريحانة (see Rayhana), chiefly used in North Africa.