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Romy
Romy is documented as a short form of Rosemarie.
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Ron
A short form that mostly traces back to Ronald or the Hebrew name Aaron.
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Ronahî
Translates directly to "light" or "brightness." It belongs to the names that draw on abstract, positive concepts from nature.
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Ronald
The Scottish form of the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr. The roots mean "counsel of the gods" and "ruler".
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Ronan
An Irish name. The linguistic root traces back to the Irish "rón"; the documented meaning is "little seal".
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Ronja
Astrid Lindgren created Ronja for "Ronia, the Robber's Daughter" from a portion of the lake name Juronjaure. This literary origin is documented. No older, independent meaning of the given name arises from this.
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Roos
is the Dutch word for "rose" and is simultaneously documented as a first name. It traces back to the Latin "rosa". The spelling with a double O marks the long O in pronunciation.
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Rory
This is the anglicized form of the Irish name Ruairí. The origin is documented and is composed of the words "ruadh" (red) and "rí" (king).
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Rosa
The name traces back directly to the Latin word “rosa”; the documented meaning is “rose.”
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Rosalie
A French form that traces back to the Latin origin Rosalia and belongs to the name family surrounding the word “rose.”
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Rosalind
There are two derivations for this name. The Germanic background is composed of hros (horse) and lind (gentle). The frequently cited translation "beautiful rose" is a later Latin-based interpretation (rosa linda) that spread during the Middle Ages. Both explanations have shaped how the name is perceived.
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Rosalinda
The older Germanic base word is composed of "hros" (horse) and "linta" (linden wood shield). Due to its sound, however, the name is widely associated with the Latin words "rosa" (rose) and "linda" (beautiful) and interpreted accordingly as "beautiful rose."
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Rose
Both variants derive directly from the Latin word "rosa", which denotes the rose. While Rosa is more common in the German and Romance language areas, Rose is given primarily in the English and French language areas.
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Rouven
A variant of the biblical Hebrew name Ruben. The documented meaning is "Behold, a son".
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Rowan
Rowan is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ruadhán, a diminutive of "red". In addition, Rowan can refer to the English word for "rowan tree" (mountain ash). The name's origin and the deliberately chosen tree reference are to be distinguished from each other.
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Rowena
A name with Anglo-Saxon or Celtic roots. The meaning is not confirmed; an often cited interpretation is composed of the words for “fame” and “joy.”
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Roxana
This name traces back to Old Persian roots. The documented literal meaning can be translated as “dawn.”
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Roxi
A short form of Roxana. The name has Old Persian roots and means "dawn" or "the radiant one."
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Roya
The root of this name is unambiguous. Roya is the Persian word for "dream" or "vision."
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Roża
The Maltese form of Rosa (Rose). The name is directly derived from the Latin word for "rose."
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Ruan
A boy's name from Afrikaans. It is widely interpreted as a compound of Rudolf and Johan, but is not definitively documented as an exact historical word formation. A relationship to the Irish name Rowan is also frequently cited as an interpretation.
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Ruben
This name originates in Hebrew. The word base is composed of "re'u" (behold) and "ben" (son), literally meaning "Behold, a son". It is widespread across many European languages and is usually pronounced exactly as spelled.
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Rubén
The Spanish form of Reuben. The Hebrew word base literally means "Behold, a son."
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Rubina
The Italian variant of the name Ruby or Rubin. The Latin word base “ruber” means “red.”
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Ruby
Ruby is an English given name that traces directly back to the gemstone ruby. The Latin root "ruber" means "red."
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Rudolf
An Old High German name formed from "hruod" (fame) and "wolf" (wolf).
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Ruedi
A Swiss German short form of Rudolf. The Old High German name elements mean "fame" and "wolf." Ruedi is a classic example of the Swiss tendency to end first names with "-i".
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Rufus
A Latin name. The documented meaning of the linguistic root is "the red-haired one".
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Rui
is documented as a short form of the name Rodrigo, which in turn goes back to the Germanic name Hrodric (“fame” and “power”). At the beginning of a word in Portuguese, the “R” is strongly rolled or pronounced gutturally in the throat.
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Rumi
A short name that sounds soft in German. The meaning varies greatly depending on the spelling. An often-cited interpretation combines the characters for "lapis lazuli" (a blue gemstone) and "beauty."
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Runa
This name originates from the Old Norse linguistic area. The word element “rún” means “secret” or “hidden lore.”
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Rúna
This name traces back directly to the Old Norse word "rún". The documented meaning is "secret" or "secret knowledge," which is also reflected in the German word "Rune" (rune).
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Rupert
A southern German and Austrian variant of Robert.
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Rurik
The East Slavic form of the Germanic name Roderich; the name elements mean “fame” and “powerful”.
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Ruth
A biblical name of Hebrew origin. The root word goes back to the Hebrew "re'ut," which means "friend" or "friendship."
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Ryan
An Irish name tracing back to a surname. The common interpretation is "little king", but the older word meaning is not definitively clarified.
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Rym
The North African spelling of the feminine name Rim. The underlying Arabic word definitively means "white antelope" or "white gazelle". The "y" is pronounced like a long "i".
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Ryu
This name traces back to the Japanese word for "dragon." It can stand as an independent name or as part of longer names like Ryunosuke.
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Saar
derives from Sarah. The Hebrew meaning is documented as "noblewoman" or "princess". In contrast to the German "Sarah", Saar is even more concise and dispenses with the silent H at the end. The double A indicates the long pronunciation here as well.
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Sabas
Sabas traces back to the Aramaic name Saba; the underlying word demonstrably means "old man". The name arrived in Europe via Greek and is known today primarily in the Spanish-speaking world.
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Sabine
Its Latin origin is well documented. The name means "Sabine woman" and refers to an ancient tribe in central Italy that played a role in Roman history.
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Sabrina
Traces back to the Latin name of the British river Severn (Habren).
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Sade
Sade (pronounced: Shah-day) is a Yoruba name from Nigeria. It is documented as a short form of Folasade. The meaning is "honor confers a crown."
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Sadiki
Traces back to the Arabic word for "truthful" or "faithful" and is regularly given in East Africa.
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Safiya
traces back to the Arabic word safi, which reliably means "pure." An alternative, shorter form for boys is Safi. Both names are easily understood internationally and simple to pronounce.
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Saga
In Old Norse mythology, Saga is the name of a goddess. In Icelandic, the word itself means "story" or "tale". The girl's name is used throughout Scandinavia.
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Sage
This English given name has two documented meanings. On the one hand, it refers to the culinary herb sage, and on the other hand, to a "wise person."
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Said
This Arabic first name stems from the root for "happy" or "favored by fortune". The feminine form is Saida. Both names are firmly documented in the Arabic-speaking world.
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