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Explore 119 first names starting with R, with short explanations and links to their stories on our blog.
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Rhys traces back to the Old Welsh name Ris. The linguistic root means "enthusiasm" or "ardor". In the English-speaking world, the name is often spelled Reese or Reece today to clarify the pronunciation.
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Similar to Ina or Lia, Ria is a short form with an unclear individual meaning. The name arose as an abbreviation for Maria or for names ending in "-ria" (such as Viktoria or Valeria). The meaning derives from the respective origin name.
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The older etymological meaning of this name family is not definitively established. The name is a short form that may be connected to various longer names such as Ryan or Rhian. A single, sweeping meaning would be too imprecise here.
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This name can appear as a short form of Adriana or trace back to Celtic roots. An often cited interpretation for the Celtic origin is “the great queen.”
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The feminine form of Richard. The Old High German word elements mean “powerful” and “strong” or “hard.”
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The Italian variant of Richard. The Germanic roots "rihhi" (ruler) and "harti" (strong) are clearly documented.
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A classic Old High German name. It is composed of "rihhi" (rich, powerful) and "harti" (hard, strong).
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A Northern German short form of names ending in "-rieke", most commonly Friederike or Henrike. The ending goes back to Old High German "rihhi" (rich, powerful).
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The frequently cited translation "land" or "continent" is an interpretation tracing back to the character 陸. The name can be spoken fluently in German.
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Both an Irish and an Old English origin are documented for this name. In Irish contexts, it derives from the surname Ó Raghallaigh. In English contexts, it stems from a place name meaning "rye clearing."
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A gender-neutral name, often read as feminine. It derives from Japanese terms meaning "dignified," "severe," or also "cold." Another kanji variant means "bell."
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In Hebrew, Rina is documented as a word for "joy" or "singing/shouting for joy." However, the name is also widely used simply as a short form of Katharina or Marina. Completely different name histories are thus documented for this name, depending on the origin you refer to.
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The older word meaning of this family of names is not definitively clarified. The name appears as an Irish variant of Ryan, but also in Japanese-speaking regions, and each requires separate explanation. A generalized meaning would be too imprecise.
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Rita is documented as an Italian short form of Margarita and shares the Latin-Greek meaning "pearl." Half of the name consists of the strong consonants R and T, giving it considerable emphasis despite its brevity.
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This combination, common in Malta, usually goes back to the names Rita and Anne. An older, independent word meaning for this exact compound is not conclusively verified.
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This name is documented as an English vocabulary word for "river." The Latin root word ripa means "riverbank" or "shore." In the English-speaking world, the name has been given to all genders for decades.
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A Norwegian and Danish name that derives from Hróðgeirr. "hróðr" stands for fame/glory, "geirr" for spear. The widespread translation is therefore "famous spear." However, several name stems converged into this short form over time, making this only one of multiple possible interpretations.
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Traces back to the Old High German name Hrodebert, composed of "hruod" (fame) and "beraht" (bright, shining).
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Documented as an English diminutive of Robert, thus sharing its Old High German roots.
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Rocco belongs to a Germanic name history. A connection with a word for "crow" is suspected. The original meaning is not definitively confirmed; "roar" and "crow" should not be treated as interchangeable word translations.
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This name traces back to “María del Rocío.” The Spanish word is documented to mean “dew.” Due to the accent on the “i,” the stress falls on the second syllable.
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Rod is documented in East Slavic sources as a creator deity and protector of the family. The word base rod is present in almost all Slavic languages and means "birth," "kinship," "family," or "generation/lineage."
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A name with Germanic roots that goes back to Roderick. The documented meaning is composed of the words for "fame" and "ruler." The rolled "r" at the beginning strongly shapes the sound of this name.
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Swiss tennis player Roger Federer carries a name with Old High German roots. It is composed of the elements "hrod" (fame, renown) and "ger" (spear). Roger is widely used internationally. In German-speaking countries today, it is often pronounced in the English or French way; the classic German pronunciation has become rarer.
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The Indian name Rohan belongs to Sanskrit rohaṇa, "ascent." Independently of this, Rohan denotes a realm in Tolkien's fictional world. This literary reference is not an origin of the Indian name.
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A Faroese form of the Old Norse name Hrói. The confirmed word base is "hróðr", which means "fame" or "glory".
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Composed of "roj" (sun) and "hat" (came). The documented meaning is "the sun has risen" or "the day has arrived."
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The root word is "roj," the Kurdish word for sun. The name means "like the sun" or "sunrise" and is well known throughout the Kurdish-speaking world.
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The name is a short form of Rudolf. The Old High German basis is verifiably composed of "hruod" (fame) and "wolf" (wolf).
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A Latin name (Romanus), whose documented meaning is "the Roman" or "citizen of Rome".
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An Italian name. It traces back to Late Latin and means "the pilgrim to Rome".
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The French and Italian form of Romäus. The Latin root refers to a "pilgrim to Rome".
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The exact origin of this name is unclear. It is widely interpreted as a variant of Romana (“the Roman woman”), but could also have Arabic roots.
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Romy is documented as a short form of Rosemarie.
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A short form that mostly traces back to Ronald or the Hebrew name Aaron.
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Translates directly to "light" or "brightness." It belongs to the names that draw on abstract, positive concepts from nature.
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The Scottish form of the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr. The roots mean "counsel of the gods" and "ruler".
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An Irish name. The linguistic root traces back to the Irish "rón"; the documented meaning is "little seal".
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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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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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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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The name traces back directly to the Latin word “rosa”; the documented meaning is “rose.”
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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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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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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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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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A variant of the biblical Hebrew name Ruben. The documented meaning is "Behold, a son".
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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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