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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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Names starting with R
Explore 119 first names starting with R, with short explanations and links to their stories on our blog.
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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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