Girls' Names
Name (Pronunciation) | Origin | Meaning |
Raakel | see Rachel | |
Rabab | Arabic | Musical instrument |
Rachel
(also Raakel, Rachael, Racheal, Rachele, Rachelle, Rachyl, Racquel, Rae, Raelene, Raicheal, Rakel, Raquel, Raschelle, Richael) |
Hebrew | Ewe |
Rada | Slavic | Happy |
Radclyffe | Old English | Red cliff |
Radha | Sanskrit | Success |
Radoslava
(also Radoslawa) |
Polish | Happy glory |
Rae/Raelene | see Rachel | |
Raffaella | Italian | see Raphaela |
Raghaillaigh
(also Reilly, Riley, Rylee, Ryley) |
Gaelic | Valiant |
Raghnaid | Scottish | see Ragnhild |
Raghnailt (rain-ilt) | Gaelic | see Ragnhild |
Ragna | Old Norse | Advice |
Ragnborg
(also Ramborg) |
Old Norse | Fortress of advice |
Ragnfird | Old Norse | Beautiful advice |
Ragnhild
(also Raghnaid, Raghnailt) |
Old Norse | Ruler's advice |
Rahab | Hebrew | Spacious |
Raichbhe (rayv-a)
(also Raveh) |
Gaelic | Unknown |
Raicheal (raw-shale) | Gaelic | see Rachel |
Raimonda | Italian | see Raymonde |
Raimunda | Germanic | see Raymonde |
Rain | English | Rain |
Raina | Polish | see Regina |
Raja | Arabic | Hope |
Rajani | Sanskrit | Night |
Rakel | Scandinavian | see Rachel |
Ralphina | Teutonic | Council of the wolf |
Ramborg | Swedish | see Ragnborg |
Ramla | African | Prophetess |
Ramona | Spanish | see Raymonde |
Ran | Japanese | Water lily |
Rana | Arabic | Eye catching |
Randa
(also Randi, Randy) |
Latin (from Miranda) | Admirable |
Rani
(also Rania) |
Sanskrit | Queen |
Ranya | Arabic | Looking |
Raphaela
(also Raffaella) |
Hebrew | God has healed |
Raquel | Spanish | see Rachel |
Raschelle | see Rachel | |
Rashida | Arabic | Rightly guided |
Rathnait (ron-it) | Gaelic | Grace |
Rati | Sanskrit | Rest |
Rauha | Finnish | Peace |
Rava | Esperanto | Ravishing |
Raveh | see Raichbhe | |
Raven
(also Ravenna) |
English | Bird |
Rawiya
(also Rawya) |
Arabic | Storyteller |
Raymonde
(also Raimonda, Raimunda, Ramona) |
Teutonic | Advice protector |
Rayna | see Regina | |
Reagan
(also Regan) |
Gaelic | King |
Reah | see Rhea | |
Reanna/Reannon | see Rhian | |
Rebekah
(also Reba, Rebecca) |
Hebrew | Faithful one |
Regan | Gaelic | see Reagan |
Regina
(also Raina, Rayna) |
Latin | Queenly |
Raine | see Reine | |
Raisa
(also Raisel) |
Yiddish
Russian |
Rose
More relaxed |
Reilly | see Rahgaillaigh | |
Reine
(also Raine) |
French | Queen |
Renata
(also Renae, Renee) |
Latin | Born again |
Renita | Latin | Self-poised |
Reseda | Latin | Healing |
Reumah | Hebrew | Unknown |
Rhea
(also Reah) |
Greek | Earth |
Rhian
(also Reanna, Reannon, Rhiana, Rhianon, Rhiannon, Rhianu) |
Welsh | Maiden |
Rhoda | Greek | A rose |
Rhona
(also Rona) |
Gaelic | Unknown |
Rhonda | Welsh | Good spear |
Richael (reech-ill) | Gaelic | see Rachel |
Riley | Gaelic | see Raghaillaigh |
Riofach (reeve-ach)
(also Riomhthach) |
Gaelic | Unknown |
Rionach
(also Riona) |
Gaelic | Queenly |
Rita | Greek | A pearl |
Riva | French | Riverbank |
Rizpah | Hebrew | Unknown |
Roberta
(also Robin) |
Anglo Saxon | Bright fame |
Rochelle | French | Little rock |
Roderica | Teutonic | Princess |
Rois (rowsh)/Roisin (ro-sheen) | Gaelic | see Rose |
Romilda | Teutonic | Glorious battle maid |
Rona | see Rhona | |
Ronait (ron-it)
(also Ronnad) |
Gaelic | A seal |
Rosa | Latin | see Rose |
Rosabel | Latin | Beautiful rose |
Rosalba | Latin | White rose |
Rosalia | Italian | Melody |
Rose
(also Rois, Roisin, Rosa, Rosalia, Rosalie) |
Latin | Rose |
Rosalind | Spanish | Fair rose |
Rosamond | Unknown | Rose of the world |
Rosanne | Latin | Rose of grace |
Rosemary | Latin | Dew of the sea |
Rowena | Celtic | White mane |
Roxanne | Persian | Dawn |
Ruadhnait (rue-nit) | Gaelic | Red haired girl |
Ruby | Latin | Red jewel |
Ruth
(also Rut) |
Hebrew | Friend to all |
Rylee/Ryley | see Raghaillaigh |
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