Boy Dog Names That Start With R

Hearty name derived from the Albanian word rronj, meaning "to survive".

Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.

Rongo is a masculine Maori name stemming from both the name of a god and also the Maori word for peace, "rangimarie", which itself is occasionally used as a feminine name. Rongo was the name of the Maori god of cultivated food and of peace. In Maori culture the two ideas are closely linked - food can only be cultivated and plentiful when communities are at peace and working together. If Ringo, Rango and Rocco can get a look in, why not Rongo?

Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.

An appealing Spanish surname that also works as an elaboration of cool nature name River.

Ridger isn't particularly common as a surname but we expect it to pick up in popularity as a first name, a la rising names Bridger and Ridge.

Upper-crusty surname name.

An Arabic name borne by Ali al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam.

A rare, but certainly usable, Japanese name from the manga series Vampire Knight.

Chosen by one musician, Todd Rundgren, for his son, but unlikely to be emulated by others.

Rough and sporty, but too specific.