Updated May 2023
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German surname
"pilgrim; fame"
Romer might be considered a streamlined spelling of the German surname Rohmer, whose root means fame or renown, or a name that was given to those who made pilgrimages to Rome, which is related to…
Spanish
"bank, shore"
An appealing Spanish surname that also works as an elaboration of cool nature name River.
Welsh
"winding river"
With the fashion for all names Rom, this strong surname with ties to Old Master painter George has new possibilities. Obviously, it now has more political associations than artistic.
German
"knight, mounted warrior"
A German surname name deriving from the same root as English Ryder. Traditionally, it was the name of the second lowest hereditary rank of the nobility, roughly equivalent to English Baronet. Notable…
Riqui is a masculine name that primarily functions as a diminutive or nickname for Ricardo, the Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of Richard, meaning 'powerful ruler' or 'strong leader.' Common in…
Maori
"sky"
In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa or Papatuanuku. This strong and simple Māori name would make for a fresh celestial…
Occupational name
Any name that combines two big trends -- in this case, occupational and western names -- has potential.
"peace"
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…
Irish
"red-haired"
Roone is a lively, attractive and unusual redhead entry brought into the mix by the late TV sports and news executive Roone Arledge, who seemed to own it as a one-person name when he was alive. Roone…
Rori is a gender-flexible name that appears here as masculine, though it's also used for girls. With Gaelic origins, it's often considered a variation of Rory, derived from the Irish "Ruairí" or…
Word name
Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.
French surname
"little redhead"
Rousseau gives French flair to other red-haired names like Russell and Rory. It is associated with the influential eighteenth century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as the painter Henri…
Finnish variation of Reynold
"council power"
An attractive Finnish name with the potential to cross borders.
Japanese, meaning unknown
A rare, but certainly usable, Japanese name from the manga series Vampire Knight .
Arabic
"contentment"
An Arabic name borne by Ali al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam.
Albanian
"to live; to survive"
Hearty name derived from the Albanian word rronj , meaning "to survive".
"red"
Anglicized form of Ruadh