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Variation of Reason
"a statement offered in explanation or justification"
Virtue-esque Reason first appeared in the US stats back in the early 20th-century, but it has been used more consistently and in greater numbers since the 2020s. Given to 50 babies (around 80% boys)…
While the almost-virtue-name Reason first appeared in the US stats back in the early 20th-century, it has only been a rising choice since the start of the 2020s. Given to around 50 babies (80% of…
Hebrew
"Yahweh has healed"
A rare Biblical name, borne by several figures in the Bible, including a son of Hananiah, a descendent of Saul and Jonathon, and a son of Hur, who was an official in Jerusalem. Meaning "God has…
Swahili, Arabic
"friend, companion"
Taken from the Swahili word for "friend", ultimately from the Arabic rafiq , Rafiki is a rhythmic, energetic choice, notably appearing in Disney's The Lion King , in which it's borne by a (male)…
Algonquian
"shell money"
The name of a river, an island, a valley, and a variety of other places throughout the US, Roanoke was also the name of a Algonquian-speaking people of North Carolina. Taken from the Algonquian word…
French compound of Rose and Hélène
"rose + shining light"
A pretty blend of floral classic Rose and the elegant French Hélène, this compound name could be interpreted as meaning "rose of light", "shining light of the rose", or perhaps "rosy, shining light".…
"chief"
Rosh is not Ross, not Rush, but an improvement on both of those more familiar names. The Biblical Rosh was a son of Benjamin, so you might consider it to honor a father or otherwise ancestral…
Filipino, Acadian, French
"friend of roses"
Poetic and gentle, Rosamie could make an unexpected alternative to Rosalie, Rosemary, and Romy. Predominantly used in the Philippines, it may be considered a variation of Rosamund (inspired by French…
Variation of Wrecker
"a person or thing that wrecks or damages something"
Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.
German surname
"pilgrim; fame"
Like other stylish choices from Roman to Romy to Romeo, Rohmer is a German surname that relates to both Roman pilgrims and the root word for fame. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Noah Baumbach chose this…
Irish
"red-haired"
Ruadhan (sometimes spelt with a fada: Ruadhán) is a fashionable name in its native Ireland. Borne one of the Twelve Irish Apostles, it originated as a diminutive of Ruadh, meaning "red-haired". It…
Surname name
Soul fans may wish to use this unusual name as a reference to singer Jimmy Ruffin and his younger brother David, one of the lead members of The Temptations.
Invented name
Riggan found fame as the first name of the hero of the Oscar-winning film Birdman, played by Michael Keaton. Riggan has the two-syllable n-ending surname feel so trendy for boys' names today. It may…
Ragna is a feminine name with deep Norse roots, derived from the Old Norse elements "regin" meaning "advice, counsel, or divine powers" and "ar" meaning "warrior." It can be interpreted as "warrior…
Russian from Greek
"song of the hero"
Well used in Russia, this is a distinctive and undiscovered choice here. Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov is the fictional protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoyevsky.
Russian place name
Consider ODESSA instead.
Sanskrit
"handsome"
Rupin is one of those names that is virtually unknown in the Western world and yet is easily translated because it feels so familiar -- parts Rupert, Robin, and Reuben. A handsome choice.
Literary and word name
Remarkable Pettibone was a self-important housekeeper in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers . Such names were not uncommon in early America, with such choices as Remember and Experience showing up…
Greek
"dawn"
Likely derived from the Greek name Roxanne, Rox was a short form popular in America in the mid-19th Century. Like Max and Lux, it seems sleek and contemporary and particularly suited to modern life.
Scottish
"from a family of tanners"
British-sounding literary surname choice.