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Italian place name
Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.…
American invented name
"rose + banks"
Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman invented this name for their son Jonathan's middle. It's a combination of Anne's paternal grandfather's name, Roseline, and Adam's mother's maiden name Banks.
Proto-Germanic
"ride, journey"
Raido is the rune that corresponds with the Latin letter R in the Elder Furthark runic alphabet. In Old English, it was translated at Rad. Nowadays it makes an interesting baby name for linguists and…
Literary invented name
Reaver sure sounds like an occupational surname, thanks to its -er ending and similarity to names like Reeve, but it is actually a name invented by science fiction writers. The first documentation of…
Word name
New, fast, cool, and chosen by director Robert Rodriguez, whose other sons are Rebel, Rocket, and Rogue, all somewhat risky options. Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington are also parents to sons named…
French
"verse form"
A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds, three stanzas and 13 lines.
English modern coinage
"electionic communication system"
Coined in the 1940s: an acronym of "radio detection and ranging".
English, French
"reddish brown"
Russet has a lot of potential. It's a rustic word name, associated with homespun cloth, apples, and an earthy shade of reddish-brown. At the same time, it's similar enough to the likes of Russell,…
English
"buy back"
A modern virtue name which believes in second chances.
Irish
"red"
Also spelt Rua, Ruadh is a strong and simple Irish name with a fiery meaning. Ruadhan is a popular related name.
Finnish
"poem"
An appealing Finnish name, with a touch of literary magic and whimsy, Runo means "poem" in its native language. Traditionally said with a slightly rolled R and a softer 'oh' sound at the end (more…
German
"famously strong"
Romaric was derived from the German elements hrôm , meaning "fame," and rîcja , "strong." It's the name of an obscure Frankish saint who left his life as a courtier to become a monk.
English word name
"parties"
Hiram Revels, the first ever African American senator in the United States, in a lovely namesake to accompany this cool mix of a word-name and surname.
"autumn foliage"
Ruska is a Finnish word referring to autumn foliage — often specifically autumn in Lapland, Finland where the colors are vibrant and magical.
Hindi, combination of Rama and Krishna
"pleasing, beautiful, and dark"
Ramakrishna is a Hindi combination name, blending the names of two deities, to mean "pleasing, beautiful, and dark". The name was notably borne by the religious teacher Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
Serbian
"rosemary"
A botanical, masculine name, Ruzmarin is the Serbian word for the strong smelling shrub and herb. It is rarely used as a given name however.
"restoration, renewed popularity or life"
A rare word name with both a futuristic feel and a spiritual undertone. While its similarity in sound to the word "rival" and the rarity might put some people off, it has seen usage in South Africa,…
Word name, Latin
"rest; act or token of remembrance; Mass or musical composition for the souls of the dead"
A word name with grandeur, musicality, and a hint of spirituality, Requiem could have the nickname Remi. Associated with remembrance, Catholic Mass, and music for the dead, it more literally means…
Hindu, Sanskrit
"younger brother of Rama"
A Sanskrit compound name, combining the elements Rama and Anuj — both also used as names in their own right — Ramanuj means "young brother of Rama." Rama is the hero of the Hindu epic, Ramayana and…
"tool used to break something; murderer, mutilator; an excellent time"
Ripper can be used to describe having a mighty good time or something of particularly good quality, however the infamous Jack the Ripper connection does rather overpower that. While Ripper did make…