Red Dog Names
- Omaira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"long life; red"Description:
Omaira is an intriguing Middle Eastern possibility.
- Roux
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"russet"Description:
Roux is the name of the dashing Johnny Depp character in Chocolat. Roux is French from a Latin word meaning russet or brownish red; it's also a cooking term for a mixture of flour and butter that forms the foundation of many gravies or sauces. Most of today's children with this name, pronounced roo, will actually spell it Rue, for the female character in The Hunger Games.
- Rousseau
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"little redhead"Description:
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 Rousseau.
- Rooney
Origin:
English or Gaelic surnameMeaning:
"descendent of the champion"Description:
Rooney is one of many bouncy Irish surnames that could make an agreeable first, once tied to Mickey Rooney (who was actually born Joseph Yule) in his young and spunky Andy Hardy period.
- Radcliff
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red cliff"Description:
Harvard's sibling.
- Radley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red meadow"Description:
Radical Bradley. Radley is also the surname of one of the heroes of To Kill a Mockingbird. Boo Radley is a reclusive and mentally challenged neighbor who saves the Finch children.
- Radley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red meadow"Description:
An emerging unisex surname name. Radley is more common for boys — it could be seen as an updated version of Bradley — but for girls, it's a rare alternative to Hadley and Adley. Radley is also a literary name via To Kill a Mockingbird, the surname of mysterious recluse Boo Radley.
- Roone
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"Description:
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.
- Raleigh
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow of deer"Description:
An attractive North Carolina unisex place name, Raleigh's soft sound is particularly appropriate for a girl.
- Rojo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"red"Description:
Colorful middle name choice.
- Redford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red ford"Description:
An unusual surname-style choice with a strong meaning and potential for nicknames Ford and Red. Associated with the actor Robert Redford, it was also used for a one of the main characters in the 2019 novel Get a Life, Chloe Brownby author Talia Hibbert.
- Roisin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little rose"Description:
No, the pronunciation--ro-SHEEN--isn't immediately obvious to the non-Gaelic viewer, but the sound of this shiny Irish version of Rose is pretty enough to make it worth considering. Very popular in its native Ireland, it's one of many Irish girl names finding a wider audience. Earlier generations Anglicized at as Rosaleen, but we stay stick to the original.
- Rogan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"redhead"Description:
Rogan makes a great, roguish alternative for the more popular Logan, Ronan and Rowan.
- Reed
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red-haired"Description:
Sleek, unisex surname rarely heard for girls -- which could be seen as an asset.
- Roe
Origin:
English, Scottish, Irish, Norwegian, or Korean surnameMeaning:
"roe deer; wise protector; son of Ruadh; red; clearing; ability"Description:
In the US, the multicultural surname Roe is primarily associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade, which granted the federal right to abortion, though elsewhere it might be associated with fish eggs or a small breed of reddish deer.
- Rez
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"having copper-colored hair"Description:
A beyond unusual choice for a little redhead.
- Roan
Origin:
Spelling variation of Rowan, Irish, Frisian, English word nameMeaning:
"little redhead; rowan tree; raven; animal with a coat of two interspersed colors"Description:
This sleek, warm-hued spelling spin on Rowan was chosen by Sharon Stone for one of her three sons back in the 2000s and it has since risen in popularity in the US. While it remains a long way behind its sometimes sound-alike Rowan, it was still given to more than 140 babies in a recent year.
- Rubio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"red-haired, ruddy"Description:
Bright and lively in sound, Rubio is a Spanish surname which was originally used as a nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. It ultimately derives from the Latin root rubers meaniing "red", which connects it to the popular Ruby.
- Roxby
Origin:
Invented name, place nameMeaning:
"red farmstead; rook's village"Description:
Roxby is the "proper" name of the Leo Woodall character in the movie Mad About the Boy, the fourth instalment in the Bridget Jones franchise. In the film, he goes by the cool boy nickname, Roxster.
- Roxster
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"red; rook"Description:
Roxby "Roxster" McDuff is the improbable name of the Leo Woodall character in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth instalment of the popular movie franchise.
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