1576 Boy Names That Start With R (with Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Robin
    • Origin:

      Bird name; or English, diminutive of Robert
    • Meaning:

      "bright fame"
  2. Riley
    • Origin:

      English, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "rye clearing; courageous"
  3. Roy
    • Origin:

      French or Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "king or red-haired"
  4. Rhett
    • Origin:

      English from Dutch
    • Meaning:

      "advice"
  5. Rafe
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ralph, English
    • Meaning:

      "wolf-counsel"
  6. Rex
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "king"
  7. Ray
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Raymond, word name, English
    • Meaning:

      "wise protector; beam of light"
  8. Raymond
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "wise protector"
  9. Rudy
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Rudolph
    • Meaning:

      "famous wolf"
  10. Rio
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "river; place of the cherry blossoms"
  11. Roland
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "famous throughout the land"
  12. Raphael
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God has healed"
  13. Reginald
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "counsel power"
  14. Reuben
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "behold, a son"
  15. Reed
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "red-haired"
  16. Runo
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "poem"
  17. Roger
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "famous warrior"
  18. Roan
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Rowan, Irish, Frisian, English word name
    • Meaning:

      "little redhead; rowan tree; raven; animal with a coat of two interspersed colors"
  19. Romy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Roman et al
    • Meaning:

      "citizen of Rome"
  20. Richard
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "dominant ruler"

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