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887 Unisex Names That Start With R (With Meanings and Popularity)

  1. Rain
    • Origin:

      Word name
  2. Rena
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, Greek, Estonian, Scandinavian, German, Punjabi
    • Meaning:

      "joyous melody; peace; reborn; to remain"
  3. Roxanne
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "dawn"
  4. Remy
    • Origin:

      French from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "oarsman"
  5. Rem
    • Origin:

      Dutch, diminutive of Remment, Remmert, or Remmelt
  6. Ruben
    • Origin:

      Dutch; German; French; Italian, Polish; Swedish; Norwegian; Danish; Armenian, from Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "behold, a son"
  7. Rua
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "red"
  8. Rusty
    • Origin:

      Short form of Russell
  9. Rafi
    • Origin:

      Arabic, diminutive of Rafiq; Spanish, diminutive of Rafael
  10. Rami
    • Origin:

      Finnish, Arabic, Sanskrit "wise protector; father of multitudes; archer; pleasing"
    • Meaning:

      "wise protector; father of multitudes; archer; pleasing"
  11. Ravi
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "sun; conferring"
  12. Reece
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Rhys, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "ardor"
  13. Rooney
    • Origin:

      English or Gaelic surname
    • Meaning:

      "descendent of the champion"
  14. Rook
    • Origin:

      English nature name, Persian
    • Meaning:

      "crow; chariot"
  15. Ronin
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Ronan
    • Meaning:

      "little seal"
  16. Ru
    • Origin:

      Short form of Rupert, Rudy, or Ruben, variation of Rue, variation of Ruadh, or Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "bright flame; famous wolf; regret, herb; red; scholar"
  17. Riven
    • Origin:

      English from Norse
    • Meaning:

      "to split"
  18. Rudie
    • Ricky
      • Origin:

        English diminutive of Richard or Frederick
      • Meaning:

        "dominant ruler; peaceful ruler"
    • Reef
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Meaning:

        "ridge of rock or coral on sea floor"

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