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Raynor
Norse
"mighty army"
Original and straightforward, but with little appeal.
Reading
English
"son of the red-haired"
Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.
Reinard
Reinard is a masculine name with Germanic origins, derived from the elements 'ragin' meaning 'counsel' and 'hard' meaning 'brave' or 'strong.' It's related to the more common Reinhard and the French…
Reinwald
Reinwald is a Germanic masculine name composed of two elements: 'regin' meaning 'counsel' or 'advice' and 'wald' meaning 'rule' or 'power'. Together, these elements create a name that suggests a…
Renard
French word name
"fox"
Ricci
Ricci is a masculine name with Italian origins, primarily used as a diminutive form of Ricardo (Richard). Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'powerful' and 'ruler,' Ricci literally translates to…
Rice
English nature name
Rice is really stretching the nature name boundary to its outer edges. But you may want to take it that far.
Rich
Rich is a masculine name that functions both as a standalone name and as a diminutive of Richard, which derives from Germanic elements meaning "powerful" and "brave ruler." As an independent name,…
Rider
English
"horseman"
Rider is a rock-and-roll baby name, in every sense of the term, though usually spelled Ryder, as in the sons of Kate Hudson and John Leguizamo.
Rivers
Nature name and surname, English
"rivers"
The name Rivers combines two major trends: nature names like the popular River itself, and S-ending surname-names such as Brooks, Rhodes, and yes, Rivers. Rivers is most notable as a first name via…
Roby
Roby is a masculine name that functions as a diminutive or variant of Robert, which comes from Germanic elements meaning "fame" and "bright." This shorter, friendlier version maintains the…
Roche
Roche is an uncommon masculine name derived from the French word for 'rock' or 'boulder,' ultimately from Latin 'rocca.' As a surname, Roche has been prominent in Ireland (often Anglicized from the…
Rochester
English
"stone camp or fortress"
Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.
Rockwell
English
"rock spring"
This would be an intriguing choice for an illustrator's child, thanks to Norman Rockwell and Rockwell Kent. But most babies called Rockwell today are named after Porter Rockwell, a companion of…
Rodd
Rodd is a masculine name representing either a variant spelling of Rod (itself often a shortened form of Roderick, Rodney, or similar names) or a surname adopted as a given name. Derived from…
Rogers
Rogers originated as a Germanic surname meaning 'famous spear' from the elements 'hrod' (fame) and 'ger' (spear). As a masculine given name, it represents a surname-to-first-name transition, a common…
Rollin
French and German
"famous throughout the land"
Rollin is a masculine name with related to the more familiar Roland. It might also be derived from an Old French surname meaning 'little roll' or 'small land.' Used in English-speaking countries…
Ross
English and Scottish
"upland, peninsula"
Like Friends , Ross is off the air and into syndication as a baby name, having plummeted from its zenith in the late 80s to fall off the US Top 1000 in 2013. Today, Ross is more likely to be a dad…
Rossi
Rossi is a masculine name with Italian origins, primarily known as a surname meaning 'redhead' or 'red-haired.' As a first name, it carries the distinctive melodic quality characteristic of Italian…
Rossie
Rossie is a masculine name that can function as a diminutive of Ross or as a standalone name. It has Scottish and Gaelic origins, with Ross meaning 'headland' or 'promontory' in Gaelic, often…