Names that Begin with R

• Rhona

  Possibly derived from the name of the Hebridean island Rona, which means "rough island" in Gaelic.

• Rhonda

  Probably intended to mean "good spear" from Welsh rhon "spear" and da "good", but possibly influenced by the name of the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, which means "noisy".

• Rhonwen

  Means either "fair spear" or "fair hair" in Welsh.

• Rhosyn

  Means "rose" in Welsh.

• Rhydderch

  Means "reddish brown" in Welsh.

• Rhys

  Means "enthusiasm" in Welsh.

• Ria

  Short form of Maria.

• Riad

  Means "meadows, gardens", from the plural of Arabic (rawdah).

• Riagán

  Possibly derived from ríodhgach meaning "impulsive".

• Rian

  Variant of Ryan.

• Rían

  Irish name (see Ryan).

• Riannon

  Variant of Rhiannon.

• Riaz

  Variant transcription of Riad.

• Rica

  Short form of Frederica and other names ending in rica.

• Ricard

  Catalan form of Richard.

• Ricarda

  Spanish and German feminine form of Richard.

• Ricardas

  Lithuanian form of Richard.

• Ricardo

  Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard.

• Riccarda

  Italian feminine form of Richard.

• Riccardo

  Italian form of Richard.

• Ricci

  Ricci is an Italian name, derived from an Italian word that means "curly".

• Rich

  Short form of Richard.

• Richard

  Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy".

• Richárd

  Hungarian form of Richard.

• Richardine

  Feminine form of Richard.

• Richardson

  Richardson is a variant of Richard.

• Richelle

  Feminine form of Richard using the popular suffix elle, probably influenced by the sound of Michelle.

• Richie

  Diminutive of Richard.

• Richmal

  Apparently a feminine combination of Richard and Michael.

• Richmond

  Richmond is derived from the Old French words "riche", which means "rich or splendid", and "mont", which means "hill".