Names that Begin with R

• Riitta

  Finnish short form of Piritta.

• Rik

  Short form of Hendrik, Frederik, and other names containing rik.

• Rika

  Short form of Fredrika, Henrika, and other names ending in rika.

• Rikard

  Scandinavian form of Richard.

• Rikárd

  Hungarian form of Richard.

• Rike

  German short form of Friederike, Henrike, and other names ending in rike.

• Riker

  Riker is a diminutive of Rikard, itself a Scandinavian variant of Richard.

• Rikhard

  Finnish form of Richard.

• Rikke

  Danish short form of Frederikke.

• Rikki

  Feminine form of Ricky.

• Riko

  From Japanese (ri) "jasmine" or (ri) "truth" combined with (ko) "child".

• Riku

  Finnish short form of Richard.

• Rikuto

  From Japanese (riku) "land" combined with (to) , which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or (to) "person".

• Riley

  From a surname which comes from two distinct sources.

• Rilla

  Meaning unknown, perhaps a short form of names ending in rilla.

• Rim

  Means "white antelope" in Arabic.

• Rin

  Means "dignified, severe, cold" in Japanese.

• Rina

  Short form of Caterina or Catharina as well as other names ending in rina.

• Rinaldo

  Italian form of Reynold.

• Rinat

  Tatar and Bashkir form of Renat.

• Rino

  Short form of names ending in rino.

• Rio

  Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese.

• Ríoghnach

  Derived from Irish ríoghan meaning "queen".

• Ríoghnán

  From Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix.

• Ríona

  Either a variant of Ríoghnach or a short form of Catriona.

• Ríonach

  Variant of Ríoghnach.

• Riordan

  Anglicized form of Rórdán.

• Ripley

  From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "strip clearing" in Old English.

• Rishi

  Means "sage, poet" in Sanskrit, perhaps ultimately deriving from a root meaning "to see".

• Rishon

  Rishon is a Hebrew name and means "first".