Names that Begin with R

• Rowan

  From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Ruadháin meaning "descendent of Ruadhán ".

• Rowanne

  Feminine variant of Rowan.

• Rowena

  Meaning uncertain, possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wynn "joy".

• Rowina

  Variant of Rowena.

• Rowland

  Medieval variant of Roland.

• Rowley

  Variant of Roly.

• Roxana

  Latin form of Ρωξανη (Roxane) , the Greek form of the Persian or Bactrian name (Roshanak) which meant "bright" or "dawn".

• Roxane

  French and English form of Roxana.

• Roxanna

  Variant of Roxana.

• Roxanne

  Variant of Roxane.

• Roxelana

  From a Turkish nickname meaning "Russian".

• Roxie

  Diminutive of Roxana.

• Roxy

  Diminutive of Roxana.

• Roy

  Anglicized form of Ruadh.

• Royal

  From the English word royal, derived (via Old French) from Latin regalis, a derivative of rex "king".

• Royale

  Variant of Royal.

• Royce

  From a surname which was derived from the medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose.

• Roydon

  From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".

• Royle

  From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".

• Royse

  Medieval variant of Rose.

• Royston

  From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse".

• Roz

  Short form of Rosalind, Rosamund, and other names beginning with the same sound.

• Roza

  Means "rose" in some Slavic languages.

• Róza

  Means "rose" in Polish.

• Rozabela

  Means "rosy-beautiful" in Esperanto.

• Rozalia

  Polish and Romanian form of Rosalia.

• Rozália

  Hungarian form of Rosalia.

• Rozalija

  Latvian form of Rosalia.

• Rozaliya

  Russian form of Rosalia.

• Rozanne

  Variant of Rosanne.