[ g i r l s ] Rachel : RAY-chel : hebrew "an ewe" Radella : RAH-del-lah : old english "elfin advisor" Radinka : RAH-deen-kah : slavic "active" Rae : RAY : old english "doe" Rai : RIGH : japanese "trust" Raisa : RAY-zah : old french "thinker" Raizel : RAY-zel : hebrew "rose" Ramla : RAHM-lah : african "one who predicts the future" Ramona : ruh-MOH-nuh : spanish "mighty, wise" Ramya : RAHM-yah : hindi "beautiful, elegant" Randie : RAN-dee : old english "shield-wolf" Rane : RAH-neh : norwegian "queen, pure" Rani : RAH-nee : hindi "a queen" Rashida : rah-SHEE-dah : african "righteous" Rasine : RAY-seen : polish "a rose" Ratri : RAH-tree : hindi "night" Raven : RAY-vin : old english "like the raven" Rawnie : RAW-nee : english gypsy "lady" Rayna : RAY-nah : hebrew "pure, clean" Raziya : rah-ZEE-yah : african "agreeable" Rebecca : rah-BEK-kah : hebrew "tied" Regan : RAY-gan : celtic "royal" Regina : re-JEEN-uh : latin "queen" Rei : RAY : japanese "gratitude" Reidun : RAYD-uhn : norwegian "nest-lovely" Remy : RAY-mee : french "from rheims" Rena : REE-nuh : greek "peace" Rena : REE-nah : hebrew "joyous song" Renata : re-NAHT-uh : latin "reborn" Rhiamon : REE-ah-mun : welsh "witch" Rhiannon : REE-ahn-nun : welsh - mythological nymph Rhoda : ROH-duh : hebrew "rosy" Rhodanthe : ROH-dahn-thee : greek "flower of the rose bush" Ria : REE-ah : spanish "mouth of a river" Riane : RHEE-an : gaelic "little king" Rihana : REE-an-uh : arabic "sweet basil" Risa : REE-sah : latin "laughter" Riva : REE-vah : french "shore" Robyn : ROB-in : old german "bright fame" Rochelle : ROH-shel : french "little rock" Rohanna : ROH-hahn-ah : hindi "sandalwood" Rosalinde : roh-SAH-lind-ah : spanish "pretty rose" Rosanne : roh-ZAN : latin "gracious rose" Rose : ROHZ : latin "rose bush" Roxana : ROKS-ah-nuh : persian "dawn" Rumer : ROO-mer : english "gypsy" Ruth : ROOTH : hebrew "companion, friend" Ryanne : RHY-ahn : gaelic "little king" Ryba : RIGH-bah : czechoslovakian "fish" [ b o y s ] Radcliffe : RAD-klif : english "from the red cliff" Radman : RAHD-mun : slavic "joy" Raidon : RIGH-den : japanese "thunder god" Ramiro : RAH-mee-roh : basque "great judge" Ramsey : RAM-see : english "from the ram's island" Rance : RANS : french - kind of belgian marble Randolph : RAN-dolf : old english "wolf-shield" Ranen : RAY-nen : hebrew "joyous" Ranger : RAYN-jur : french "guardian of the forest" Ravi : RAH-vee : hindi - name of sun god or "benevolent" Ravid : RAH-veed : hebrew "wander" Ray : RAY : french "kingly" Raymond : RAY-mund : old english "mighty protector" Raynor : RAY-nohr : old norse "mighty army" Reade : REED : english "with red hair" Redford : RED-ford : english "from the red river crossing" Redmond : RED-mund : old german "protecting counselor" Reese : REEHS : welsh "ardent one" Reeve : REEV : middle english "bailiff" Regan : RAY-gan : celtic "royal" Regis : REE-jis : latin "kingly, regal" Remington : REM-ing-tun : english "from the raven estate" Rendor : REN-dohr : hungarian "policeman" Renny : REN-nee : gaelic "small but mighty" Rex : REKS : latin "king" Reyhan : RAY-han : arabic "favored by god" Rhett : RET : welsh "enthusiastic" Rhys : RIGHS : old welsh "rash, ardent" Richard : RITCH-ard : old german "strong ruler" Rico : REE-koh : spanish "noble ruler" Rider : RIGH-der : old english "horseman" Ridgley : RIDJ-lee : english "by the meadow's edge" Rigby : RIG-bee : english "ruler's valley" Riley : RIGH-lee : irish "valiant" Rimon : REE-mon : arabic "pomegranite" Ringo : REEN-goh : english "ring" Ringo : REEN-goh : japanese "apple" or "peace be with you" Robert : RAHB-urt : old english "bright fame" Robi : ROH-bee : hungarian "shining with fame" Roderick : ROD-e-rik : old german "famous ruler" Rodman : ROHD-mun : old english "famous" Rodney : ROHD-nee : old english "from the island clearing" Roger : RODJ-er : old german "famous spear" Roi : ROY : french "king" Roldan : ROHL-dahn : teutonic "fame of the land" Ronald : RON-uld : english "powerful, mighty" Ronan : ROH-nan : celtic "a pledge" Rooney : ROO-nee : irish "red-haired" Rory : ROHR-ee : teutonic "famous ruler" Roscoe : ROHS-koh : norse "from the deer forest" Roth : RAWTH : german "red-haired" Royce : ROYS : english "son of the king" Ruben : ROO-ben : hebrew "behold a son" Rudd : RUD : english "ruddy" Rudi : ROO-dee : teutonic "famous wolf" Runako : ROO-nah-koh : african "handsome" Rune : ROON-ee : german "secret" Russell : RUH-sel : old french "red-haired" Ruskin : RUSK-in : french "red-haired one" Ryan : RY-an : gaelic "little king" Rylan : RIGH-len : english "dweller at the rye land"