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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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34 names

Czech · Polish

Radek

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

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Italian

Raffaello

Italian form of Raphael: God heals

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Irish · English

Rafferty

Flood tide

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Arabic

Rafiq

Friend; gentle companion

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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Punjabi · Sanskrit

Ranbir

Hero in battle

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Javanese · Indonesian

Rangga

A Javanese official’s title

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Arabic

Rashid

Rightly guided; wise

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Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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Italian

Riccardo

Italian form of Richard: brave ruler

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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English · Irish

Riordan

From a name meaning little poet of the king

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Khmer

Rithy

Power; strength; glory

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Sanskrit · Bengali

Ritvik

Vedic priest

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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French · Latin

Romain

Roman

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Hebrew · Scottish

Ron

Song; joy

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Persian

Roozbeh

Fortunate; of good days

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Persian

Roshan

Bright; full of light

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Persian

Rostam

Meaning uncertain; Persian epic hero

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Yoruba

Rotimi

Stay with me

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Latin

Rufus

Red-haired

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German

Rupert

German form of Robert

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Dutch

Rutger

Dutch form of Roger

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Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Ryota

Coolness and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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