Elements Starting with R

usage
type
ra 1 Sanskrit
Sanskrit affix meaning "acquiring, possessing".
ra 2 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of liáng.
ra 3 English
Phonetic element /ɹɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /ɹə/).
raabi' رابع Arabic
Arabic word meaning "fourth".
ra'ah 1 רָאָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to see, to perceive".
ra'ah 2 רָעָה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to feed, to graze, shepherd".
ra'am רָאַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to rise".
racham רָחַם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to pity, to be compassionate, to love".
rachana रचन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "creation, preparation".
rád Czech
Czech word meaning "happy, glad".
rad 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wheel".
rad 2 Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "happy, willing".
rad 3 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "counsel, advice".
radha राधा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "success, prosperity".
ræd Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "counsel, advice".
ræde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "prepared, prompt, ready".
rafa' רָפָא Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to heal".
ragin 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "law, decree, assessment, responsibility".
raginą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice, decision".
raha Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "roe deer".
rahim رحيم Arabic
Arabic word meaning "merciful".
rahmah رحمة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "mercy".
rahman رحمن Arabic
Arabic word meaning "merciful".
rai Japanese
Japanese goon reading of léi.
raja राज Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "king".
rajab رجب Arabic
Arabic word referring to the seventh month of the Islamic calendar.
rajani रजनि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "dark, night".
raji Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "paradise".
rajiva राजीव Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "striped".
rajya राज्य Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "kingship, empire, royalty".
raka राका Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "full moon".
rama Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "peace".
ramadan رَمَضان Arabic
Arabic word referring to the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
raman 𐬭𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 Avestan
Avestan word meaning "peace".
ramana रमण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "pleasing, delightful".
raml رمْل Arabic
Arabic word meaning "sand, geomancy, divination, magic".
ramos Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Baltic word meaning "calm, peaceful".
ran Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of lán.
rana 1 राणा Sanskrit
Sanskrit title meaning "king".
rana 2 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "frog".
rana 3 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic element possibly meaning "wedge".
randi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
randiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
ráng 让, 讓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede".
rani 1 राणी Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "queen".
rani 2 Tahitian
Tahitian word meaning "sky, heaven".
ranjita रञ्जित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "coloured, pleased, delighted".
rant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
ranta Medieval Finnic
Finnic word meaning "shore, beach".
ranu ранъ Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "early".
rasc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "quick".
rashada رَشَدَ Arabic
Arabic word meaning "to be on the right path, to be rightly guided".
rashid 1 رَشِيد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "rightly guided, on the right way".
rashid 2 رَاشِد Arabic
Arabic word meaning "rightly guided, on the right way".
rashmi रश्मि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "ray of sunlight, rope, cord".
rasti расти Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "to grow", from the root orsti.
rat Old High German
Old High German word meaning "counsel, advice".
ráð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "counsel, advice".
rath Old Dutch, Old Saxon
Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning "wheel".
raþą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wheel".
rati рать Medieval Slavic
Slavic element meaning "war, battle", from the root orti.
ratna रत्न Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "jewel, treasure".
raudaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "red".
rauxshna Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian word meaning "bright, shining".
ravi रवि Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "sun".
raw Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "row, line".
rawdah روضة Arabic
Arabic word meaning "meadow, garden".
ray English
Phonetic element /ɹeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as ray, rae or rai.
raz רָז Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "secret".
Western African, Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "go".
re'a רֵעַ Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "friend".
read Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "red".
red Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "counsel, advice".
rēdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice".
ree English
Phonetic element /ɹi/ in English names.
reek English
Phonetic element /ɹik/ in English names (typically African American). It can be realized in spelling as reek, riq, rique, and so on.
rees English
Phonetic element /ɹis/ in English names (typically African American). It can be realized in spelling as rese, reese or reece.
regalis Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "regal, royal".
regin Old Norse, Old High German (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Norse, Old High German and Frankish word meaning "advice, counsel, decision". In Old Norse it acquired the meaning "power of the gods".
regina Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "queen" (feminine form of rex).
reginbogo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rainbow".
regnum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "royal power, reign".
regula Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "rule, bar".
rei 1 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of líng.
rei 2 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of .
rei 3 Japanese
Japanese on reading of líng.
rei 4 Japanese
Japanese character meaning "wise", an on reading of lǐng.
rei 5 礼, 禮 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of .
reigaro Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heron".
reiks 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "ruler, king".
remedium Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "remedy".
rén 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, person, mankind, people".
rén 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "compassionate".
rén 3 Chinese
Chinese character of uncertain meaning. Though written with the same character as rèn, it is pronounced differently.
rèn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "burden, responsibility, duty".
rěn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to endure, to bear, to suffer".
ren 1 恋, 戀 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of liàn.
ren 2 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of lián.
rex Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "king" (genitive regis).
rězati Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "to cut".
rhipe ῥιπή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "throw, swing".
rhodon ῥόδον Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rose".
rhoe ῥοή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "stream, river, flow".
rhyte ῥυτή Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "rue (herb)".
ri 1 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "king".
ri 2 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of .
ri 3 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of .
ri 4 Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of .
ri 5 李, 리 Korean
North Korean reading of .
ri 6 Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
ri 7 Japanese
Japanese nanori reading of .
ri 8 Japanese
Japanese on reading of .
Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "king".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sun, day".
riābu Akkadian
Akkadian word meaning "to replace, to compensate".
ric Anglo-Saxon
Old English affix meaning "ruler, king".
rice Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "power, rule, realm" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).
richa ऋच Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "praise, verse, sacred text".
rico Medieval Spanish
Old Spanish word meaning "rich, wealthy" (of Germanic origin).
ridan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to ride".
rīdaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ride".
ridha رضاء Arabic
Arabic word meaning "satisfaction, contentment".
rígain Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "queen" (feminine form of ).
rih Old High German
Old High German affix meaning "ruler, king".
rihhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).
rik Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish affix meaning "ruler, king".
ríkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler, king" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkijaz, a derivative of rīks).
rīks Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ruler, king" (of Celtic origin).
riku Japanese
Japanese kan'on reading of .
rimti Medieval Baltic
Baltic word meaning "to calm down".
rin Japanese
Means "dignified, severe, cold", from a Japanese on reading of lǐn.
rina रीण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "melted".
rinnah רִנָּה Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, singing, shouting".
ripa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "riverbank".
riparius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "of the riverbank".
rippel Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "coppice, grove, thicket".
ris Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "ardour, enthusiasm, glory".
rishi ऋषि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sage, poet".
risi Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "giant".
ritan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to ride".
ríða Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to ride".
ritu ऋतु Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "season, period".
riuti Old High German
Old High German word meaning "cleared land".
rivus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "stream".
rīxs Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "king".
riya रिय Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "singer".
Japanese
Means "son", from a Japanese kan'on reading of láng.
robur Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "oak".
rocca Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "rock", possibly of Celtic origin.
rod 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cleared land".
rod 2 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "wheel".
rohana रोहण Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "ascending".
rohita रोहित Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "red".
rokh رخ Persian
Persian word "face, cheek".
roku Japanese
Japanese on reading of liù.
rom 𐤓𐤌 Phoenician
Phoenician word meaning "to be high".
ron 1 English
Phonetic element /ɹɑn/ in English names.
ron 2 רֹן Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "joy, song, shout".
ron 3 Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "spear".
rǫnd Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rim (of a shield)".
róng 1 荣, 榮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".
róng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fuse, harmonize".
róng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "appearance, form".
róng 4 绒, 絨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silk, cotton, velvet, fabric".
rosa 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "rose".
rosa 2 Medieval Slavic, Medieval Baltic (Hypothetical)
Slavic and Baltic word meaning "dew".
rosarium Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "rosary".
roshan روشن Persian
Persian word meaning "light, bright".
rot Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "red".
rota Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wheel".
róðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rowing".
rotundus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "round".
roze روزه Persian
Persian word meaning "fasting".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scholar".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "like, as, if".
rúad Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "red".
ruǎn Chinese
Chinese character referring to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.
ruber Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "red".
rudą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "cleared land".
ruì Chinese
Chinese character meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
rum 1 רוּם Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew word meaning "to exalt, to be high, to rise up".
rum 2 Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch
Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "roomy, spacious".
rūmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "roomy, spacious".
rumen румен South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "ruddy, red-cheeked".
rún Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "secret lore, rune".
rùn 润, 潤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "soft, sleek".
run Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "secret lore, rune".
runa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "secret lore, rune".
runcare Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "to weed, to clear".
rūnō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "secret lore, rune".
rupa रूप Sanskrit
Sanskrit element meaning "shape, beauty, form".
russus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "red, reddish-brown".
ruð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "cleared land".
rwm Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic root meaning "to be high".
ry English
Phonetic element /ɹaɪ/ in English names.
ryba Medieval Slavic
Slavic word meaning "fish".
ryge Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "rye".
ryō 1 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáng.
ryō 2 Japanese
Means "clear", from a Japanese kan'on reading of liàng.
ryō 3 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáng.
ryō 4 Japanese
Japanese on reading of liáo.
ryō 5 Japanese
Means "reality", from a Japanese on reading of liàng.
ryū 1 Japanese
Means "noble, prosperous", from a Japanese kan'on reading of lóng.
ryū 2 竜, 龍 Japanese
Japanese goon reading of lóng.