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Ragosta Italianfrom
aragosta "lobster" used for a shell-fisherman or otherwise as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a lobster in some way.
Ragsdale EnglishApparently an English habitational name from Ragdale in Leicestershire, which is probably named from Old English
hraca "gully", "narrow pass" +
dæl "valley", "dale".
Ragusa ItalianHabitational name from Ragusa in Sicily, or from the ancient city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia (Italian name Ragusa).
Ragusea Italian (Americanized)Possibly an Americanized form of
Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.
Rahal ArabicFrom Arabic رحال
(rahhal) meaning "voyager, traveller".
Rahe GermanNickname for a rough individual, from a North German variant of
Rauh.
Rähn EstonianRähn is an Estonian surname meaning "woodpecker".
Rahn Low GermanFrom the slavic tribe of the Rani on the island of Rügen.
Rahu EstonianRahu is an Estonian surname meaning both "peace" and "reef".
Rahumaa EstonianRahumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "peaceful" or "quiet" ("rahu") "land" ("maa")".
Raia Italian, SicilianEither a topographic name from Sicilian
raia ‘smilax’ (a climbing shrub), or else derived from Sicilian
raja meaning ‘ray’, or ‘skate’ (the fish), presumably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller.
Raia ArabicDerived from Arabic رياح (
rayah) meaning ‘flag’.
Raid EstonianRaid is an Estonian surname derived from "raidur"; meaning "hewer".
Raidla EstonianRaidla is an Estonian surname meaning "sculptural/hewed area".
Raidväli EstonianRaidväli is an Estonian surname meaning "hewed/sculpted field".
Raie EstonianRaie is an Estonian surname meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".
Raig EstonianRaig is an Estonian surname meaning "slough" (a swamplike area)".
Raik EstonianRaik is an Estonian surname derived from "raikaerik" meaning "oat grass"
Räim EstonianRäim is an Estonian surname meaning "Baltic herring".
Rainbird EnglishFrom the Old French male personal name
Rainbert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-bright" (cf.
Raginbert). The modern form of the name has been influenced by English
rainbird "plover".
Rainbow EnglishFrom the Old French male personal name
Rainbaut, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "counsel-brave" (cf.
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Rainey Irish, ScottishAn Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Raighne,
Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name
Raonull being derived from Old Norse
Rögnvaldr,
Røgnvaldr,
Rǫgnvaldr (compare
Ronald).
Rainwater English (American)Americanized form of the German family name Reinwasser, possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a source of fresh water, from Middle High German reine ‘pure’ + wazzer ‘water’.
Räisänen FinnishFrom an unexplained personal name (possibly of Russian Orthodox origin) + the common surname suffix -nen. It occurs chiefly in central and eastern Finland.
Raisbeck EnglishRaisbeck is a hamlet in the civil parish of Orton, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. The surname Raisbeck originates from the hamlet. The name of the hamlet derives from Hrridarr, a personal name and beck, a stream or river.
Raisch German, German (Swiss)From Middle High German rīsch, rūsch ‘reed’, ‘rush’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a reed bed, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who used or harvested reeds... [
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Raiste EstonianRaiste is an Estonian surname derived from "raie" meaning meaning "cutting", "hewing" and "(tree) lumbering".
Raiter GermanOccupational name for a taxman or accountant, from an agent derivative of Middle High German reiten ‘to reckon’, ‘to calculate’.
Raja EstonianRaja is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary" or "border".
Rajabian Indian, HindiDerived from Hindi राजबियन (
raajabiyan), possibly from Arabic رجب (
rajab) meaning "respect".
Rajakaruna SinhaleseFrom Sanskrit राज
(raja) meaning "king" and करुणा
(karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy".
Rajal Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, MalayalamVariant of
Raja.
Rajala EstonianRajala is an Estonian surname meaning "boundary area/field".
Rajalaane EstonianRajalaane is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" ("boundary", "border") and "lääne" ("occidental", "western"): "western border/boundary".
Rajani Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, MalaysianMeaning unknown, either from the titles
Rajan,
Raja, or
Raj, or from the given name
Rajani.
Rajaniemi FinnishRajaniemi: The last name of a group of people who live in Finland. Some live in the United States when their ancestors immigrated to the US in the early 1900's.
Rajasaar EstonianRajasaar is an Estonian surname meaning "border island" or "storm island".
Rajaste EstonianRajaste is an Estonian surname derived from "raja" meaning "border".
Rajavee EstonianRajavee is an Estonian surname meaning "border water" or "storm water".
Rajkowski PolishHabitational name for someone from Rajki in Białystok voivodeship or Rajkowy in Gdańsk voivodeship.
Rajneesh Indian, HindiFrom the given name
Rajnish. Can also be taken directly from the title रजनीश (
rajanish) meaning "lord of the night".
Rajopadhyaya NewarFrom Sanskrit राजोपाध्याय (
rājopādhyāya) meaning "royal guru; royal teacher". This is used by the Rajopadhyaya caste.
Rajul Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, OdiaVariant of
Raju.
Rak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, JewishPolish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or ‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to someone thought to resemble such a creature... [
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Rakhmaninov RussianFrom a nickname derived from Russian рахманный
(rakhmannyy) meaning "lazy". A notable bearer was Russian composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov (1873-1943).
Rakić SerbianFrom Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.
Rakuami Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 楽 (
raku) meaning "sukha" and 阿弥 (
Ami), a dharma name for male followers of Amitabha.
Raleigh EnglishEnglish habitation name in Devon meaning "red woodland clearing".
Rallis GreekA surname held by the descendants of a Frankish-Byzantine noble named
Raoul. The Rallis family (also spelled Ralli, Ralles or Rallet in Romanian) is the name of an old Greek Phanariote family, whose members played important political role in the history of modern Greece, Danubian Principalities and later in the United Kingdom... [
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Ralph EnglishFrom a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic
rad "counsel, advice" and
wolf "wolf". This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form
Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form
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Ramage French, ScottishFrom a medieval Scottish nickname for a hot-tempered or unpredictable person (from Old French
ramage "wild, uncontrollable" (applied to birds of prey)).
Ramalho PortugueseMeans "cut branch, brushwood" in Portuguese, used as a habitational name from any of various places called Ramalho.
Ramamurthy Indian, TamilDerived from Sanskrit राम
(rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" or "dark, black" (see
Rama 1) combined with मूर्ति
(mūrti) meaning "idol, icon".
Ramaphosa Southern African, VendaMeans "the one who is born in the evening" in Venda. This name is borne by the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
Ramasamy TamilFrom the name of the Hindu god
Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி
(sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन्
(svamin)).
Ramazanova Azerbaijani, Lezgin, Lak, Dargin, Kumyk, Dagestani, Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, Chechen, Ossetian, Ingush, Circassian, Avar, Turkmen, Crimean Tatar, RussianFeminine form of
Ramazanov.
Rambeau French (Rare), FrankishAltered spelling of the southern French family name
Rambaut, from an Old French personal name,
Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements
ragin "counsel" +
bald "bold", "brave", or alternatively from the Germanic personal name
Hrambehrt or
Hrambald, composed of the elements
hramn "crow" &
berht "bright" or
bald "bold", "brave".
Rambert EnglishFrom the Old French male personal name
Rainbert (see
Rainbird). It was borne by Dame Marie Rambert (original name Cyvia Rabbam, later Miriam Rambach; 1888-1982), a Polish-born British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Rambo Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Combination of Norwegian and (dialectal) Swedish
ramn "raven" and
bo meaning either "dweller, inhabitant" or "home, nest". Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (1611-1698) was one of the first Swedish immigrants to the United States in the 17th century and considered to be the father of the settlement New Sweden in Pennsylvania... [
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Ramm EstonianRamm is an Estonian surname meaning both "beetle" and "(to) ram".
Rammo EstonianRammo is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "rammus", meaning "fat" and "fertile"; or from "ramm", meaning both "beetle" and "strength".
Rammus EstonianRammus is an Estonian surname meaning "fat", "nourishing" and "fertile".
Ramp German (Swiss)German and Swiss German: variant of Rampf, from Middle High German ramft, ranft ‘edge’, ‘wall’, ‘crust (of bread)’; applied as a topographic name for someone who lived at the limit or outer edge of some feature, for example a field, or possibly, in the sense ‘crust’, a nickname for a poor person.
Rampersad Indian, Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian CreoleFrom Sanskrit राम
(rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant, charming" combined with प्रसाद
(prasāda) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity". It is primarily used by the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago as well as Mauritius.
Rampling EnglishOriginally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Latin
ramus meaning "branch" (see
Ramos). Famous bearers include English actress Charlotte Rampling (1946-) and her father, athlete and British Army officer Godfrey Rampling (1909-2009).
Ramsbottom EnglishHabitational name from a market town called
Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester, England (historically in Lancashire), derived from Old English
hramsa meaning "wild garlic" or
ramm "ram", and
bothm meaning "bottom, bottom valley".
Ramser German (Swiss), German (Austrian)someone from any of several places in the Palatinate and in Switzerland called Ramsen or from places in Austria and upper Bavaria called Ramsau. In the Bavarian dialect Rams means "scree".... [
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Ranaraja SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit रण
(rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" combined with राज
(raja) meaning "king".
Ranathunga SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit रण
(rana) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" or "battle, war" and तुङ्ग
(tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Randalu EstonianRandalu is an Estonian surname derived from "rand" ("beach") and "salu" ("sandy heath" or "heathy woodland").
Randazzo ItalianHabitational name from a place in Catania called Randazzo. Possibly from a derivative of the personal name Rando.
Randel French, GermanFrench: from a pet form of the Germanic personal name
Rando, a short form of various compound names formed with
rand ‘(shield) rim’ as the first element... [
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Randleman GermanDiminutive of the personal name
Rand, a short form of various German names with the first element rand meaning shield or wolf.
Randmets EstonianRandmets is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore forest".