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Randpalu EstonianRandpalu is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore sandy heath".
Rändur EstonianRändur is an Estonian surname meaning "itinerant" and "migrant".
Range German, FrenchGerman: nickname for a ragamuffin, from Middle High German
range ‘naughty boy’, ‘urchin’.... [
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Ranger English, German, FrenchEnglish: occupational name for a gamekeeper or warden, from Middle English
ranger, an agent derivative of
range(n) ‘to arrange or dispose’.... [
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Rangkuti BatakFrom a rapid pronunciation of the nickname
Orang Yang Ditakuti meaning "The Feared One".
Räni EstonianRäni is an Estonian surname meaning "flint" and "fire stone".
Ränk EstonianRänk is an Estonian surname meaning "heavy", "burdensome" and "wicked".
Rannaääre EstonianRannaääre is an Estonian surname meaning "(sea)shore margin/periphery".
Rannamäe EstonianRannamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "inshore hill/mountain".
Rannaste EstonianRannaste is an Estonian surname derived from "rand" and meaning "beach" or "shore".
Rannells EnglishPatronymic from the Middle English personal name
Rannulf,
Ranel, of continental Germanic origin.
Rannikmäe EstonianRannikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/coastal hill/mountain".
Rant EstonianRant is an Estonian surname meaning "arris" and "flange".
Rantzau German, TheatreThis is the surname used in 'I Rantzau' (The Rantzau Family), an opera in four acts by Pietro Mascagni (1892), based on a libretto by Guido Menasci and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti, based on the play Les Rantzau (1873) by French writers Erckmann and Chatrian, after their novel (1882) Les Deux Frères (The Two Brothers).
Rao ChineseFrom Chinese 饒
(ráo) referring to any of several ancient places called Rao.
Rapino ItalianFrom the name of two municipalities in Abruzzo, Italy. It could also be a nickname for a barber, derived from Italian
rapare meaning "to crop, to shave, to scalp".
Rappa Italian, Sicilianfrom Sicilian
rappa meaning ‘bunch, cluster’ or Italian
rappa meaning ‘lock, quiff’, which was presumably applied as a nickname with reference to someone’s hair.
Rappold GermanFrom a personal name composed of the Germanic elements
rad "counsel", "advice" +
bald "bold", "brave".
Rapu Rapa NuiPeople with this surname have a connection to the Rapa Nui Ngaure clan. Rapu is the surname of Rapanui insurrection leader and mayor of Rapa Nui aka Easter Island Alfonso Rapu (1942) who led a revolt against the Chilean government in 1965... [
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Rasband American (Americanized, Rare)This name is not a very common family name found in the United States. The first Rasband (Thomas) coming to the U.S. arrived in New Orleans on the ship North Atlantic on 1 November 1850 and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on 13 August 1856... [
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Rasberry EnglishPossibly a habitational name from Ratsbury in Lynton, Devon.
Rascon SpanishPossibly a nickname for Rascón, meaning “sharp”, “sour”, or “rail (the bird)”
Rashleigh EnglishFrom a location in Devon, derived from Old English
rá "roe buck" +
léah "clearing".
Rasila FinnishA variant of the finnish word (rasi) for a forest that has been cleared for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt for agricultural means. The suffix "-la" is usually added to the stem of the word to indicate a location... [
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Rask EstonianRask is an Estonian surname meaning "puttee (a cloth or leather legging)".
Raskolnikov LiteratureThe surname of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, protagonist of Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It derives from the Russian word raskolnik, meaning "schismatic" or a member of the Old Believer sect.
Rasor EnglishProbably from Old French
rasor, meaning "razor".
Rästas EstonianRästas is an Estonian surname meaning "ouzel (bird)" and "thrush (bird)".
Rastoder BosnianPossibly derived from
hrast, meaning "oak", and
derati, meaning "tearing, to tear".
Rastogi Indian, HindiPossibly derived from
Rohtas, the name of a district in Bihar, India, itself from the name of a Hindu deity.
Rasva EstonianRasva is an Estonian surname meaning "tallow", "fat" and "grease".
Ratcliff EnglishHabitational name from any of the places, in various parts of England, called Ratcliff(e), Radcliffe, Redcliff, or Radclive, all of which derive their names from Old English rēad meaning "red" + clif meaning "cliff", "slope", "riverbank".
Rath German1 German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): descriptive epithet for a wise person or counselor, from Middle High German rāt ‘counsel’, ‘advice’, German Rat ‘counsel’, ‘advice’, also ‘stock’, ‘supply’.... [
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Rathbone EnglishOf unknown origin, but might denote a person with short legs. From Olde English
rhath, meaning "short, and
bon, "legs".
Rather German, Jewish1. Occupational name for a counsellor or nickname for a wise person, from Middle High German rater ‘adviser’. ... [
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Rathgeber GermanFrom Middle High German
ratgebe or Middle Low German
ratgever "giver of advice, counselor", an occupational name for an adviser or wise man.
Ratnapriya SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure" and प्रिय
(priya) meaning "beloved, dear".
Rattanaphet Thai (Rare)From Thai รัตน (
rattana-) meaning "gem; jewel" and เพชร์ (
phet), a variant form of เพชร (
phet) meaning "diamond".
Rattanasack LaoFrom Lao ລັດຕະນະ
(rattana) meaning "precious stone, jewel, gem" and ສັກ
(sack) meaning "power, authority".
Rattanasiri ThaiFrom Thai รัตน
(rattana) meaning "gem, jewel" and สิริ
(siri) meaning "sacred, prosperity, beauty, grace".
Rattanavong LaoFrom Lao ລັດຕະນະ
(rattana) meaning "precious stone, jewel, gem" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Ratzinger GermanRatzinger means that someone has origins in the town of Ratzing. There are several German towns with this name. RATZ means ‘Serb’. Serbs were indigenous people in Germany, and many German cities originally had Serbian names (Berlin, Dresden, Leipzig, Brandenburg)... [
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Rau GermanNickname for a ruffian, earlier for a hairy person, from Middle High German
ruch,
ruhe,
rouch "hairy", "shaggy", "rough".
Rau ItalianFrom a local variant of the personal name Rao, an old form of
Ralph.
Räuber German, German (Swiss)German, Swiss German: derogatory nickname, from Middle High German
roubære ‘robber’, ‘bandit’, ‘highwayman’ (from
roub,
roup ‘booty’, ‘spoils’).
Rauch GermanPerhaps an occupational nickname for a blacksmith or charcoal burner, from Middle High German
rouch, German
Rauch ‘smoke’, or, in the case of the German name, a status name or nickname relating to a hearth tax (i.e. a tax that was calculated according to the number of fireplaces in each individual home).
Raudabaugh German (Americanized)Raudabaugh is a German-Americanized surname of Reidenbach. People include Dan Raudabaugh (American Football coach) and Dave Raudabaugh (Outlaw who was an acquaintance to Billy the kid).
Raun EstonianRaun is an Estonian surname derived from "raunjalg" meaning "bird's nest fern" (Asplenium).
Rausch GermanNickname for a noisy person, derived from
ruschen, meaning "to make a noise" in Middle High German. ... [
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Rausing Swedish (Rare)Combination of
Raus, the name of a parish in southern Sweden, and the common surname suffix
-ing "belonging to, coming from".
Raval Indian, GujaratiFrom Gujarati રાવ
(rava) meaning "king", ultimately from Sanskrit राजन्
(rajan).
Ravel French, French (African)Derived from either a place called Ravel in the district of Drome or Provence, or from the word 'rave' meaning a root vegetable, and hence a grower or seller of such items.
Raveling Germannickname or patronymic from Middle Low German rave(n) ‘raven’
Ravellino CelticIt means weaver or taylor. In the Gaelic languaje is wehydd or gwehydd.
Raven English, DutchFrom a variety of sources all ultimately derived from the name of the bird. Could be a patronymic form of a given name such as
Raven,
Hraban, or
Walraven; from a nickname referring to dark hair or thieving tendencies; or from a toponym derived from a given name.
Ravenel English, FrenchHabitational name from Ravenel in Oise or a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of horseradish, from a diminutive of Old French
ravene ‘horseradish’ (Latin
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Ravenscar English (British)From a coastal village with the same name, located in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England.
Ravenscroft English, English (British)Habitational name from a minor place in
Cheshire, England. The place name means "Hræfn's croft", from an Old English personal name
Hræfn (itself from Old English
hræfn meaning "raven", possibly a byname) and Old English
croft meaning "enclosed field".
Ravenswaaij DutchFrom the name of a village in Gelderland, Netherlands, meaning "Raven’s ford", derived from the personal name
Raven combined with Old Dutch
wade "ford, shallows", later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch
way "pool, kolk lake".
Ravier OccitanMeans "horseradish" in French, denoting someone who selled them.
Raviv HebrewFrom Hebrew רָבִיב
(raviv) meaning "droplet, rain, drizzle".
Rawls EnglishFrom the Olde German and Anglo-Saxon personal name
Rolf. Originally derived from the Norse-Viking pre 7th Century 'Hrolfr' meaning "Fame-Wolf".
Raya Galician, SpanishPossibly a habitational name from Raya in Galicia or in Albacete and Murcia provinces. Possibly a topographic name from Spanish raya meaning "line", denoting the boundary between two countries or provinces.
Rayamajhi NepaliProbably a portmanteau of the Nepali words meaning 'Royal Fishmongers'. A member of the Rajput-Chhetri subcaste of Nepali family names.
Rayford AmericanFrom a Germanic personal name with the elements
ric- meaning "powerful" and
-frid meaning "peace".
Rayl GermanVariant of Rehl, which it's meaning is probably a habitational name from Rehl in Rhineland or Rehlen in East Prussia.
Raymond English, FrenchFrom the Norman personal name
Raimund, composed of the Germanic elements
ragin "advice, counsel" and
mund "protection".
Razo GalicianA habitational name from Razo in A Coruña province, Galicia.