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Rizal Filipino, Tagalog, CebuanoFrom Spanish
ricial meaning "green field" or "rice field". A notable bearer was
José Rizal (1861-1896), a Filipino nationalist and national hero.
Roa SpanishHabitational name from the town of Roa (de Duero) in Burgos province, Spain.
Roascio Italian (Rare)Derived from
Roascio, the name of a municipality in the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy. The meaning of the municipality's name is uncertain, but since it is located in Piedmont and known as
Roass in the Piedmontese language, the etymological origin of the name is most likely Piedmontese... [
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Roasio ItalianThis surname originates from the Piedmont region of Italy. It is most likely derived from
Roasio, which is the name of a municipality in that same region. The meaning of the municipality's name is uncertain, but since it is located in Piedmont and known as
Roaso in the Piedmontese language, the etymological origin of the name is most likely Piedmontese... [
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Rob SloveneIt probrably originates from the surname Robb, but we don't know for sure.
Robards EnglishAltered form of
Roberts. A famous bearer was American actor Jason Robards (1922-2000), as well as his father Jason Robards Sr. (1892-1963) and son Sam Robards (1961-), also noted actors.
Robertshaw Englishhabitational name from a lost place Robertshaw in Heptonstall (Yorkshire) from the Middle English Old French personal name
Robert and Middle English
shaue shaghe "wood grove thicket" (Old English
sceaga) meaning "Robert's wood".
Robicheau French (Acadian)Patronymic name derives from Robert or Robin. Origin, Poitou province of France. Emigrated to Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada.
Robineau Frenchderived from the Old French word
robine, which was the word that was used for the communication channel of a salted fountain or barrel pond... [
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Robinet FrenchDerived from the medieval French masculine given name
Robinet, which was a diminutive (as the
-et suffix indicates) of the given name
Robin.... [
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Robotnik SlovakThe masculine form of "labourer" or "worker". Most famously used for Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
Rochelle French, Englishhabitational name from
La Rochelle the name of several places in various parts of France especially that in Manche from a diminutive of Old French
roche "rock cliff promontory"... [
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Rocher FrenchFrom French
roche, meaning "rock'. It indicates a person who worked at a quarry.
Rochester EnglishMeans "person from Rochester", Kent (probably "Roman town or fort called Rovi"). A fictional bearer of the surname is Mr Rochester, the Byronic hero of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Rochussen DutchMeans "son of
Rochus". Famous bearers of this name are the Dutch prime minister Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797-1871) and the 19th-century painter Charles Rochussen (1814-1894).
Rock EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English
rokke "rock" (see
Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
Rockefeller GermanMeans "from Rockenfeld." Some famous bearers include founder of the Standard Oil Company and philanthropist John Davison Rockefeller (1839-1937), and 41st Vice President of the U.S.A. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979).
Rockett FrenchFrom the French "la roche," or "of the rock." Some family histories trace this back to French Hugenots (sp) who immigrated to England in the 1500's from the Normandy region of France.
Rockford EnglishAn altered spelling of English Rochford; alternatively it may be an Americanized form of French Rochefort or Italian Roccaforte.
Rockhold German (Americanized)Possibly an Americanized form of German
Rocholl or
Rochholt, derived from a Germanic personal name composed of Old Germanic
ruoche "care, prudence" and
wald "rule, power".
Rockman GermanPossibly a habitational name for someone from Rockau in Thuringia.
Rockwell EnglishMeans "person from Rockwell", Buckinghamshire and Somerset (respectively "wood frequented by rooks" and "well frequented by rooks"). Famous bearers include American illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) and Utah pioneer Porter Rockwell (1813-1878).
Rodd EnglishLocational name for someone "at the rod" of land, from Middle English
rodde. Also could come from the given name
Rod, or the parish of Rodd in Herefordshire, England.
Rodela GalicianPossibly habitational name from a place called
Rodel (in A Coruña province, Galicia), derived from a diminutive of
roda "wheel".
Rodham EnglishFrom Roddam in Northumberland. The name is thought to have derived from Germanic
*rodum, meaning 'forest clearing'.
Rodia ItalianHabitational name from Rodia, a locality in Messina, Sicily.
Rodin JewishMetronymic from the Yiddish personal name Rode, and related to the Old Czech root
rád "merry", "joyful".
Rodino ItalianPossibly from the medieval Latin name Rodinus, or Germanic Hrodhari, from
hroþi "fame, glory" and
Hari "battle".
Rodman EnglishThe surname Rodman is an ancient English surname, derived from a trade name, "men who were by the tenure or customs of their lands to ride with or for the lord of the manor about his business". The most famous bearer of this name is the basketball player Dennis Rodman.
Rodwell EnglishRodwell, a name of Anglo-Saxon origin, is a locational surname deriving from any one of various places in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Kent, England. In English, the meaning of the name Rodwell is "Lives by the spring near the road".
Roe EnglishNickname for a timid person, derived from the Middle English
ro meaning "roe"; also a midland and southern form of
Ray.
Roe NorwegianHabitational surname for any of the several farmsteads named
Roe or
Røe, derived from the Old Norse
ruð meaning "clearing".
Roe IrishDerived from/Anglicised form of 'Ruagh', an Irish word meaning redhead, or red haired
Roeber Low GermanHabitational name from a place named Roben, for example in Thuringia or Schleswig. From a Germanic personal name based on
hrod ‘renown’, ‘victory’. Low German variant of
Räuber and
Rauber.
Roest DutchHabitational name derived from Old Dutch
roest "reed bed, rush forest". Alternatively, from Dutch
roest "rust", a nickname for a red-haired person.
Roffey EnglishThere are two small villages named "Roffey". One in England, near Horsham, and one in France, Burgundy. The name is of Norman orgin. First mentioned in (surviving English documents) in 1307 when a George Roffey buys a house... [
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Rogin JewishHabitational name from any of various villages named Rogi or from Rogin, all in Belarus.
Rogiński PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Rogi, named with meaning róg "horn".
Rohe Low GermanThe surname ROHE is from a short form of a Germanic formed with Middle High German Rouen 'to roar' or old High German ruin 'Care' , 'intent' (See roch).
Rohi EstonianRohi is an Estonian surname meaning "grass" or "pasturage".
Rohme GermanFrom the Germanic personal name
Ruom (Old High German
hruom ‘fame’), a short form of
Ruombald and similar personal names containing this element.
Rohr German, JewishTopographic name for someone who lived in an area thickly grown with reeds, from Middle High German
ror. Also a habitational name from one of the several places named with this word.
Rohrbach German, German (Swiss)German and Swiss German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Rohrbach (‘reed brook’ or ‘channel brook’) in many parts of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It is a common surname in Pennsylvania.
Rohtla EstonianRohtla is an Estonian surname meaning "veld", "prairie" and "steppe".
Rohumaa EstonianRohumaa is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland" and "meadow".
Roisum NorwegianHabitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
Roka JapaneseJapanese name meaning "White crest of the wave".
Rokutambo Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 六 (
roku) meaning "6" and 反穂 (
tambo), from 田圃 (
tambo) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field with an area of 6 tans (around 5950 m²) in Japanese measurement.
Roland French, German, ScottishFrench, German, English, and Scottish: from a Germanic personal name composed
hrod ‘renown’ +
-nand ‘bold’, assimilated to
-lant ‘land’. (Compare
Rowland).... [
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Rolfs GermanThis surname means "son of
Rolf," a patronymic surname from northern Germany.
Roll Upper German, German, EnglishGerman: from Middle High German
rolle,
rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.... [
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Rollo ScottishFrom a Latinized form, common in early medieval documents, of the personal name
Rou(l), the usual Norman form of
Rolf.
Rolls EnglishPossibly derived from the Latin word
rotus, meaning "wheel". It would indicate one who built wheels as a living. A famous bearer was American inventor and entrepreneur Charles Rolls (1877-1910), founder of the Rolls-Royce Ltd along with Henry Royce (1863-1933).
Rolston EnglishEnglish habitational name from any of various places, such as Rowlston in Lincolnshire, Rolleston in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, or Rowlstone in Herefordshire, near the Welsh border... [
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Romana Catalan, French, Italian, Polish, English (Rare), German, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, BelarusianFrom the feminine form of the Latin personal name
Romanus, which originally meant "Roman".
Romansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, RussianIn Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name from Romanov, a village in central Bohemia. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Romany, named with the personal name
Roman... [
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Romas GreekMeaning the Roman, held by a family originating from the Greek community of Sicily.